The Fugitive aired for four seasons on ABC, and a total of 120 51-minute episodes
were produced. The first three seasons were filmed in black and white; the final
season was in color.
In 2002, The Fugitive was ranked No. 36 on TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of
All Time. TV Guide named the one-armed man #5 in their 2013 list of The 60
Nastiest Villains of All Time.
The finale was watched by 72 percent of American TV households — a record that
still stands.
David Janssen (left) as Dr. Richard Kimble finally catches up with
the ”one-armed man”
