The Name of the Game
1968–1971 · NBC · 90 min · 3 seasons
S03E24 · The Showdown
Sat, 20 Mar, 11:30 am
About
The Name of the Game was actually three series under one title. It rotated among three characters working at Howard Publications, a large magazine publishing company—Jeffrey "Jeff" Dillon, a crusading reporter with People magazine (before there was a real-life People magazine); Glenn Howard, the sophisticated, well-connected publisher; and Daniel "Dan" Farrell, the editor of Crime magazine. Serving as a common connection was Peggy Maxwell, the editorial assistant for each.
Episodes
- E01
So Long, Baby, and Amen
Sat, 19 Sept· 90 min - E02
A Love to Remember
Sat, 26 Sept· 90 min - E03
Cynthia is Alive and Living in Avalon
Sat, 3 Oct· 90 min - E04
Battle at Gannon's Bridge
Sat, 10 Oct· 90 min - E05
The Enemy Before Us
Sat, 17 Oct· 90 min - E06
The Time is Now
Sat, 24 Oct· 90 min - E07
The War Merchants
Sat, 31 Oct· 90 min - E08
Little Bear Died Running
Sat, 7 Nov· 90 min - E09
All the Old Familar Faces
Sat, 14 Nov· 90 min - E10
I Love You, Billy Baker (1)
Sat, 21 Nov· 90 minThe story revolves around a soul singer secretly tortured by his culpability in the death of a young woman years earlier.
- E11
I Love You, Billy Baker (2)
Sat, 28 Nov· 90 min - E12
Why I Blew Up Dakota
Sat, 5 Dec· 90 minCrime magazine's Dan Farrell is strong-armed by a renowned lawyer into buying the story of a young artist accused of sending a time bomb that killed his friend, a figure he both admired and hated.
- E13
Aquarius Descending
Sat, 12 Dec· 90 min - E14
The Glory Shouter
Sat, 19 Dec· 90 min - E15
A Sister from Napoli
Sat, 9 Jan· 90 min - E16
Los Angeles 2017
Sat, 16 Jan· 90 minGlenn Howard wakes from a car accident only to find himself transported into a postapocalyptic Los Angeles.
- E17
The Man Who Killed a Ghost
Sat, 6 Feb· 90 min - E18
Seek and Destroy
Sat, 6 Feb· 90 min - E19
A Capitol Affair
Sat, 13 Feb· 90 min - E20
The Savage Eye
Sat, 20 Feb· 90 min - E21
Appointment in Palermo
Sat, 27 Feb· 90 min - E22
Beware of the Watchdog
Sat, 6 Mar· 90 min - E23
The Broken Puzzle
Sat, 13 Mar· 90 min - E24
The Showdown
Sat, 20 Mar· 90 min
Cast
Susan Saint James
Peggy Maxwell
Gene Barry
Glenn Howard
Robert Stack
Dan Farrell
Anthony Franciosa
Jeff Dillon
Mark Miller
Ross Craig
Ben Murphy
Joe Sample
Cliff Potts
Andy Hill