Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol was a syndicated action-drama television series that followed the lives and duties of California Highway Patrol officers. Each episode typically featured the officers responding to various traffic incidents, crimes, and emergencies on the state's highways. The show aimed to depict the challenges and dangers faced by law enforcement in maintaining public safety on the open road.

As a syndicated series from the late 1970s, specific widespread critical reviews for 'Highway Patrol' are not readily available in major archives. It was part of a genre of action-oriented police procedurals popular during the era, often airing as filler or in syndication blocks. Audience reception would have varied by local market and time slot, with its appeal likely stemming from its episodic crime-solving format and action sequences.

• Often seen as a straightforward, episodic police drama.
• Episodes tended to focus on individual cases and traffic incidents.
• Likely appealed to audiences who enjoyed routine crime-solving narratives.

Google audience: Information on specific Google user reviews for this particular series from 1978 is not available.

Unlike its more famous predecessor 'Highway Patrol' starring Broderick Crawford which ran from 1955-1959, this 1978 version was a much shorter-lived syndicated series with a different cast and production.