After years of rejecting offers to star in a TV series, Widmark finally succumbed to Universal and NBC-TV's offer for a series. The pilot, "Brock's Last Case," was rejected, however, and Widmark was asked to play Madigan in a segment of the NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie during the 1972-1973 season. The series was canceled after one season despite usually finishing in the top 30 of the Nielsen ratings.