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Search is an American science fiction series that aired on Wednesday nights on NBC at 10 pm ET, from September 1972 to August 1973. It ran for 23 episodes, not including the two-hour pilot film originally titled Probe. When picked up for series production, the title had to be changed because Probe was the name of an existing PBS series. In the UK the series aired on BBC 1 under the title Search Control. The show was created by Leslie Stevens, and produced by Leslie Stevens, Robert Justman, John Strong and Tony Spinner. The high concept was described as "science fiction in today's world" and the episodes featured many high-tech elements which are considered common in current science fiction shows.

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EP23  The Packagers
Apr. 11,1973
The Packagers

Grover's search for a missing officer previously involved in a failed military coup carries him into the heart of a group planning a full-scale revolution.

EP22  Suffer My Child
Mar. 28,1973
Suffer My Child

Lockwood looks for the daughter of a financial wizard who was kiddnaped...or who arranged her own kiddnapping.

EP21  Ends of the Earth
Mar. 21,1973
Ends of the Earth

Bianco's investigation of missing criminals leads him to a travel agency whose speciality is helping wanted criminals escape.

EP20  Moment of Madness
Mar. 14,1973
Moment of Madness

Grover looks for Cameron, who was kidnapped from Probe Control by an old army trainee, who blames Cameron for his capture and torture during the Korean War.

EP19  The Mattson Papers
Feb. 28,1973
The Mattson Papers

Bianco looks for a missing comptroller, whose journals could bring down an organized crime ring.

EP18  Goddess of Destruction
Feb. 21,1973
Goddess of Destruction

Grover has to find a stolen statue, which may signal the revival of an ancient criminal order.

EP17  The Clayton Lewis Document
Feb. 14,1973
The Clayton Lewis Document

Bianco goes to Washington to prevent the blackmailing of a friend who is the key to an upcoming international summit.

EP16  Countdown to Panic
Feb. 07,1973
Countdown to Panic

Lockwood has to track down a friend who was infected by a mysterious and highly contagious disease following a deep sea dive.

EP15  Numbered for Death
Jan. 31,1973
Numbered for Death

Grover travels to Switzerland to investigate the black-mailing of people who have secret numbered accounts in a Swiss Bank.

EP14  The Twenty-Four Carat Hit
Jan. 24,1973
The Twenty-Four Carat Hit

First episode with the new set and slightly revised format. Bianco tries to help a fellow Probe agent, who is injured and is out on his own to find the people who killed his wife and kidnapped his daughter.

EP13  A Honeymoon to Kill
Jan. 10,1973
A Honeymoon to Kill

Carla Lucchese, daughter of a billionaire industrialist, is shot at on her wedding day and promptly disappears. Her anxious husband hires Grover to track down his wife; however it soon emerges that other members of the Lucchese family are also on the trail-and will stop at nothing to prevent Carla from coming into her inheritance.

EP12  Let Us Prey
Jan. 03,1973
Let Us Prey

Bianco investigates the disappearance of a woman he was once involved with...only to find the whole thing was a trap set up by the woman's jealous fiance.

EP11  The Gold Machine
Dec. 20,1972
The Gold Machine

Lockwood travels to San Francisco to find a gold mine that has been lost since the early 1900's.

EP10  Flight to Nowhere
Nov. 22,1972
Flight to Nowhere

Lockwood asks for Probe Control's help in finding a friend who disappeared, along with his plane, in the desert.

EP9  The Adonis File
Nov. 15,1972
The Adonis File

Lockwood investigates threats against a talk-show host who is running for the U.S. Senate.

EP8  In Search of Midas
Nov. 08,1972
In Search of Midas

Grover sets out to find recluse billionaire J.R. Devlin, who has not been seen in public for 18 months.

EP7  The Bullet
Nov. 01,1972
The Bullet

Lockwood travels to an iron curtain country to bring out the scientist who invented a new deadly toxin and has the only formula for the cure. In the process Lockwood becomes infected by the toxin.

EP6  Operation Iceman
Oct. 25,1972
Operation Iceman

Bianco has to prevent the assassination of a diplomat by a hitman known only as ""The Iceman"".

EP5  Live Men Tell Tales
Oct. 11,1972
Live Men Tell Tales

Bianco travels to the Adriatic to determine if a missing Probe Agent was kidnapped, killed or deserting his job and his wife.

EP4  Moonrock
Oct. 04,1972
Moonrock

Lockwood tracks down the man who stole a football-sized diamond brought back from the moon.

EP3  Short Circuit
Sep. 27,1972
Short Circuit

Doug McClure's first episode. Stand-by Probe Agent C. R. Grover races against the clock to prevent an electronics expert from destroying Probe Control with a Mega-Trans Package...a device that makes anything carrying electricity self-destruct.

EP2  One of Our Probes Is Missing
Sep. 20,1972
One of Our Probes Is Missing

Tony Franciosa's first episode. Omega Probe Agent Nick Bianco travels to England to find a missing Probe agent who was investigating perfect counterfeit $100 bills.

EP1  The Murrow Disappearance
Sep. 13,1972
The Murrow Disappearance

Series Premiere. Lockwood investigates the disappearance of a State Department Official, which leads him to a private Country Club where the key to the operation may be a card game.

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Released: 1972-09-13 | Released Producted By: Warner Bros. Television , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Search is an American science fiction series that aired on Wednesday nights on NBC at 10 pm ET, from September 1972 to August 1973. It ran for 23 episodes, not including the two-hour pilot film originally titled Probe. When picked up for series production, the title had to be changed because Probe was the name of an existing PBS series. In the UK the series aired on BBC 1 under the title Search Control. The show was created by Leslie Stevens, and produced by Leslie Stevens, Robert Justman, John Strong and Tony Spinner. The high concept was described as "science fiction in today's world" and the episodes featured many high-tech elements which are considered common in current science fiction shows.

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Anthony Franciosa , Burgess Meredith , Doug McClure

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John Green I vividly remember watching this show every week. For the time the technology was pretty amazing. We were still using a good old rotary dial phone back then and no one even heard of a personal computer or miniature wireless surveillance cameras. That was even more technology than they used on Star Trek! Burgess Merideth was wonderful working in "Cameron Probe Control" and Doug McClure was probably my favorite agent. Today, technology has exceeded the tools used in this program but it would be great to see it brought back in a present day form using the technology we have now. If this program ever re-appears in some media format, I would love to see it again.
boeingco I was a kid when I saw Search and it was fantastic. I dreamed I worked for World Security. Hugh O'Brian...Doug McClure and Anthony Franciosa were handsome, interesting and excellent investigators. World Security headquarters were outstanding, plenty of new technology. Burguess Meredith (Cameron) was a serious boss but also funny. Clothes of actors were casual but elegant. adventures and different situations worldwide were interesting ,,, plenty of mystery and action. Intro music was really wonderful. I would like to know if I could get it, by somewhere -I meant-. Hope soon, very soon, we could see those TV episodes in DVD. I'll be the very first client, I'll really do that purchase But please do the 12 episodes. In did Search is one of my favorites TV shows
sevenspot I remember watching this show when I was a kid. I really liked it back then, but the one thing I remember about it was Burgess Merideth's speech pattern. He had this way of over enunciating everything.To this day I can remember him saying "beeeee caaaareful LLLockwooooooddd".I also remember the female controller. She was the one who was always flirting with the agents.I can almost remember the music too, sort of like the old jewel heist music I think (but I could be confusing it with something else)
Observer-2 Whilst the premise of "Search" was interesting, indeed somewhat foreshadowing "The Six Million Dollar Man" by a couple of years, i.e., people with bio-electronic enhancements, the very premise of it limited the show to running out of steam, ultimately. After all, how many things can you search for? Jewels, people, renegade SEARCH-systems scientists, etcetera? Eventually the plot becomes formula, which becomes dull. If they could have done more character development, or given the cast a better chance to act off each other, it might have lasted longer. Still, what was done was done well, until it got boring. Wouldn't mind seeing it in reruns again, though no doubt some things would seem somewhat dated, over thirty years later. Still, it is nice to remember when this show was "cool."