Mission Impossible was an American spy television series that originally aired on CBS from September 17, 1966 to March 30, 1973. The first season starred Steven Hill as Dan Briggs. From the second season on it starred Peter Graves as Jim Phelps. The show was a creation of Bruce Geller. The music was composed by Lalo Schifrin. When the series ended and reran in syndication in 1973, it was distributed by Paramount Domestic Television, which was formerly named Paramount Television Sales through 1973-1987.