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The Best Episodes of Tightrope Season 1

Every episode of Tightrope Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Tightrope Season 1!

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
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Getaway Day" is the best rated episode of "Tightrope" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by Russell Rouse and written by N/A, it aired on 9/8/1959. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Casino".

  • Getaway Day
    7.4/10(28)

    #1 - Getaway Day

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/8/1959

    No description available

    Director: Russell Rouse

    Writer: N/A

  • The Casino
    7.1/10(20)

    #2 - The Casino

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/15/1959

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Frame
    7.4/10(25)

    #3 - The Frame

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 9/22/1959

    No description available

    Director: Abner Biberman

    Writer: N/A

  • Stand on Velvet
    7.3/10(20)

    #4 - 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

  • The Cracking Point
    7.5/10(20)

    #5 - 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

  • Thousand Dollar Bill
    7.6/10(23)

    #6 - Thousand Dollar Bill

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/13/1959

    No description available

    Director: Abner Biberman

    Writer: N/A

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  • Music and Mink
    6.8/10(19)

    #7 - Music and Mink

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 10/20/1959

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Man in the Middle
    7.2/10(18)

    #8 - Man in the Middle

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/3/1959

    No description available

    Director: Abner Biberman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Patsy
    6.6/10(15)

    #9 - The Patsy

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/10/1959

    No description available

    Director: Abner Biberman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Money Fight
    7.0/10(17)

    #10 - The Money Fight

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 11/17/1959

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Black Tie Kill
    NaN/10(0)

    #11 - Black Tie Kill

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 11/24/1959

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Perfect Circle
    6.6/10(14)

    #12 - 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

  • The Lady
    6.8/10(17)

    #13 - The Lady

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 12/8/1959

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cold Kill
    7.8/10(10)

    #14 - 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

  • The Neon Wheel
    6.4/10(15)

    #15 - The Neon Wheel

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 12/22/1959

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Two Private Eyes
    6.2/10(14)

    #16 - Two Private Eyes

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 12/29/1959

    Sam Keely and Jeff Stewart are a bit on the shady side. The undercover agent's strategy is to muscle in on their racket.

    Director: Don Taylor

    Writer: N/A

  • Night of the Gun
    7.2/10(17)

    #17 - 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

  • Broken Rope
    6.8/10(16)

    #18 - Broken Rope

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 1/12/1960

    No description available

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: N/A

  • Cold Ice
    5.9/10(13)

    #19 - Cold Ice

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 1/19/1960

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)
    6.2/10(13)

    #20 - Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 1/26/1960

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Three to Make Ready
    6.3/10(14)

    #21 - Three to Make Ready

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 2/2/1960

    No description available

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: N/A

  • The Model and the Mobster
    6.9/10(15)

    #22 - The Model and the Mobster

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 2/9/1960

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Long Odds
    6.7/10(14)

    #23 - 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

  • The Brave Pigeon
    6.1/10(14)

    #24 - The Brave Pigeon

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 2/23/1960

    Underworld leader Max Rommey wants Paul Anderson dead. To protect Anderson, the undercover agent becomes part of Rommey's gang.

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: N/A

  • First Time Out
    5.3/10(12)

    #25 - First Time Out

    Season 1 Episode 25

    Aired 3/1/1960

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A