| Genre: | Crime drama |
| Based On: | Kojak by Abby Mann |
| Developer: | Anthony Piccirillo |
| Starring: | Ving Rhames Chazz Palminteri Roselyn Sánchez Chuck Shamata Sybil Temtchine Michael Kelly |
| Composer: | Mark Snow |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 9 |
| Executive Producer: | Tom Thayer |
| Company: | Traveler's Rest Films NBC Universal Television Studio |
| Network: | USA Network |
Kojak is an American crime drama television series starring Ving Rhames.[1] It is a remake of Kojak starring Telly Savalas.[2] The series lasted for one season, airing on USA Network from March 25 to May 22, 2005.
Rhames portrays Lieutenant Theo Kojak of the New York City Police Department, a skilled plain clothes detective with a shaved head and an affinity for jazz, fine clothing, and lollipops. As in the original Kojak, he is fond of the catchphrase "Who loves ya, baby?"
It aired on the USA Network in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the series aired on ITV4.