Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestAs if playing 'Buck Rogers' to retrieve a flying jet pack isn't enough, Dial is saddled two new agents in this un-aired episode.
Fortune Hunter is an American weekly series show on Fox Network in 1994, starring Mark Frankel as the super-spy Carlton Dial. In the US, Fortune Hunter aired on Fox from 4 Sep 1994 to 2 Oct 1994. Of the 13 episodes produced, only five were presented to the North American audience. The decision to schedule the series immediately after football on Sundays was a factor in the dismissal of Sandy Grushow, president of Fox Entertainment, by chairman Rupert Murdoch. The show has aired in its entirety in other countries. It was well liked and generally received high ratings.
Production
Gloriously dated high-tech gadgetry and corporate villain aesthetics
Costume
Mark Frankel's impeccable spy suits and floppy '90s hair
Creator
Steven Aspis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fortune Hunter exemplifies the 'halo effect' failure—networks assumed NFL lead-ins guaranteed viewers, ignoring complete audience mismatch. It became a cautionary tale in television scheduling textbooks.
Mark Frankel died tragically in a motorcycle accident in 1996, making Fortune Hunter one of his final screen appearances and lending accidental poignancy to its obscurity.
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