Daily Archives: October 24, 2013

‘Kojak’ debuts as a regular series on CBS 40 years ago this hour (1973)


Video: 'Kojak: Siege of Terror'

(Wednesday, October 24, 1973, 10:00 p.m. EDT)Kojak, a crime drama TV series about New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak, debuted tonight as a regular series on CBS following a 90-minute pilot that aired on Mar. 8, 1973. The program starred Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer and Kevin Dobson.