[2] On February 12, 1952, the program began presenting Official Detective Awards to people who had done something exemplary to fight crime.
The sponsor was Pharmaco Inc.[2] A review of the January 20, 1948, episode in the trade publication Billboard described the acting as "satisfactory, but hardly enough to pull the show together".
[2] The plot fared little better in the review, which said that the culprit was disclosed midway through the episode, leaving "no suspense connected with the inevitable capture.
"[2] Allen Rich wrote in the Valley Times newspaper that the episode of Official Detective that he reviewed was "a far better show than many others of its type employing the most expensive stars and authors.
"[4] He explained that the story "unfolded naturally" without unnecessary explanations or "stereotyped gimmicks" and that "best of all, the action throughout was crystal clear".