7.8/1010 votesLoading...7.8/10(10)Loading...#1 - Cold Kill
Season 1 Episode 14
Aired 12/15/1959
An undercover agent assumes the identity of a killer hired to rub out a murder witness. But the intended victim is hiding, and the first task is to smoke him out.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#3 - The Cracking Point
Season 1 Episode 5
Aired 10/6/1959
The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#6 - The Shark
Season 1 Episode 32
Aired 4/26/1960
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#7 - Stand on Velvet
Season 1 Episode 4
Aired 9/29/1959
The agent joins the gang of William Kane, their objective is to run the leader of the numbers racket out of town.
Director: Abner Biberman
Writer: N/A
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#9 - Night of the Gun
Season 1 Episode 17
Aired 1/5/1960
Dan Hawley and David Johnson, witnesses to a murder committed by gangster Jimmy Farrow, are a target for Larry Maddox, a hired killer. After Maddox kills Hawley, police take Johnson's wife and children into protective custody. Johnson, fearing for his life, goes into hiding. Nick is put on the case.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#11 - The Casino
Season 1 Episode 2
Aired 9/15/1959
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#12 - The Money Fight
Season 1 Episode 10
Aired 11/17/1959
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#14 - The Model and the Mobster
Season 1 Episode 22
Aired 2/9/1960
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#15 - Music and Mink
Season 1 Episode 7
Aired 10/20/1959
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#16 - The Lady
Season 1 Episode 13
Aired 12/8/1959
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#18 - Park Avenue Story
Season 1 Episode 26
Aired 3/8/1960
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#19 - The Long Odds
Season 1 Episode 23
Aired 2/16/1960
A detective assigned to investigate a phoney health club is killed by one of the club owners. An undercover agent follows up, convincing the gangsters that he's a gambler on the run.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#20 - The Penthouse Story
Season 1 Episode 31
Aired 4/19/1960
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#22 - The Perfect Circle
Season 1 Episode 12
Aired 12/1/1959
Barney MacCready puts his train-robbery plan into action. First he kidnaps a detective, then he has two of his henchmen board the train one posing as the missing detective the other as his prisoner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#23 - A Matter of Money
Season 1 Episode 36
Aired 5/24/1960
Nick is assigned to break up a gang headed by Steve Taylor. This particularly unsavory gang uses threats and violence to force small shopkeepers to pay for protection.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#24 - The Neon Wheel
Season 1 Episode 15
Aired 12/22/1959
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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The Best Episodes of Tightrope
Every episode of Tightrope ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Tightrope!
Tightrope is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 1959 to September 1960, under the alternate sponsorship of the J.B. Williams...
Genres:DramaCrime
Network:CBS
Episodes
37
Avg. Rating
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Best Episodes Summary
"Cold Kill" is the best rated episode of "Tightrope". It scored 7.8/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/15/1959. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Thousand Dollar Bill".
