''The Andros Targets'' is a 1977 American

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starring

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which centers around a crusading newspaper reporter who uncovers corruption in

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. The show aired from January 31 to May 16, 1977.McNeil, Alex, ''Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 45.Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, Sixth Edition'', New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, , p. 48.

Cast

as Mike Andros *

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as Sandi Farrell * Roy Poole as Chet Reynolds * Alan Mixon as Norman Kale *

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as Wayne Hillman *

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as Ted Bergman

Synopsis

Mike Andros is an

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for a major metropolitan newspaper in

, the fictional ''New York Forum''. He focuses his work on uncovering corruption. Sandi Farrell is his young assistant. Chet Reynolds is the ''New York Forum''s

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, Norman Kale is its

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, and Ted Bergman is its metropolitan editor. Wayne Hillman is another reporter on the ''Forum''s staff and Andross friend.

Production

Created by

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, ''The Andros Targets'' was based on the experiences of investigative journalist Nicholas Gage, who is listed in the shows opening credits as its "journalistic consultant." Bob Sweeney and Larry Rosen were its executive producers. Coopersmith wrote all 13 episodes, and his co-writers on one or more episodes were

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, Tim Maschler, and

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.IMDb The Andros Targets (1977– ) Full Cast & Crew
/ref> Sweeney directed one episode. Other episode directors were

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, Harry Falk, Edward H. Feldman, Irving J. Moore, Seymour Robbie , and

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Broadcast history

''The Andros Targets'' aired on Mondays at 10:00 p.m., premiering on January 31, 1977. Its last original episode aired on May 16, 1977. Reruns of the show returned to prime time in July 1977, the last of them airing on July 9.

Episodes

Sources

References

External links

''The Andros Targets'' opening credits (with Spanish subtitles) on YouTube

February 21, 1977, CBS promo for ''The Andros Targets'' episode "The Treatment Succeeded But the Patient Died"
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