re: On this day in 1967, 78 million people tuned in to watch the finale of The Fugitive

Really wild that it only lasted 4 seasons in an era when hit TV shows (e.g. Andy Griffith, Mission Impossible, etc.) got at least 7 seasons (if not a couple of extra after retooling the show and retitling it, e.g. Mayberry RFD and Archie Bunker’s Place).

The Fugitive show runners must have been the proto-Vince Gilligan. “He’s not going to be on the run forever, eventually we’ve got to close the story.”