Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop

Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop is an American crime show that aired on the DuMont Television Network from May 8 to July 3, 1953.

Premise
Jimmy Hughes (William Redfield) returns from the Korean War when his policeman father is killed by criminals. Inspector Ferguson (Rusty Lane) becomes his mentor when Jimmy joins the police to find his father's killers. Betty Hughes (Wendy Drew), Jimmy's sister, was the only other regular character. For the final two episodes, Conrad Janis took over the title role.

Production
The series was written by Bruce Geller, later famous as the creator of the TV series Mission: Impossible.

Reception
Columnist C. E. Butterfield of The Evening Star expressed disappointment that the DuMont Network had dropped Dark of Night "in favor of a who-dun-it" whose "opening performance seemed amateurish".

Broadcast history
Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop was originally announced as debuting on Monday, April 27, 1953. However, it actually premiered on Friday, May 8, 1953 at 8:30 pm EDT on the DuMont network.

Only nine episodes were broadcast, ending with July 3, 1953, though The Daily Record of Long Branch, New Jersey continued listing it through July 17, 1953. Other newspapers, however, showed Guide Right moved to the Friday 8:30 pm time slot on DuMont stations.

Episode status
Only one episode of the series survives, the network premiere on May 8, 1953, which is held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.