in the film who reprised his role in the series. Reception and legacy While not initially popular enough to be renewed for a second season, Dan August became a fan favorite in reruns, particularly after Reynolds' popularity surged in the mid-1970s with his escalating movie career. CBS wisely re-aired the series both on The CBS Late Movie and in prime time during summer "rerun seasons" of both 1973 and 1975 to larger audiences. Television films In 1980, a television movie titled Dan August: Once Is Never Enough aired on ABC in January 4. The film consisted of footage from episode 15, "Death Chain" and episode 25, "Prognosis: Homicide," cut together to television film length. At the time, ABC and Quinn Martin productions were looking to capitalize on the popularity of star Burt Reynolds, who was in the public eye due to Smokey and the Bandit. Four further television films were produced, all of which comprised edits of existing episodes into film-length narratives. The Diana Muldaur and Dabney Coleman episodes ("Murder by Proxy" and "The King Is Dead") were edited into the second film Dan August: The Jealousy Factor, which aired later the same year on February 4, and was followed by three more complications of selected episodes Dan August: The Trouble with Women ("Epitaph for a Swinger" and "The Titan"), which aired on June 1, then Dan August: The Lady Killers ("When the Shouting Dies" and "The Worst Crime") and Dan August: Murder, My Friend ("Trackdown" and "Bullet for a Hero"), both which aired on November between 10 and 30 at the end of the 1980 television season respectively. DVD release On December 7, 2018, Visual Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Region 1. References External links 1970 American television series debuts 1971 American television series endings CBS original programming 1970s American crime drama television series American Broadcasting Company original programming Television shows based on American novels Television series by CBS Studios Television shows set in Santa Barbara County, California August, Dan English-language television shows American detective television series