List of episodes of the series «Checkmate»
- Seasons count: 2
- Episodes count: 69
- Total viewing time: 2 d. 21 h.
Release date: 9/17/1960
Death Runs Wild
- Episode number: 1
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: Story tells of a demented woman out to kill private eye Anthony George. The instrument of death, as it turned out, was, a wild stallion she stocked on her ranch. Her motive was revenge. On a previous case, the private eye had brought her lover to justice and the gas chamber.
Release date: 9/24/1960
Interrupted Honeymoon
- Episode number: 2
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 10/1/1960
The Cyanide Touch
- Episode number: 3
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 10/15/1960
Lady on the Brink
- Episode number: 4
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: Checkmate comes to the aid of a woman with a traumatic past when it becomes evident that someone is trying to make it appear she's mentally unstable. discrediting her eye-witness testimony at a murder trial.
Release date: 10/22/1960
Face in the Window
- Episode number: 5
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 10/29/1960
Runaway
- Episode number: 6
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 11/5/1960
Target: Tycoon
- Episode number: 7
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 11/12/1960
The Deadly Shadow
- Episode number: 8
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 11/19/1960
The Dark Divide
- Episode number: 9
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: Barbara Rush plays a dual role in The dark divide. Why should Margaret Russell's life be threatened? Her aunt keeps getting phone calls from a woman named Nikki Garnett, threatening Margaret. What motive could the woman have?
Release date: 11/26/1960
Moment of Truth
- Episode number: 10
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 12/3/1960
The Mask of Vengeance
- Episode number: 11
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 12/17/1960
The Murder Game
- Episode number: 12
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: Attorney Emory Olivant invites Corey, Sills and Dr. Hyatt to a party. Once all the guests have arrived, Olivant announces that they are going to play a game—a murder game in which he will be the killer.
Release date: 12/31/1960
The Princess in the Tower
- Episode number: 13
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 1/7/1961
The Terror from the East
- Episode number: 14
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 1/14/1961
The Human Touch
- Episode number: 15
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: Arguably the finest episode of the series, featuring guest star Peter Lorre as an ex-con criminal mastermind determined to wreak revenge on master criminologist Sebastian Cabot. An intricate series of cat and mouse moves between the two geniuses culminates in a surprise and ultimately poignant ending, befitting the episode title. This episode stresses the close friendships between the three detectives of CHECKMATE INCORPORATED as it contrasts with that of the brilliant, but soulless Lorre. Directing, writing and acting are all exemplary.
Release date: 1/21/1961
Hour of Execution
- Episode number: 16
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 1/28/1961
Don't Believe a Word She Says
- Episode number: 17
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 2/4/1961
Laugh Till I Die
- Episode number: 18
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 2/11/1961
Between Two Guns
- Episode number: 19
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 2/18/1961
A Matter of Conscience
- Episode number: 20
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 2/25/1961
Melody for Murder
- Episode number: 21
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 3/4/1961
Phantom Lover
- Episode number: 22
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 3/11/1961
The Gift
- Episode number: 23
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 3/18/1961
One for the Book
- Episode number: 24
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 3/25/1961
The Paper Killer
- Episode number: 25
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 4/1/1961
Jungle Castle
- Episode number: 26
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 4/8/1961
The Deadly Silence
- Episode number: 27
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 4/15/1961
Goodbye Griff
- Episode number: 28
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: ""Ex-convict Griff Nolan is jealous because his wife Libby earns more as a magazine editor than he does as a mechanic. More domestic strife develops when Griff becomes jealous of Libby's boss Lewis Bates --- and buys a gun."" -- TV Guide
Release date: 5/6/1961
Voyage Into Fear
- Episode number: 30
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 5/13/1961
Tight As a Drum
- Episode number: 31
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 5/20/1961
Death by Design
- Episode number: 32
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 5/27/1961
The Thrill Seeker
- Episode number: 33
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 6/10/1961
Hot Wind in a Cold Town
- Episode number: 34
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 6/17/1961
A Slight Touch of Venom
- Episode number: 35
- Episode duration: 60 min.
Release date: 6/24/1961
State of Shock
- Episode number: 36
- Episode duration: 60 min.