Series
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
“Crime never pays.”
MysteryDramaCrime
Detective Mike Hammer uses his savvy grit against deceptive enemies in Southern California.
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Seasons & episodes
1Prodigal Son28 Sept 1997 · 60mAfter a friend is killed investigating the death of his son, Mike keeps following the trail, leading to Russian mobsters.
2Beat Street5 Oct 1997 · 60mAn accused polluter hires Mike but then the reporter who did an expose on the him is found dead making him a murder suspect.
3www.murder12 Oct 1997 · 60mHammer is hired to look into the disappearance of a girl who may have been killed in a ""snuff film"" shown on the internet.
4Hoop Nightmares19 Oct 1997 · 60mWhen a basketball player's sports agent is murdered just before he becomes the number one pick in the draft, he turns to Mike to prove his innocence. Was it the player, Mayron Hughes; his father Norton ""Norrie"" Hughes; his childhood friend who was injured and now has a licensing business, Desmond Ishmael; his new sports agent, Susan Wake; or his teammate and competitor, Elvin Grace?
5False Truths26 Oct 1997 · 60mMike flies to tinseltown to help an actress accused of murdering her lover and producer.
6Halloween2 Nov 1997 · 60mSomeone seems to be targeting Hammer's friends in the style of a cultist killer whom Mike put in jail.
7Body Odor9 Nov 1997 · 60mA surgery patient's body emits noxious gasses, killing him and three members of a surgical team. His daughter hires Mike.
8Sins of the Father16 Nov 1997 · 60mThe murder of a priest puts Hammer on the trail of a serial killer murdering prostitutes.
Spoilers Faith, a prostitute, is murdered. After a priest, Father Dressler, asks Hammer to protect ladies of the evening, he is murdered. Faith's body is found with a wooden cross and a red wig. The killer next murders Rosie. Suspects include Father James, the handyman Ozzie, construction executive Jason Carter and Slick, a pimp. Slick is murdered to draw Hammer into a trap. The killer tracks down and kills Angel, who saw him pick up Rosie. Finally, Candy, a prostitute and friend of the murdered girls, offers to be bait to draw out the killer but things go awry and Hammer races to find her before the killer adds her to his list of victims.
9A Penny Saved23 Nov 1997 · 60mWhen a simple minded janitor all but frames himself for the murder of a stockbroker, he asks Mike Hammer to prove his innocence.
10The Life You Save18 Jan 1998 · 60mAfter witnessing suspicious behavior between a cop and a mobster, Mike saves the cop's life and the mobster is arrested. Then on his birthday, Mike gets a call saying he has 24 hours to live.
11The Long Road to Nowhere25 Jan 1998 · 60mAfter a hard boiled mystery writer hires Mike to help him with an ending to his latest book, he is murdered. Mike, Velda and Nick realize the book was based upon an actual disappearance or murder and try to solve it in order to find out who murdered the writer.
12The Art of Murder1 Feb 1998 · 60mWhen the artist Velda is seeing is murdered, Mike looks into it. Was the killer the assistant artist who may have been painting forgeries, the gallery owner, the jealous ex-girlfriend who gets into a catfight with Velda, the rich collector whose daughter he was romancing or the art reviewer dabbling in blackmail?
13Countdown to Murder8 Feb 1998 · 60mWhen Mike's former flame is accused of murdering her former husband and co-star right before their broadway play opens, Mike tries to clear her. Is the killer the producer / director, the business manager, her understudy, the victim's understudy or the stagehand who seems to be stalking her?
14The Cutting Edge15 Feb 1998 · 60mMike is a two time convict's alibi when a cutting edge computer chip stolen by a masked murderer with the same modus operandi and even the same limp.
15Big Brother's Secret22 Feb 1998 · 60mThe murder of an investigative reporter was a friend of Mike's leads the private eye to stolen satellite photos.
16A Candidate for Murder28 Feb 1998 · 60mBarry Lawrence is running for district attorney and he becomes Hammer's main suspect when his mistress is murdered.
17Dump the Creep12 Apr 1998 · 60mAfter Hammer berates a radio host on the air for telling Mike's girlfriend to dump him, he becomes a suspect when the host is murdered.
18Chop Shop18 Apr 1998 · 60mMike goes to Texas to attend a friend's wedding but organ thieves have kidnapped his fiancé.
19The Maya Connection26 Apr 1998 · 60mWhen Maya Ricci's paramour comes to town, he draws Maya and Mike into a web of espionage and assassination.
20Lucky in Love3 May 1998 · 60mWhen a gambling buddy of Mike's is murdered, he is asked to help out with the buddy's race horse.
21Songbird. Part I10 May 1998 · 60m · ★ 2.0Lila B is a singer who is romantically involved with a mobster, Johnny Dive. When she becomes a murder suspect, Mike tries to help.
22Songbird. Part II17 May 1998 · 60m · ★ 2.0Mike tries to extricate Lila B. from her troubles.
23Gone Fishing23 May 1998 · 60mMike and Skip are trapped in a bar by bank robbers. And they left their guns at home because they were going fishing.
24Dead Men Talk30 May 1998 · 60mA friend of Mike's who is believed dead turns up and asks Mike to find out who was behind the attempt on his life and the deaths of two others, who were less lucky.
25A New Leaf. Part I6 Jun 1998 · 60mMike investigates the death of a tobacco company scientist who was about to testify.
26A New Leaf. Part II14 Jun 1998 · 60mAfter solving who killed the scientist, Mike investigates who killed a member of a wealthy family that owns a tobacco company.
Details
- First aired
- 28 Sept 1997
- Last aired
- 14 Jun 1998
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- Syndication
- Episodes
- 26
- Votes
- 12 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Amazon Prime Video
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Hoopla
The Roku Channel
Pluto TV
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Xumo Play
Tubi TV
Amazon MX Player
Cast
Stacy KeachMike Hammer
Shannon WhirryVelda
Malgosia Tomassi
Rebekah Chaney
