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Tour of Duty (1987–1990) — drama · action · war on CBS

The answer: Concluded April 28, 1990.
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Genre
Drama · Action · War
Network / streamer
CBS
Premiered
September 24, 1987
Ended
April 28, 1990
Runtime
~60 min per episode
TVMaze rating
7.1 / 10
3seasons
58episodes
7.1/ 10

About Tour of Duty

Tour of Duty ended on April 28, 1990, after its third season on CBS.

This drama series was the first television show to focus on the Vietnam War, and it aired from 1987 to 1990. It depicted the experiences of a single platoon of young U.S. soldiers during their one-year tour of combat duty in Vietnam in the late 1960s. The series explored their struggles with the dangers of combat, including unseen enemies and the challenge of maintaining their sanity and camaraderie amidst the chaos. It also illustrated the broader social context of the era, with the anti-war movement shaping the environment in which these soldiers fought.

The show featured a cast led by Stephen Caffrey as Lt. Myron Goldman, Terence Knox as Sgt. Zeke Anderson, and Miguel A. Nunez Jr. as Pvt. Marcus Taylor. It was a drama and action series with a rating of 7.1 on TVMaze and a runtime of 60 minutes per episode.

Tour of Duty episode schedule

58 aired

Aired · 58

DateEp.Title
April 28, 1990 S3·E21 Payback
April 28, 1990 S3·E20 The Raid
April 14, 1990 S3·E19 Three Cheers for the Orange, White & Blue
March 24, 1990 S3·E18 War is a Contact Sport
February 24, 1990 S3·E17 Vietnam Rag
February 17, 1990 S3·E16 Acceptable Losses
February 10, 1990 S3·E15 The Road To Long Binh
February 3, 1990 S3·E14 Dead Man Tales
January 20, 1990 S3·E13 And Make Death Proud to Take Us
January 6, 1990 S3·E12 Odd Man Out
December 23, 1989 S3·E11 Green Christmas
December 9, 1989 S3·E10 World in Changes
December 2, 1989 S3·E9 I Am What I Am
November 18, 1989 S3·E8 Thanks for the Memories
November 11, 1989 S3·E7 Cloud Nine
November 4, 1989 S3·E6 A Necessary End
October 28, 1989 S3·E5 A Bodyguard of Lies
October 14, 1989 S3·E4 Lonely at the Top
October 7, 1989 S3·E3 The Ties That Bind
September 30, 1989 S3·E2 Doc Hock
September 23, 1989 S3·E1 The Luck
May 16, 1989 S2·E16 The Volunteer
May 9, 1989 S2·E15 Hard Stripe
May 2, 1989 S2·E14 Sealed with a Kiss
April 25, 1989 S2·E13 Sins of the Fathers
April 11, 1989 S2·E12 Lonesome Cowboy Blues
April 4, 1989 S2·E11 Promised Land
March 28, 1989 S2·E10 Nightmare
March 21, 1989 S2·E9 Terms of Enlistment
February 21, 1989 S2·E8 Popular Forces
Show 28 earlier episodes
February 14, 1989 S2·E7 I Wish It Would Rain
February 7, 1989 S2·E6 Sleeping Dogs
January 31, 1989 S2·E5 Non-Essential Personnel
January 24, 1989 S2·E4 True Grit
January 17, 1989 S2·E3 For What It's Worth
January 10, 1989 S2·E2 Saigon (2)
January 3, 1989 S2·E1 Saigon (1)
April 30, 1988 S1·E21 The Hill
April 9, 1988 S1·E20 Angel of Mercy
March 26, 1988 S1·E19 Paradise Lost
March 19, 1988 S1·E18 The Short Timer
March 12, 1988 S1·E17 Blood Brothers
February 25, 1988 S1·E16 Gray-Brown Odyssey
February 18, 1988 S1·E15 Soldiers
February 11, 1988 S1·E14 Under Siege
January 21, 1988 S1·E13 USO Down
January 14, 1988 S1·E12 Pushin' Too Hard
January 7, 1988 S1·E11 Roadrunner
December 17, 1987 S1·E10 Nowhere to Run
December 10, 1987 S1·E9 Battling Baker Brothers
November 19, 1987 S1·E8 The Good, the Bad and the Dead
November 12, 1987 S1·E7 Brothers, Fathers and Sons
November 5, 1987 S1·E6 Burn, Baby, Burn
October 29, 1987 S1·E5 Sitting Ducks
October 15, 1987 S1·E4 War Lover
October 8, 1987 S1·E3 Dislocations
October 1, 1987 S1·E2 Notes from the Underground
September 24, 1987 S1·E1 Pilot

Tour of Duty cast