 The series ran on alternate weeks with "Dragnet" on NBC on Thursday  nights for a little more than a season. It was the highest rated  show at the time NBC decided to cancel it, in favor of airing  "Dragnet" weekly. THe show appeared in syndication in 1954 under the  title "Captured", hosted by Chester Morris. Old issues of TV guide  from this time verify that the episodes of "Captured" coincided with  "Gang Busters", such as "The Willie Sutton Story" and The Unholy  Three".