NBC · Ended

The Name of the Game

Drama, Action, Adventure · 1968

Last aired: S3 E24, The Showdown · 1971-03-19

The Name of the Game was actually three series under one title. It rotated among three characters working at Howard Publications, a large magazine publishing company—Jeffrey "Jeff" Dillon, a crusading reporter with People magazine (before there was a real-life People magazine); Glenn Howard, the sophisticated, well-connected publisher; and Daniel "Dan" Farrell, the editor of Crime magazine. Serving as a common connection was Peggy Maxwell, the editorial assistant for each.

Cast

Susan Saint James Peggy Maxwell

Gene Barry Glenn Howard

Robert Stack Dan Farrell

Anthony Franciosa Jeff Dillon

Mark Miller Ross Craig

Ben Murphy Joe Sample

Cliff Potts Andy Hill

Season 3

Season 1 Season 2 Season 3

E1 So Long, Baby, and Amen 1970-09-18 · 90 min

E2 A Love to Remember 1970-09-25 · 90 min

E3 Cynthia is Alive and Living in Avalon 1970-10-02 · 90 min

E4 Battle at Gannon's Bridge 1970-10-09 · 90 min

E5 The Enemy Before Us 1970-10-16 · 90 min

E6 The Time is Now 1970-10-23 · 90 min

E7 The War Merchants 1970-10-30 · 90 min

E8 Little Bear Died Running 1970-11-06 · 90 min

E9 All the Old Familar Faces 1970-11-13 · 90 min

E10 I Love You, Billy Baker (1) 1970-11-20 · 90 min The story revolves around a soul singer secretly tortured by his culpability in the death of a young woman years earlier.

E11 I Love You, Billy Baker (2) 1970-11-27 · 90 min

E12 Why I Blew Up Dakota 1970-12-04 · 90 min Crime magazine's Dan Farrell is strong-armed by a renowned lawyer into buying the story of a young artist accused of sending a time bomb that killed his friend, a figure he both admired and hated.

E13 Aquarius Descending 1970-12-11 · 90 min

E14 The Glory Shouter 1970-12-18 · 90 min

E15 A Sister from Napoli 1971-01-08 · 90 min

E16 Los Angeles 2017 1971-01-15 · 90 min Glenn Howard wakes from a car accident only to find himself transported into a postapocalyptic Los Angeles.

E17 The Man Who Killed a Ghost 1971-02-05 · 90 min

E18 Seek and Destroy 1971-02-05 · 90 min

E19 A Capitol Affair 1971-02-12 · 90 min

E20 The Savage Eye 1971-02-19 · 90 min

E21 Appointment in Palermo 1971-02-26 · 90 min

E22 Beware of the Watchdog 1971-03-05 · 90 min

E23 The Broken Puzzle 1971-03-12 · 90 min

E24 The Showdown 1971-03-19 · 90 min

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