Official Detective is an early American television series which aired in NTA Film Network

NTA Film Network

The NTA Film Network was an early American television network founded by Ely Landau in 1956. The network was not a full-time television network like CBS, NBC, or ABC. Rather, it operated on a part-time basis, broadcasting films and several first-run television programs from major Hollywood studios...

 syndication from 1957-1958. It was a detective adventure series hosted by veteran film actor Everett Sloane

Everett Sloane

Everett Sloane was an American stage, film and television actor, songwriter, and theatre director.-Early life:...

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This anthology series was written and produced by Mort Briskin for Desilu Productions

Desilu Productions

Desilu Productions was a Los Angeles, California-based company jointly owned by actors Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, who were married to each other from 1940 to 1960....

 and National Telefilm Associates

National Telefilm Associates

National Telefilm Associates was an independent distribution company that handled reissues of American film libraries, including much of Paramount Pictures' animated and short-subjects library.-History:...

 in cooperation with Official Detective magazine. Around 40 episodes were produced, and these aired on the NTA Film Network between July 1957 and April 1958. Producer Mort Briskin would go on to produce other series for NTA and Desilu. The episodes of Official Detective are archived at the UCLA Film and Television Archive

UCLA Film and Television Archive

The UCLA Film and Television Archive is an internationally renowned visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles. It holds more than 220,000 film and television titles and 27 million feet of...

in Los Angeles.