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Shaft

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Shaft is a series of TV movies that aired along with Hawkins during 1973-74 television season on The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies. The series was based on three films beginning with Shaft, and starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft. Because it was aired on over-the-air television, CBS felt that the character needed to be toned down. Now instead of working against the police, he worked with them. The series rotated with Hawkins starring James Stewart as a country lawyer who investigates his cases, similarly to his earlier film Anatomy of a Murder. Contemporary analysts suggested that since the two shows appealed to vastly different audience bases, alternating them only served to confuse fans of both series, giving neither one the time to build up a large viewership.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

20 August 2025

Country

United States of America

Cast

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

John Shaft

Eddie Barth

Eddie Barth

Lt. Al Rossi

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