One bold move changed the course of comedy history when ABC's canceled classic sitcom launched a legendary franchise with no bad episodes or movies.

When a TV show is canceled in its first season, it's generally not considered a success, but the 1982 comedy series Police Squad!, which aired just six episodes total, might just be the most ...

Where would the movies be without television? Earlier this year, the “Mission: Impossible” big-screen franchise finally concluded. There were 171 episodes of the CBS series that inspired the film ...

More stories by Kevin P. But the legacy of Frank Drebin goes even further back than the original 1988 feature — to a prematurely canceled television show, Police Squad! Criminally underseen at the ...

Ed Williams, the actor best known for his roles in the “Police Squad!” TV show and the original “Naked Gun” films, has died. He was 98. The late star’s granddaughter confirmed that Williams passed ...

Ed Williams, an actor best known for playing Ted Olson, the lab scientist who made all sorts of comical gadgets in the Naked Gun films and Police Squad! TV series, has died at age 98. Williams' ...