The television series Mission: Impossible was created by Bruce Geller. The original series premiered on the CBS network in September 1966 and consisted of 171 one-hour episodes running over seven seasons before ending in March 1973.[1] A sequel ran from 1988 to 1990. This article lists both broadcast order and production order, which often differed considerably.
Series overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Avg. rating/ Avg. viewers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||||
| 1 | 28 | September 17, 1966 | April 22, 1967 | TBA | TBA | |
| 2 | 25 | September 10, 1967 | March 17, 1968 | #32[2] | 19.80 | |
| 3 | 25 | September 29, 1968 | April 20, 1969 | #12[3] | 23.30 | |
| 4 | 26 | September 28, 1969 | March 29, 1970 | #50[4] | 17.10 | |
| 5 | 23 | September 19, 1970 | March 17, 1971 | TBA | TBA | |
| 6 | 22 | September 18, 1971 | February 26, 1972 | #31[5] | 19.30 | |
| 7 | 22 | September 16, 1972 | March 30, 1973 | #57[6] | 15.20 | |
Episodes
editSeason 1 (1966–67)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Bernard L. Kowalski | Bruce Geller | September 17, 1966 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | "Memory" | Charles R. Rondeau | Robert Lewin | September 24, 1966 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | "Operation Rogosh" | Leonard J. Horn | Jerome Ross | October 1, 1966 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | "Old Man Out: Part 1" | Charles R. Rondeau | Ellis Marcus | October 8, 1966 | 2A |
| 5 | 5 | "Old Man Out: Part 2" | Charles R. Rondeau | Ellis Marcus | October 15, 1966 | 2B |
| 6 | 6 | "Odds on Evil" | Charles R. Rondeau | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | October 22, 1966 | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | "Wheels" | Tom Gries | Laurence Heath | October 29, 1966 | 8 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Ransom" | Harry Harris | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | November 5, 1966 | 9 |
| 9 | 9 | "A Spool There Was" | Bernard L. Kowalski | Ellis Marcus | November 12, 1966 | 6 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Carriers" | Sherman Marks | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | November 19, 1966 | 13 |
| 11 | 11 | "Zubrovnik's Ghost" | Leonard J. Horn | Robert Lewin | November 26, 1966 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 | "Fakeout" | Bernard L. Kowalski | Leigh Chapman | December 3, 1966 | 7 |
| 13 | 13 | "Elena" | Marc Daniels | Ellis Marcus | December 10, 1966 | 10 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Short Tail Spy" | Leonard J. Horn | Julian Barry | December 17, 1966 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Legacy" | Michael O'Herlihy | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | January 7, 1967 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 | "The Reluctant Dragon" | Leonard J. Horn | Chester Krumholz | January 14, 1967 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 | "The Frame" | Allen H. Miner | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | January 21, 1967 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 | "The Trial" | Lewis Allan | Laurence Heath | January 28, 1967 | 12 |
| 19 | 19 | "The Diamond" | Robert Douglas | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | February 4, 1967 | 18 |
| 20 | 20 | "The Legend" | Richard Benedict | Mann Rubin | February 11, 1967 | 19 |
| 21 | 21 | "Snowball in Hell" | Lee H. Katzin | Judith & Robert Guy Barrows | February 18, 1967 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 | "The Confession" | Herschel Daugherty | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | February 25, 1967 | 20 |
| 23 | 23 | "Action!" | Leonard J. Horn | Robert Lewin | March 4, 1967 | 22 |
| 24 | 24 | "The Train" | Ralph Senensky | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | March 18, 1967 | 23 |
| 25 | 25 | "Shock" | Lee H. Katzin | Laurence Heath | March 25, 1967 | 24 |
| 26 | 26 | "A Cube of Sugar" | Joseph Pevney | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | April 1, 1967 | 25 |
| 27 | 27 | "The Traitor" | Lee H. Katzin | Edward J. Lakso | April 15, 1967 | 26 |
| 28 | 28 | "The Psychic" | Charles R. Rondeau | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | April 22, 1967 | 27 |
Season 2 (1967–68)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1 | "The Widow" | Lee H. Katzin | Barney Slater | September 10, 1967 | 33 |
| 30 | 2 | "Trek" | Leonard J. Horn | Laurence Heath | September 17, 1967 | 29 |
| 31 | 3 | "The Survivors" | Paul Stanley | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | September 24, 1967 | 28 |
| 32 | 4 | "The Bank" | Alf Kjellin | Brad Radnitz | October 1, 1967 | 30 |
| 33 | 5 | "The Slave: Part 1" | Lee H. Katzin | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | October 8, 1967 | 32A |
| 34 | 6 | "The Slave: Part 2" | Lee H. Katzin | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | October 15, 1967 | 32B |
| 35 | 7 | "Operation Heart" | Leonard J. Horn | John O'Dea & Arthur Rowe | October 22, 1967 | 31 |
| 36 | 8 | "The Money Machine" | Paul Stanley | Richard M. Sakal | October 29, 1967 | 34 |
| 37 | 9 | "The Seal" | Alexander Singer | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | November 5, 1967 | 35 |
| 38 | 10 | "Charity" | Marc Daniels | Barney Slater | November 12, 1967 | 36 |
| 39 | 11 | "The Council: Part 1" | Paul Stanley | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | November 19, 1967 | 37A |
| 40 | 12 | "The Council: Part 2" | Paul Stanley | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | November 26, 1967 | 37B |
| 41 | 13 | "The Astrologer" | Lee H. Katzin | James F. Griffith | December 3, 1967 | 39 |
| 42 | 14 | "Echo of Yesterday" | Leonard J. Horn | Mann Rubin | December 10, 1967 | 38 |
| 43 | 15 | "The Photographer" | Lee H. Katzin | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | December 17, 1967 | 40 |
| 44 | 16 | "The Spy" | Paul Stanley | Barney Slater | January 7, 1968 | 41 |
| 45 | 17 | "A Game of Chess" | Alf Kjellin | Richard M. Sakal | January 14, 1968 | 42 |
| 46 | 18 | "The Emerald" | Michael O'Herlihy | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | January 21, 1968 | 43 |
| 47 | 19 | "The Condemned" | Alf Kjellin | Laurence Heath | January 28, 1968 | 44 |
| 48 | 20 | "The Counterfeiter" | Lee H. Katzin | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | February 4, 1968 | 45 |
| 49 | 21 | "The Town" | Michael O'Herlihy | Sy Salkowitz | February 18, 1968 | 46 |
| 50 | 22 | "The Killing" | Lee H. Katzin | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | February 25, 1968 | 47 |
| 51 | 23 | "The Phoenix" | Robert Totten | Story by : Edward DeBlasio and John D.F. Black Teleplay by : John D.F. Black | March 3, 1968 | 48 |
| 52 | 24 | "Trial by Fury" | Leonard J. Horn | Sy Salkowitz | March 10, 1968 | 49 |
| 53 | 25 | "Recovery" | Robert Totten | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | March 17, 1968 | 50 |
Season 3 (1968–69)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 1 | "The Heir Apparent" | Alexander Singer | Robert E. Thompson | September 29, 1968 | 52 |
| 55 | 2 | "The Contender: Part 1" | Paul Stanley | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | October 6, 1968 | 54 |
| 56 | 3 | "The Contender: Part 2" | Paul Stanley | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | October 13, 1968 | 55 |
| 57 | 4 | "The Mercenaries" | Paul Krasny | Laurence Heath | October 27, 1968 | 51 |
| 58 | 5 | "The Execution" | Alexander Singer | William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter | November 10, 1968 | 56 |
| 59 | 6 | "The Cardinal" | Sutton Roley | John T. Dugan | November 17, 1968 | 58 |
| 60 | 7 | "The Elixir" | John Florea | Max Hodge | November 24, 1968 | 59 |
| 61 | 8 | "The Diplomat" | Don Richardson | Jerry Ludwig | December 1, 1968 | 53 |
| 62 | 9 | "The Play" | Lee H. Katzin | Lou Shaw | December 8, 1968 | 57 |
| 63 | 10 | "The Bargain" | Richard Benedict | Robert E. Thompson | December 15, 1968 | 61 |
| 64 | 11 | "The Freeze" | Alexander Singer | Paul Playdon | December 22, 1968 | 63 |
| 65 | 12 | "The Exchange" | Alexander Singer | Laurence Heath | January 5, 1969 | 60 |
| 66 | 13 | "The Mind of Stefan Miklos" | Robert Butler | Paul Playdon | January 12, 1969 | 62 |
| 67 | 14 | "The Test Case" | Sutton Roley | Laurence Heath | January 19, 1969 | 64 |
| 68 | 15 | "The System" | Robert Gist | Robert Hamner | January 26, 1969 | 65 |
| 69 | 16 | "The Glass Cage" | John Moxey | Story by : Alf Harris Teleplay by : Paul Playdon | February 2, 1969 | 66 |
| 70 | 17 | "Doomsday" | John Moxey | Laurence Heath | February 16, 1969 | 68 |
| 71 | 18 | "Live Bait" | Stuart Hagmann | Story by : Michael Adams Teleplay by : James D. Buchanan & Ronald Austin and Michael Adams | February 23, 1969 | 67 |
| 72 | 19 | "The Bunker: Part 1" | John Moxey | Paul Playdon | March 2, 1969 | 69 |
| 73 | 20 | "The Bunker: Part 2" | John Moxey | Paul Playdon | March 9, 1969 | 70 |
| 74 | 21 | "Nitro" | Bruce Kessler | Laurence Heath | March 23, 1969 | 71 |
| 75 | 22 | "Nicole" | Stuart Hagmann | Paul Playdon | March 30, 1969 | 73 |
| 76 | 23 | "The Vault" | Richard Benedict | Story by : Judy Burns and John Kingsbridge Teleplay by : Judy Burns | April 6, 1969 | 72 |
| 77 | 24 | "Illusion" | Gerald Mayer | Laurence Heath | April 13, 1969 | 74 |
| 78 | 25 | "The Interrogator" | Reza S. Badiyi | Paul Playdon | April 20, 1969 | 75 |
Season 4 (1969–70)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 1 | "The Code" | Stuart Hagmann | Ken Pettus | September 28, 1969 | 78 |
| 80 | 2 | "The Numbers Game" | Reza S. Badiyi | Leigh Vance | October 5, 1969 | 80 |
| 81 | 3 | "The Controllers: Part 1" | Paul Krasny | Laurence Heath | October 12, 1969 | 76 |
| 82 | 4 | "The Controllers: Part 2" | Paul Krasny | Laurence Heath | October 19, 1969 | 77 |
| 83 | 5 | "Fool's Gold" | Murray Golden | Ken Pettus | October 26, 1969 | 83 |
| 84 | 6 | "Commandante" | Barry Crane | Laurence Heath | November 2, 1969 | 81 |
| 85 | 7 | "Submarine" | Paul Krasny | Donald James | November 16, 1969 | 85 |
| 86 | 8 | "Mastermind" | Georg Fenady | Story by : Jerry Ludwig and Richard Neil Morgan Teleplay by : Jerry Ludwig | November 23, 1969 | 79 |
| 87 | 9 | "Robot" | Reza S. Badiyi | Howard Berk | November 30, 1969 | 82 |
| 88 | 10 | "The Double Circle" | Barry Crane | Jerry Ludwig | December 7, 1969 | 84 |
| 89 | 11 | "The Brothers" | Murray Golden | Story by : Robert C. Dennis Teleplay by : Leigh Vance | December 14, 1969 | 86 |
| 90 | 12 | "Time Bomb" | Murray Golden | Paul Playdon | December 21, 1969 | 90 |
| 91 | 13 | "The Amnesiac" | Reza S. Badiyi | Story by : Robert Malcolm Young Teleplay by : Robert Malcolm Young and Ken Pettus | December 28, 1969 | 91 |
| 92 | 14 | "The Falcon: Part 1" | Reza S. Badiyi | Paul Playdon | January 4, 1970 | 87 |
| 93 | 15 | "The Falcon: Part 2" | Reza S. Badiyi | Paul Playdon | January 11, 1970 | 88 |
| 94 | 16 | "The Falcon: Part 3" | Reza S. Badiyi | Paul Playdon | January 18, 1970 | 89 |
| 95 | 17 | "Chico" | Herb Wallerstein | Ken Pettus | January 25, 1970 | 92 |
| 96 | 18 | "Gitano" | Barry Crane | Laurence Heath | February 1, 1970 | 94 |
| 97 | 19 | "Phantoms" | Marvin Chomsky | Laurence Heath | February 8, 1970 | 95 |
| 98 | 20 | "Terror" | Marvin Chomsky | Laurence Heath | February 15, 1970 | 93 |
| 99 | 21 | "Lover's Knot" | Reza S. Badiyi | Laurence Heath | February 22, 1970 | 96 |
| 100 | 22 | "Orpheus" | Gerald Mayer | Paul Playdon | March 1, 1970 | 97 |
| 101 | 23 | "The Crane" | Paul Krasny | Ken Pettus | March 8, 1970 | 99 |
| 102 | 24 | "Death Squad" | Barry Crane | Laurence Heath | March 15, 1970 | 100 |
| 103 | 25 | "The Choice" | Allan Greedy | Story by : Henry Sharp Teleplay by : Ken Pettus | March 22, 1970 | 98 |
| 104 | 26 | "The Martyr" | Virgil W. Vogel | Ken Pettus | March 29, 1970 | 101 |
Season 5 (1970–71)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 1 | "The Killer" | Paul Krasny | Arthur Weiss | September 19, 1970 | 105 |
| 106 | 2 | "Flip Side" | John Llewellyn Moxey | Jackson Gillis | September 26, 1970 | 106 |
| 107 | 3 | "The Innocent" | John Llewellyn Moxey | Story by : Marc Norman Teleplay by : Marc Norman and Laurence Heath | October 3, 1970 | 108 |
| 108 | 4 | "Homecoming" | Reza S. Badiyi | Laurence Heath | October 10, 1970 | 103 |
| 109 | 5 | "Flight" | Barry Crane | Story by : Leigh Vance Teleplay by : Harold Livingston | October 17, 1970 | 110 |
| 110 | 6 | "My Friend, My Enemy" | Gerald Mayer | Story by : William Wood and Gene R. Kearney Teleplay by : Gene R. Kearney | October 24, 1970 | 107 |
| 111 | 7 | "Butterfly" | Gerald Mayer | Story by : Sheldon Stark Teleplay by : Eric Bercovici and Jerry Ludwig | October 31, 1970 | 102 |
| 112 | 8 | "Decoy" | Seymour Robbie | John D. F. Black | November 7, 1970 | 109 |
| 113 | 9 | "The Amateur" | Paul Krasny | Ed Adamson | November 14, 1970 | 112 |
| 114 | 10 | "Hunted" | Terry Becker | Helen Hoblock Thompson | November 21, 1970 | 111 |
| 115 | 11 | "The Rebel" | Barry Crane | Story by : Norman Katkov and Ken Pettus Teleplay by : Ken Pettus | November 28, 1970 | 104 |
| 116 | 12 | "Squeeze Play" | Virgil W. Vogel | Story by : Walter Brough and David Moessinger Teleplay by : David Moessinger | December 12, 1970 | 114 |
| 117 | 13 | "The Hostage" | Barry Crane | Harold Livingston | December 19, 1970 | 117 |
| 118 | 14 | "Takeover" | Virgil W. Vogel | Story by : Jerry Thomas and Arthur Weiss Teleplay by : Arthur Weiss | January 2, 1971 | 118 |
| 119 | 15 | "Cat's Paw" | Virgil W. Vogel | Howard Browne | January 9, 1971 | 116 |
| 120 | 16 | "The Missile" | Charles R. Rondeau | Arthur Weiss | January 16, 1971 | 119 |
| 121 | 17 | "The Field" | Reza S. Badiyi | Story by : Judy Burns and Wesley Lau Teleplay by : Wesley Lau | January 23, 1971 | 121 |
| 122 | 18 | "Blast" | Sutton Roley | James L. Henderson & Samuel Roeca | January 30, 1971 | 122 |
| 123 | 19 | "The Catafalque" | Barry Crane | Paul Playdon | February 6, 1971 | 113 |
| 124 | 20 | "Kitara" | Murray Golden | Mann Rubin | February 20, 1971 | 120 |
| 125 | 21 | "A Ghost Story" | Reza S. Badiyi | Story by : John D. F. Black and Ed Adamson Teleplay by : Ed Adamson and Ken Pettus | February 27, 1971 | 123 |
| 126 | 22 | "The Party" | Murray Golden | Harold Livingston | March 6, 1971 | 124 |
| 127 | 23 | "The Merchant" | Leon Benson | Harold Livingston | March 17, 1971 | 115 |
Season 6 (1971–72)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | 1 | "Blind" | Reza S. Badiyi | Arthur Weiss | September 18, 1971 | 126 |
| 129 | 2 | "Encore" | Paul Krasny | Harold Livingston | September 25, 1971 | 125 |
| 130 | 3 | "The Tram" | Paul Krasny | Story by : Paul Playdon Teleplay by : James L. Henderson & Samuel Roeca | October 2, 1971 | 131 |
| 131 | 4 | "Mindbend" | Marvin Chomsky | James D. Buchanan & Ronald Austin | October 9, 1971 | 130 |
| 132 | 5 | "Shape-Up" | Paul Krasny | Ed Adamson and Norman Katkov | October 16, 1971 | 133 |
| 133 | 6 | "The Miracle" | Leonard J. Horn | Dan Ullman | October 23, 1971 | 129 |
| 134 | 7 | "Encounter" | Barry Crane | Howard Berk | October 30, 1971 | 132 |
| 135 | 8 | "Underwater" | Sutton Roley | Arthur Weiss | November 6, 1971 | 134 |
| 136 | 9 | "Invasion" | Leslie H. Martinson | James L. Henderson & Samuel Roeca | November 13, 1971 | 137 |
| 137 | 10 | "Blues" | Reza S. Badiyi | Story by : Howard Berk and Orville H. Hampton Teleplay by : Howard Berk | November 20, 1971 | 139 |
| 138 | 11 | "The Visitors" | Reza S. Badiyi | Harold Livingston | November 27, 1971 | 135 |
| 139 | 12 | "Nerves" | Barry Crane | Story by : Henry Sharp Teleplay by : Henry Sharp and Garrie Bateson | December 4, 1971 | 140 |
| 140 | 13 | "Run for the Money" | Marvin Chomsky | Edward J. Lakso | December 11, 1971 | 128 |
| 141 | 14 | "The Connection" | Barry Crane | Story by : Edward J. Lakso Teleplay by : Edward J. Lakso and Ken Pettus | December 18, 1971 | 136 |
| 142 | 15 | "The Bride" | John Llewellyn Moxey | Jackson Gillis | January 1, 1972 | 127 |
| 143 | 16 | "Stone Pillow" | Leslie H. Martinson | Howard Browne | January 8, 1972 | 142 |
| 144 | 17 | "Image" | Don McDougall | Samuel Roeca & James L. Henderson | January 15, 1972 | 138 |
| 145 | 18 | "Committed" | Reza S. Badiyi | Story by : Laurence Heath Teleplay by : Arthur Weiss | January 22, 1972 | 141 |
| 146 | 19 | "Bag Woman" | Paul Krasny | Ed Adamson and Norman Katkov | January 29, 1972 | 144 |
| 147 | 20 | "Double Dead" | Barry Crane | Story by : Jackson Gillis Teleplay by : Jackson Gillis and Laurence Heath | February 12, 1972 | 143 |
| 148 | 21 | "Casino" | Reza S. Badiyi | Walter Brough and Howard Berk | February 19, 1972 | 145 |
| 149 | 22 | "Trapped" | Leslie H. Martinson | Story by : Rick Husky Teleplay by : Samuel Roeca & James L. Henderson | February 26, 1972 | 146 |
Season 7 (1972–73)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | 1 | "Break!" | Paul Krasny | Samuel Roeca & James L. Henderson | September 16, 1972 | 151 |
| 151 | 2 | "Two Thousand" | Leslie H. Martinson | Harold Livingston | September 23, 1972 | 148 |
| 152 | 3 | "The Deal" | Leslie H. Martinson | Story by : George F. Slavin Teleplay by : George F. Slavin and Stephen Kandel | September 30, 1972 | 152 |
| 153 | 4 | "Leona" | Leslie H. Martinson | Howard Browne | October 7, 1972 | 150 |
| 154 | 5 | "TOD-5" | Lewis Allen | James D. Buchanan & Ronald Austin | October 14, 1972 | 155 |
| 155 | 6 | "Cocaine" | Reza S. Badiyi | Story by : Norman Katkov and Harold Livingston Teleplay by : Harold Livingston | October 21, 1972 | 156 |
| 156 | 7 | "Underground" | David Lowell Rich | Leigh Vance | October 28, 1972 | 149 |
| 157 | 8 | "Movie" | Terry Becker | Story by : Anthony Bowers Teleplay by : Anthony Bowers, Arthur Weiss and Stephen Kandel | November 4, 1972 | 159 |
| 158 | 9 | "Hit" | Reza S. Badiyi | Douglas Weir | November 11, 1972 | 158 |
| 159 | 10 | "Ultimatum" | Barry Crane | Story by : Shirl Hendryx and Harold Livingston Teleplay by : Harold Livingston | November 18, 1972 | 160 |
| 160 | 11 | "Kidnap" | Peter Graves | Samuel Roeca & James L. Henderson | December 2, 1972 | 161 |
| 161 | 12 | "Crack-Up" | Sutton Roley | Story by : Robert & Phyllis White and Arthur Weiss Teleplay by : Arthur Weiss | December 9, 1972 | 154 |
| 162 | 13 | "The Puppet" | Lewis Allen | Leigh Vance | December 22, 1972 | 162 |
| 163 | 14 | "Incarnate" | Barry Crane | Story by : Buck Houghton Teleplay by : Buck Houghton and Stephen Kandel | January 5, 1973 | 165 |
| 164 | 15 | "Boomerang" | Leslie H. Martinson | Howard Browne | January 12, 1973 | 164 |
| 165 | 16 | "The Question" | Leslie H. Martinson | Stephen Kandel | January 19, 1973 | 157 |
| 166 | 17 | "The Fountain" | Barry Crane | Stephen Kandel | January 26, 1973 | 163 |
| 167 | 18 | "The Fighter" | Paul Krasny | Story by : Orville H. Hampton Teleplay by : Stephen Kandel and Nicholas E. Baehr | February 9, 1973 | 167 |
| 168 | 19 | "Speed" | Virgil W. Vogel | Lou Shaw | February 16, 1973 | 147 |
| 169 | 20 | "The Pendulum" | Lewis Allen | Calvin Clements Jr. | February 23, 1973 | 168 |
| 170 | 21 | "The Western" | Leslie H. Martinson | Arnold & Lois Peyser | March 2, 1973 | 166 |
| 171 | 22 | "Imitation" | Paul Krasny | Edward J. Lakso | March 30, 1973 | 153 |
References
edit- ^ Patrick J. White's book, "The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier", gives an episode count of 168, but lists the two halves of the two-part episodes "Old Man Out", "The Slave", and "The Council" as having one production number. Each count as two one-hour episodes.
- ^ "The TV Ratings Guide: 1967-68 Top 30 TV Ratings".
- ^ "The TV Ratings Guide: 1968-69 Top 30 TV Ratings".
- ^ "The TV Ratings Guide: 1969-70 Top 30 TV Ratings".
- ^ "The TV Ratings Guide: 1971-72 Ratings History".
- ^ "The TV Ratings Guide: 1972-73 Ratings History".
- ^ a b c d e f g White, Patrick J. (1991). The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier. New York: Avon Books. ISBN 0-380-75877-6.
