The Men (TV series)
The Men was an umbrella title for three adventure series aired in the United States by ABC as part of its 1972-73 lineup.
The Men comprised Assignment Vienna, Jigsaw, and The Delphi Bureau. The common element in each of the series was that its hero was a rugged individualist, working essentially alone with little or no supervision on matters of vital interest. The program was originally aired on Thursday nights with each element appearing in a regular rotation, every third week, but when the program was moved to Saturday nights in January 1973 the elements began to be aired with several episodes of the same element appearing in consecutive weeks.
Unlike the similar NBC Mystery Movie wheel, the elements of The Men all came from different studios - Assignment Vienna, Jigsaw and The Delphi Bureau were respectively produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, Universal Television (the same studio behind the Mystery Movie) and Warner Bros. Television.
While the series was a failure in the Nielsen TV ratings, its theme song, composed and recorded by Isaac Hayes, was a minor R&B hit (A disco version of the theme was recorded by Joe Bataan in 1976).
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Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows
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