MacArthur

MacArthur is an American crime drama television series created by Richard Woodard and starring Robert Paisley as fictional  Michael MacArthur. It originally aired on RKO from September 25, 1973 to May 16, 1983 for ten seasons.

MacArthur, the star of the show, is depicted as a keenly observant detective with a borderline photographic memory. However, he is also very grouchy, lacks social skills, and has a pessimistic attitude, which bothers nearly everyone he interacts with—including suspects, witnesses, and his coworkers. Supporting characters fellow Special Agents Angela Marx (Christa Sanchez), and Julian Carlson (Raymond Pearson) as well as Assistant Directors Mark Germanos (Dorian Kontos) and John Shapiro (Simon Goldberg).

MacArthur has received critical praise and is generally regarded as a cult classic. It also drew in consistently high ratings for RKO, finishing as high as number five during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The final episode, "Farewell, MacArthur", peaked at 48.4 million viewers nationwide, an all-time high for an RKO finale. Paisley reprised his role as Michael MacArthur for a film of the same name serving as a sequel to the television series, which was theatrically released by RKO Pictures on June 23, 2023.