Riptide

Overview

Riptide is an American TV detective series that ran on NBC from December 3, 1983 to August 22, 1986, starring Perry King, Joe Penny, and Thom Bray. Riptide was created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell, and produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions in the wake of Magnum PI's success. The main theme was composed by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter. A mid-season replacement, it debuted as a two-hour TV movie in early 1984.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

January 3, 1984

Last aired

April 22, 1986

Episodes

58

Network

NBC

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

Stephen J. Cannell Productions

Creators

Stephen J. Cannell, Frank Lupo