The Lieutenant (1963)

Situated at Camp Pendleton, the West Coast base of the U.S. Marine Corps, The Lieutenant focuses on the men of the Corps in peace time with a Cold War backdrop. The title character is Second Lieutenant William Tiberius Rice, a rifle platoon leader and one of the training instructors at Camp Pendleton. An hour-long drama, The Lieutenant explores the lives of enlisted Marines and general officers alike.

• First Air Date: 1963-09-14
• Last Air Date: 1964-04-18
• Total Seasons: 1
• Total Episodes: 29
• Episode Runtime: 60 min.
• Network: NBC
• Creator: Gene Roddenberry