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[[File:"Cool Million" TV Intro|thumb|right|335 px|The opening of the premiere.]]
 
[[File:"Cool Million" TV Intro|thumb|right|335 px|The opening of the premiere.]]
In 1972, with the success of ''The NBC Mystery Movie'', the network debuted a Wednesday night clone that initially consisted of ''Banaceck'', ''Madigan'', and '''''Cool Million'''''. ''Million'' starred James Farentino as ex-CIA agent Jefferson Keyes, who now operates a private detective agency that charges a fee of $1,000,000 a case. Because of this fee, Keyes is able to life a luxurious life that includes his own private jet. Typical of series aired under this umbrella, a pilot movie was shown, followed by four 90-minute episodes. However, this turned out to be among the least successful ''NBC Mystery Movie'' shows, and was cancelled after those four, with chunks of episodes widely available.
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In 1972, with the success of ''The NBC Mystery Movie'', the network debuted a Wednesday night version that initially consisted of three newly-produced shows: ''Banaceck'', ''Madigan'', and in between those two, '''''Cool Million'''''. ''Million'' starred James Farentino as ex-CIA agent Jefferson Keyes, who now operates a private detective agency that charges a fee of $1,000,000 a case. Because of this fee, Keyes is able to life a luxurious life that includes his own private jet. Typical of series aired under this umbrella, a pilot movie was shown, followed by four 90-minute episodes. However, this turned out to be among the least successful ''NBC Mystery Movie'' shows, and was cancelled after those four, although a bootleg DVD set of the entire series is available.
 
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"Cool Million" TV Intro

The opening of the premiere.

In 1972, with the success of The NBC Mystery Movie, the network debuted a Wednesday night version that initially consisted of three newly-produced shows: Banaceck, Madigan, and in between those two, Cool Million. Million starred James Farentino as ex-CIA agent Jefferson Keyes, who now operates a private detective agency that charges a fee of $1,000,000 a case. Because of this fee, Keyes is able to life a luxurious life that includes his own private jet. Typical of series aired under this umbrella, a pilot movie was shown, followed by four 90-minute episodes. However, this turned out to be among the least successful NBC Mystery Movie shows, and was cancelled after those four, although a bootleg DVD set of the entire series is available.