The Invaders his goal of 'convincing disbelieving authorities' at least, and the Invaders' plans temporarily thwarted, leaving the door open for any possible later sequel or spinoff series. The series was produced by Quinn Martin, who was looking for a show to replace the immensely popular "The Fugitive", which was ending its run in 1967. Larry Cohen, the series' creator, had conceived two earlier series with similarities to "The Invaders." Chuck Connors starred in "Branded" (1965) as a soldier court-martialed for cowardice, who traveled the West searching for witnesses and proof that he had acted valiantly, and "Coronet Blue" (1967) about Michael
The Fugitive (TV series) briefly on the TV Land network in 2000. In February 2015, reruns of "The Fugitive" appeared on Decades, a new Digital TV (DTV) subchannel network co-owned by Weigel Broadcasting and CBS. "The Fugitive" was seen as part of its "Countdown to Decades," in which all four seasons of "The Fugitive" was played in sequence 24 hours a day. The two part finale was shown on Monday May 25, 2015, at 5 am and 6 am ET. Decades was available in over 45% of all US TV viewing households at that time, including markets where CBS owned & operated a DTV