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Shaft (1973-1974)
Following the end of The Mod Squad in 1973, there were a few shows featuring Black detectives that burst onto TV screens in the early 70s. And while these all notably had the Black detective in the titular role, they were very short-lived. The first of these was Shaft.
Shaft revolves around the life of a New York private detective named John Shaft, portrayed by Richard Roundtree. The series had its beginnings as a 1971 theatrical movie titled Shaft! (based on a 1970 novel by Ernest Tidyman), which was swiftly followed by two sequels: Shaft’s Big Score! (1972) and Shaft in Africa (1973).
The theatrical version of John Shaft was slightly cleaned up and reimagined for a series of TV movies that ran on CBS as part of its Tuesday Night Movies wheel series. The first episode aired on October 9, 1973, and a total of seven episodes were produced for the TV series before it was ultimately cancelled, with the last episode having aired on February 19, 1974.
Following the end of The Mod Squad in 1973, there were a few shows featuring Black detectives that burst onto TV screens in the early 70s. And while these all notably had the Black detective in the titular role, they were very short-lived. The first of these was Shaft.
Shaft revolves around the life of a New York private detective named John Shaft, portrayed by Richard Roundtree. The series had its beginnings as a 1971 theatrical movie titled Shaft! (based on a 1970 novel by Ernest Tidyman), which was swiftly followed by two sequels: Shaft’s Big Score! (1972) and Shaft in Africa (1973).
The theatrical version of John Shaft was slightly cleaned up and reimagined for a series of TV movies that ran on CBS as part of its Tuesday Night Movies wheel series. The first episode aired on October 9, 1973, and a total of seven episodes were produced for the TV series before it was ultimately cancelled, with the last episode having aired on February 19, 1974.
