i would love to give kolchak a high rating but the show quickly go from scary or suspenseful to silly . abc fault . they move the show to friday night at 8 represent00 p. m. and then know a the family hour . never should have be on friday in the first place . i be a sophomore in high school and love the early episode . it be first up against police woman on nbc . abc have huge problem with friday night . bad season for them overall until barney miller and baretta and and swat debut in january of 75. kolchak should have be a hit . darren mcgavin beg to get out of his contract to end the show . too bad the write wasn not up to richard matheson in the original tv movie . still and mcgavin make kolchak his own and a actor can do . jackie gleason a ralph kramden and caroll oconnor a archie bunker come to mind . that ins set with the manual typewriter and clack teletypes seem quaint and ancient today and yet that be part of the appeal . they be very lucky to have simon oakland reprise vincenzo from the tv film .