Basic Info

First Air: September 13, 1974

Rating: ⭐ 7.6/10 (87 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 20

Last Episode

Name: The Sentry

Season: 1, Episode: 20

Air Date: 1975-03-28

Runtime: 60 min

The government is keen to hush up a series of mysterious deaths at the Merrymount Institute, an underground archival facility. When Carl investigates, he determines that the victims were ripped apart as if attacked by a crocodile or other large lizard. He eventually discovers that the workers excavated a series of strange egg-like objects, and that the eggs' mother, a large prehistoric lizard, is attempting to retrieve them. Fleeing for his life, Carl must return the eggs to the mother and fend her off.

Videos

"Kolchak: The Night Stalker" TV Intro (YouTube)

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974 1 seasons 20 episodes ⭐ 7.6/10 87 votes

Overview

Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter who investigated mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those that law enforcement authorities would not follow up. These often involved the supernatural or even science fiction, including fantastic creatures.