| Hawkins | |
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Stewart as Billy Jim Hawkins. |
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| Genre | Mystery |
| Created by | Robert Hamner David Karp |
| Starring | James Stewart |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | 1973 – 1974 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Hawkins on Murder (1973) |
Hawkins is a television series which aired for one season on CBS between 1973 and 1974. The mystery, created by Robert Hamner and David Karp, starred James Stewart as rural-bred lawyer Billy Jim Hawkins, who investigated the cases he was involved in, similarly to Stewart's earlier smash hit movie Anatomy of a Murder (1959). Despite being critically well received and winning a Golden Globe Award (Best Actor in Television Drama Series, Stewart), the series was cancelled after one season.
Seen as part of The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies, it alternated with the TV movie adaptations of Shaft. 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.