Jason King (TV series) 'The Interceptors', a spoof of 1970s detectives shows, with Jeremy Clarkson adopting the guise of 'Jason Clarkson', a hero embodying many of Jason King's attributes. Jason King (TV series) Jason King (1971–1972) is a British television series starring Peter Wyngarde as the titular character. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and had a single season of 26 episodes which were each one hour long, including commercial breaks. It was shown internationally as well as in the UK, and has been released on DVD in the UK, US, Australia and Germany. The series featured the further adventures of the title character
1970s in television clever wit of Richard Dawson fueled the show's amazingly high ratings. Other successful game shows during this decade included "The Price Is Right" (still on the air to this day), "Let's Make a Deal", "The $20,000 Pyramid", "The Gong Show", "The Newlywed Game", "Password", "Tattletales", "Tic Tac Dough", "Bowling for Dollars", "Break the Bank" and "The Joker's Wild". Another influential genre was the television newscast, which built on its initial widespread success in the 1960s. Each of the three television networks had widely recognizable and respected journalists helming their newscasts: CBS anchor Walter Cronkite, who was voted "The Most Trusted