The Asphalt Jungle
originally aired on ABC
The Asphalt Jungle is a 1961 American police procedural television series starring Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, and Bill Smith. It aired from April 2 to June 25, 1961, on ABC. The series was a gritty crime drama inspired by the 1950 film The Asphalic Jungle. It had mediocre ratings and was cancelled after the broadcast of its 13th episode. Pilot episode was re-edited to create the 1961 theatrical film The Lawbreakers.