| Genre: | Police procedural, action |
| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Executive Producer: | Aaron Spelling Leonard Goldberg |
| Starring: | Jim McMullan Dirk Benedict Ted Hartley Lou Frizzell |
| Theme Music Composer: | Dominic Frontiere |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Network: | ABC |
| Company: | Spelling-Goldberg Productions |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 13 |
Chopper One was an ABC action-crime television series premiering in early 1974, depicting the activities of a fictional California police helicopter team. The program was produced by television powerhouse Spelling-Goldberg Productions. The series aired in a half-hour time slot on Thursdays at 8 p.m. Eastern.[1]
The show aired as a lead-in to Firehouse, an action-drama series about a Los Angeles fire station which premiered on the same day. Chopper One was cancelled after six months with Firehouse promptly ending the following month.
Ted Hartley played their boss Capt. McKeegan and Lou Frizzell played Mitch, the crusty mechanic.
Since its cancellation in 1974, Chopper One was reported to have rarely (if ever) been seen again in rerun syndication.
On July 12, 2016, Sony Pictures released Chopper One: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively in the US and is part of the Sony Pictures Choice Collection in partnership with Amazon.com and their CreateSpace MOD program.[2]
As of 2023, all 13 episodes of Chopper One are available on free video streaming service Crackle.