Season 1
Checkmate
35 EPISODES • 1960
Season 1 of Checkmate was released on September 17 and consists of 35 episodes.

Episodes

1: Death Runs Wild
Sep 17, 1960
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.
2: Interrupted Honeymoon
Sep 24, 1960
3: The Cyanide Touch
Oct 1, 1960
4: Lady on the Brink
Oct 15, 1960
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.
5: Face in the Window
Oct 22, 1960
6: Runaway
Oct 29, 1960
7: Target: Tycoon
Nov 5, 1960
8: The Deadly Shadow
Nov 12, 1960
9: The Dark Divide
Nov 19, 1960
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?
10: Moment of Truth
Nov 26, 1960
11: The Mask of Vengeance
Dec 3, 1960
12: The Murder Game
Dec 17, 1960
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.
13: The Princess in the Tower
Dec 31, 1960
14: The Terror from the East
Jan 7, 1961
15: The Human Touch
Jan 14, 1961
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.
16: Hour of Execution
Jan 21, 1961
17: Don't Believe a Word She Says
Jan 28, 1961
18: Laugh Till I Die
Feb 4, 1961
19: Between Two Guns
Feb 11, 1961
20: A Matter of Conscience
Feb 18, 1961
21: Melody for Murder
Feb 25, 1961
22: Phantom Lover
Mar 4, 1961
23: The Gift
Mar 11, 1961
24: One for the Book
Mar 18, 1961
25: The Paper Killer
Mar 25, 1961
26: Jungle Castle
Apr 1, 1961
27: The Deadly Silence
Apr 8, 1961
28: Goodbye Griff
Apr 15, 1961
""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
30: Voyage Into Fear
May 6, 1961
31: Tight As a Drum
May 13, 1961
32: Death by Design
May 20, 1961
33: The Thrill Seeker
May 27, 1961
34: Hot Wind in a Cold Town
Jun 10, 1961
35: A Slight Touch of Venom
Jun 17, 1961
36: State of Shock
Jun 24, 1961
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