Night Heat
{{Short description|Canadian police crime television series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Night Heat Title Screen.png
| caption = Night Heat title screen
| genre = Police procedural
| creator = {{Plainlist|
- Don Flynn
- Sonny Grosso
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Scott Hylands
- Allan Royal
- Jeff Wincott
- Louise Vallance
- Eugene Clark
- Sean McCann
- Susan Hogan
- Stephen Mendel
}}
| country = Canada
| num_seasons = 4
| num_episodes = 96
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Sonny Grosso
- Larry Jacobson
}}
| runtime = 45 minutes approx.
| company = {{Plainlist|
- RSL Entertainment Corporation (season 1)
- Alliance Communications (season 2-4)
- Grosso-Jacobson Productions
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| network = {{Plainlist|
}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|1985|1|31}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1989|1|5}}
}}
Night Heat is a Canadian police crime drama series that aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States. Original episodes were broadcast from 1985 to 1989.{{cite news |author= |date=September 1, 1989 |title=Jump Street Fans Should Book a Night for Richard Grieco |work=Vancouver Sun |location=Vancouver, Canada |page=TV3}} Night Heat was the first Canadian original drama series that was simultaneously aired on a United States television network during its original broadcast.{{cite news |last=Atherton |first=Tony |date=December 4, 2002 |title=Heat: An original cross-border hit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/466769237/ |work=Ottawa Citizen |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |page=E5 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }} It was also the first original, first-run drama series to be aired during a late night time slot on a television network in the United States.{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Barry |date=August 1, 1987 |title=Tidy Toronto Yields Gritty 'Night Heat' |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-08-01-8702260303-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |location=Chicago, Illinois |access-date=October 20, 2018}}
During its original run it was the highest-rated Canadian-produced original series in Canada.{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Kathryn |date=August 4, 1987 |title='Night Heat' gets prime-time shot |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/eau-claire-leader-telegram-aug-04-1987-p-22/ |work=Eau Claire Leader Telegram |location=Eau Claire, Wisconsin |agency=Associated Press |page=7B |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription }} The show won the Gemini Award for Best Drama Series in both 1986 and 1987.{{cite news |last=Boone |first=Mike |date=December 10, 1987 |title=Night Heat picked best on TV and winner with viewers, too |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/423609895 |work=The Montreal Gazette |location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada |page=D1 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}
The show stars Scott Hylands and Jeff Wincott as police detectives Kevin O'Brien and Frank Giambone who work the graveyard shift in an unnamed northeastern North American metropolis.{{cite news |last=Eaton |first=Anne |date=August 15, 1987 |title=Cana-drama has come of age |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-aug-15-1987-p-108/ |work=The Winnipeg Free Press |location=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |page=108 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}{{cite news |last=Holsopple |first=Barbara |date=July 5, 1985 |title='Night Heat' warms CBS late-night ratings |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/146316215/ |work=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |page=C8 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}{{cite news |last=Hayden |first=Bill |date=October 10, 1985 |title=Series is the hit that no one knows |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/253108088/ |work=Press and Sun-Bulletin |location=Binghamton, New York |agency=Gannett News Service |page=2D |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }} The series follows their nightly police beat as it is chronicled by journalist Tom Kirkwood (Allan Royal) in his newspaper column titled "Night Heat".{{cite news |last=O'Connor |first=John J. |date=June 12, 1986 |title='Night Heat,' police show from Canada on CBS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/12/arts/night-heat-police-show-from-canada-on-cbs.html |work=New York Times |location=New York, New York |page=Page C21 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}{{cite news |author= |date=September 29, 1984 |title=Canadian Connection |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-sep-29-1984-p-112/|work=The Winnipeg Free Press - TV Scene (insert) |location=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |agency=The Canadian Press |page=4 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription }}
Synopsis
Allan Royal plays Tom Kirkwood, a journalist who writes a newspaper column titled "Night Heat" where he chronicles the nightly police beat of detectives Kevin O'Brien, played by Scott Hylands, and Frank Giambone, played by Jeff Wincott. O'Brien is a tough, cynical, veteran police officer and Giambone is his younger, hot-tempered partner.{{cite news |last=Hughes |first=Mike |date=August 4, 1987 |title=Prime-time 'Night Heat' episodes retain late-night flavor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/180672716/ |work=Courier-Post |location=Camden, New Jersey |agency=Gannett News Service|page=6D |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}{{cite news |last=Gault |first=Carol |date=April 19, 1986 |title=Night Heat Gives Hylands the Right Slot |work=The Globe & Mail |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |page=7}} Kirkwood also serves as the show's narrator; his voice-over commentary starts and ends each episode, recapping the lessons learned and acting as a sort of Greek chorus.{{cite news |author= |date=September 29, 1984 |title=Canadian Connection |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-sep-29-1984-p-113/|work=The Winnipeg Free Press - TV Scene (insert) |location=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |page=5 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription }}
The name of the city in which the show takes place is never mentioned. Each episode represents a single night's shift and, as a result, crimes often remain unresolved by the end of the show.
Cast
=Main=
- Scott Hylands as Detective Kevin O'Brien
- Jeff Wincott as Detective Frank Giambone
- Allan Royal as columnist Thomas J. Kirkwood
- Sean McCann as Lieutenant James Hogan
- Eugene Clark as Detective Colby Burns
- Stephen Mendel as Detective Freddie Carson
- Susan Hogan as Nichole Rimbaud
- Louise Vallance as Detective Stephanie "Stevie" Brody (season 1 and part of season 2)
=Recurring=
- Wendy Crewson as Prosecutor Dorothy Fredricks (first 6 episodes of season 1)
- Lynda Mason Green as Detective Fleece Toland (first 6 episodes of season 1)
- Tony Rosato as Arthur "Whitey" Morelli
- Clark Johnson as Detective David Jefferson
- Deborah Grover as Prosecutor Elaine Jeffers
- Laura McKinlay Robinson as Detective Christine Meadows
- Robert Morelli as Joey Sanza
Production
=Concept and development=
Night Heat was conceived by Sonny Grosso, a former New York City Police Department detective.{{cite news |last=Boone |first=Mike |date=May 23, 1987 |title=Night Heat cruises on to American prime-time TV |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/423185857 |work=The Montreal Gazette |location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada |page=H1 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }} Grosso served was the show's executive producer along with his partner, Larry Jacobson.
Grosso had over 20 years experience in law enforcement, later working as a narcotics detective.{{cite news |last=Quigley |first=Michael |date=April 19, 1986 |title=Night Heat a hit on both sides of border |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/423418530 |work=The Montreal Gazette TV Times (insert) |location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada |page=8 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }} He and his former NYPD partner, Eddie Egan, were the detectives responsible for bringing an end to the infamous drug smuggling ring known as the French Connection.{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Barry |date=August 1, 1987 |title=Tidy Toronto Yields Gritty 'Night Heat' |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-06-10-8602110522-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |location=Chicago, Illinois |access-date=October 20, 2018}} Grosso served as technical adviser on the film based on the investigation. He also worked as a consultant for the film The Godfather and as story editor for the TV series The Rockford Files, Kojak and Baretta.{{cite news |last=LaPointe |first=Kirk |date=December 5, 1985 |title=Toronto hit cop show disguises nationality |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/medicine-hat-news-dec-05-1985-p-29/ |work=Medicine Hat News |location=Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |agency=The Canadian Press |page=B9 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}
Grosso and Jacobson were originally approached by CBS to produce a docudrama series following actual police officers, but they considered the potential risk in filming people who had not yet been convicted of a crime and decided against it.{{cite news |last=Dawidziak |first=Mark |date=June 30, 1985 |title='Night Heat' Keeps its Head Above Water in Late-night Lineup |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-06-30/entertainment/0310160015_1_jeff-wincott-night-heat-sonny-grosso |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024035528/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-06-30/entertainment/0310160015_1_jeff-wincott-night-heat-sonny-grosso |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 24, 2018 |work=Orlando Sentinel |location=Orlando, Florida |agency=Knight-Ridder |access-date=October 20, 2018}} Grosso came up with the idea of creating a police series that would feature a realistic look at police work in a documentary style, similar to the 1950s/1960s police drama Naked City.{{cite news |last=Prentice |first=Bill |date=January 26, 1985 |title=Night Heat a Landmark Production |work=The Globe & Mail |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada}} He wanted to depict the life of the everyday police officer, in contrast to the slicker, high-action, high-drama, yuppie-oriented police series of the time such as Miami Vice and Hill Street Blues.{{cite news |last=Rothenberg |first=Fred |date=January 31, 1985 |title=Producer of CBS' 'Night Heat' draws from real-life experience |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/83709809/ |work=Southern Illinoisan |location=Carbondale, Illinois |agency=Associated Press |page=17 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }} The pilot episode was written by Don Flynn, a crime reporter with the New York Daily News.{{cite news |last=Gardella |first=Kay |date=January 31, 1985 |title=CBS tries to put heat on 'Tonight' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/486824913/ |work=Daily News |location=New York, New York |page=91 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}
=Filming=
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Grosso and Jacobson decided to produce their show in Toronto, Canada, otherwise the production costs would have been too expensive for CBS's late-night budget. At the time one could film in Toronto for less than half the cost of a major American city—Canadian union scale was lower and the American-to-Canadian dollar exchange rate was also favorable. The show featured an all-Canadian cast and crew and was partially funded by the Government of Canada. For Hylands, a 21-year veteran actor, frequently seen playing villains in U.S. TV shows during the 1970s and early 1980s, this was the first time he had been given a leading role, or the role of a "good guy."
The series was shot entirely at night between the hours of 6pm and 4am, which also made it easier to film since there was less traffic and it was easier to close down streets.{{cite news |last=Elie |first=Paul |date=July 31, 1987 |title='Adderly,' 'Night Heat' make move to primetime |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/huntingdon-daily-news-jul-31-1987-p-28/ |work=Huntingdon Daily News |location=Huntingdon, Pennsylvania |page=16 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }} The lower budget also meant that the show did not contain high speed car chases or shootouts with heavy calibre weapons. As a result, the show was more reliant on story and dialogue to capture audiences.
Night Heat was filmed on 16mm film using hand-held cameras, instead of the Hollywood-standard 35mm film, giving the series a grainy, documentary-style look.{{cite news |last=Atherton |first=Tony |date=December 4, 2002 |title=The Canadian connection |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/466768890/ |work=Ottawa Citizen |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |page=E1 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }} Much of the show was shot at the site of the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital, which served as the series' police station; described as a "grim and forbidding setting," the hospital fit in with the gritty look that the show's producer, Robert Lantos wanted.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Diane |date=March 29, 1986 |title=Great Scott |work=Toronto Star |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |page=S4}}
Filming a police drama aimed at both Canadian and American audiences in an unidentified city presented a unique set of challenges: The crew had to avoid capturing shots of landmarks and other objects that would give away that it was not an American city, such as Toronto Police cars, Esso stations and the CN Tower. While much of the show's dialogue included American law-enforcement terminology (for example: they referred to police "precincts" instead of "divisions", and characters had ranks such as officers, detectives and lieutenants instead of constables, sergeants and inspectors), they avoided terms from the American criminal justice system such as "grand jury" or "district attorney". In addition, the officers were never seen reading Miranda rights to suspects since there is no Miranda law in Canada. The writers also made a concerted effort to avoid using words that Canadians have a distinctive way of pronouncing, such as the words "out" and "about". Given Toronto's relative cleanliness when compared to larger American cities, the film crew would sometimes throw additional garbage onto the set during street scenes. Grosso, Hylands and Jacobson have all said in separate interviews that there was a time when the garbage that they had strewn about for a Night Heat shoot had been cleaned-up by city sanitation crews while the film crew was on break.{{cite news |last=Goudas |first=John N. |date=June 1, 1985 |title=Ex-Cop Enjoys Success as Producer |url=https://newspapers.com/image/216842571/ |work=The Town Talk |location=Alexandria, Louisiana |page=44 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}{{cite news |last=Michals |first=Bob |date=September 29, 1985 |title='Heat' Proves Positive for CBS |url=https://newspapers.com/image/129831819/ |work=The Palm Beach Post - Post TV (insert) |location=West Palm Beach, Florida |page=6 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}
Episodes
=Series overview=
{{Series overview
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| episodes1 = 24
| start1 = {{Start date|1985|1|31}}
| end1 = {{End date|1986|1|9}}
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| link2 = #Season 2 (1986–87)
| episodes2 = 24
| start2 = {{Start date|1986|1|30}}
| end2 = {{End date|1987|1|15}}
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| link3 = #Season 3 (1987–88)
| episodes3 = 24
| start3 = {{Start date|1987|2|5}}
| end3 = {{End date|1988|1|7}}
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| link4 = #Season 4 (1988–89)
| episodes4 = 24
| start4 = {{Start date|1988|1|14}}
| end4 = {{End date|1989|1|5}}
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=Season 1 (1985–86)=
{{Episode table |background= |overall=6 |season=6 |title=30 |director=18 |writer=25 |airdate=15 |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Crossfire
| DirectedBy = Gerald Mayer
| WrittenBy = Edward Adler
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|1|31}}
| ShortSummary = An elusive cop killer looking to avenge the death of his 7-year-old daughter may be gunning for Kevin and Lt. Hogan.
Note: First aired episode. A young Keanu Reeves and a young Cree Summer make appearances, as a television thief and a daughter of a cop, respectively.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Necessary Force
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = William Levinson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|2|7}}
| ShortSummary = While chasing two criminals down an alley, Frank shoots one of them claiming he was holding a gun. But a search of the area turns up a flashlight.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Deadline
| DirectedBy = George Kaczender
| WrittenBy = R.B. Carney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|2|14}}
| ShortSummary = After a woman is raped inside her home, her unwillingness to identify her attacker stalemates the case.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = The Stranger
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = Ian Sutherland
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|2|21}}
| ShortSummary = Continuing from "Deadline"; a very nervous woman (Jeannie Elias) walking in the park is afraid she might be the next rape victim. She runs away from an alleged attacker. The man (Chuck Shamata) is picked up and taken in for questioning. It was all just a misunderstanding and he is released, but when the woman is found murdered later that same night, the detectives are faced with proving the suspect guilty of multiple murder.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Obie's Law
| DirectedBy = George McCowan
| WrittenBy = Don Flynn & Sonny Grosso (story), Philip Rosenberg (teleplay)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|2|28}}
| ShortSummary = In the series' pilot, Detectives Kevin O'Brien and Frank Giambone go after the hood (Nicholas Campbell) who's supplying weapons for local holdups.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = The Witness
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Philip Rosenberg
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|3|7}}
| ShortSummary = Continuing from "Obie's Law," Frank and Kevin try to protect a photographer (Matsu Anderson) who recorded a gangland killing.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Deadlock
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Philip Rosenberg
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|5|2}}
| ShortSummary = While out on a date, Frank and Stevie catch a suspect involved in a robbery and discover he is wanted for murder as well; punk siblings lay siege to Mid-South and threaten to blow it up.
Note: First appearances of Det. Stevie Brody and Prosecutor Elaine Jeffers.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Ancient Madness
| DirectedBy = Al Waxman
| WrittenBy = Stuart Rosenberg
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|5|9}}
| ShortSummary = Mid-South is assigned to protect an Irish terrorist who's the key witness in a gun-smuggling trial; after a philosophical clash with Kevin, the man is shot.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Velvet
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = R.B. Carney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|5|16}}
| ShortSummary = After the lead singer of the punk rock group dies from a cocaine overdose, Kevin and Frank investigate the case as a murder; Frank later learns that an old girlfriend (Michele Scarabelli) is tied to the main suspect.
Note: First appearance of Det. Dave Jefferson.
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| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = The Fifth Man
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Ian Sutherland
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|5|23}}
| ShortSummary = The Feds get involved in an investigation into two suspected suicides.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Jane the Ripper
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Tim Dunphy & Peter Mohan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|9|26}}
| ShortSummary = The detectives search for a psychotic hooker (Jennifer Dale) responsible for a series of slasher murders.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Dead to Rights
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Stuart Rosenberg
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|3}}
| ShortSummary = The grisly murders of a father and daughter point to the family's son.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = The Quest
| DirectedBy = George Kaczender
| WrittenBy = Peter Palliser
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|10}}
| ShortSummary = Kevin tracks the drug dealer who wounded him and stole his revolver during a drug sting.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Power Play
| DirectedBy = George Kaczender
| WrittenBy = Stuart Rosenberg
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|17}}
| ShortSummary = The detectives probe an arson-murder involving an uninsured apartment house.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = The Game
| DirectedBy = George Kaczender
| WrittenBy = Tim Dunphy & Peter Mohan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|24}}
| ShortSummary = A poker game turns deadly.
Note: First appearance of Det. Christine Meadows.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Mother's Day
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Ian Sutherland
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|31}}
| ShortSummary = Nursing-home residents are being victimized by a scammer (Janet-Laine Green).
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = Poison
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = R.B. Carney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|7}}
| ShortSummary = While covering a union strike at a local plant, Tom is witness to a security guard being fatally stabbed.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Snow White
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Edward Adler
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|14}}
| ShortSummary = A mentally challenged girl witnesses a murder in the park.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = Secrets
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = Ron Base
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|21}}
| ShortSummary = A movie star's (Megan Trotter) comeback coincides with the murders of her confidants.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = Songbird
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = R.B. Carney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|28}}
| ShortSummary = The hunt for a priceless statue teams Kevin with an insurance investigator (Linda Sorenson) he once romanced.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = The Source
| DirectedBy = George Kaczender
| WrittenBy = Don Flynn
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|2}}
| ShortSummary = The murder of his reporter-protégé (Carl Marotte) puts Tom on the hot seat.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = Innocents
| DirectedBy = Allan Eastman
| WrittenBy = Bruce Martin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|26}}
| ShortSummary = A businessman abnormally interested in little girls (Robin Ward) may have the answers to a missing-children case.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| Title = Fire and Ice
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Stuart Rosenberg
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|1|2}}
| ShortSummary = Colby believes his brother (Philip Akin) may hold the key to a gem theft-murder case.
Note: Both Allan Royal (Tom Kirkwood) and Susan Hogan (Nicole) are absent in this episode, although the former's voice is still heard.
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| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24
| Title = Brotherhood
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Ian Sutherland
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|1|9}}
| ShortSummary = When the leading opposition candidate to head the nation's most powerful union (Mario DiIorio) is gunned down, the current corrupt president (Joe Spinell) is suspected.
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=Season 2 (1986–87)=
{{Episode table |background= |overall=6 |season=6 |title=30 |director=18 |writer=25 |airdate=15 |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = The Hero
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = R.B. Carney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|1|30}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Dead Ringer
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Tim Dunphy & Peter Mohan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|2|6}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Neighbors
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = Ian Sutherland
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|2|13}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Payday
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Lionel E. Siegel
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|2|20}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 29
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = The Legendary Eddie Shore
| DirectedBy = George Mendeluk
| WrittenBy = William Davidson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|4|17}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 30
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = The Passenger
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Ian Sutherland
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|4|24}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Moonlight
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Tim Dunphy & Peter Mohan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|5|1}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 32
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = The Fighter
| DirectedBy = Joseph L. Scanlan
| WrittenBy = R.B. Carney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|5|15}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 33
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Showdown
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Tim Dunphy & Peter Mohan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|5|22}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 34
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Friends
| DirectedBy = George Kaczender
| WrittenBy = Peter Lauterman & Angelo Stea
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|7|30}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 35
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Wages of Sin
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Roy Sallows
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|9|25}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 36
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = The Hit
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = R.B. Carney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|2}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 37
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Trapped
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = Gabrielle St. George
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|9}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 38
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Children of the Night
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Peter Lauterman & Angelo Stea
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|16}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 39
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = Pride and Prejudice
| DirectedBy = Allan Eastman
| WrittenBy = Bruce Martin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|23}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 40
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Another Country
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Stuart Rosenberg
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|30}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 41
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = Every Picture Tells a Story
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = Bruce Martin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|11|6}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 42
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Fighting Back
| DirectedBy = George Mendeluk
| WrittenBy = William Davidson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|11|13}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 43
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = Bad Timing
| DirectedBy = Donald Shebib
| WrittenBy = Bruce Martin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|11|20}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 44
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = The Movement
| DirectedBy = George Mendeluk
| WrittenBy = Peter Mohan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|11|27}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 45
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = Body Conscious
| DirectedBy = Allan Eastman
| WrittenBy = Gabrielle St. George
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|12|4}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 46
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = The Switch
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Laurel L. Russwurm & Donald Ayres
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|1|1}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 47
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| Title = Masquerade
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = Rob Forsyth
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|1|8}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 48
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24
| Title = The Beaumont Line
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = Rob Forsyth
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|1|15}}
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=Season 3 (1987–88)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 49
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Love You to Death
| DirectedBy = George Mendeluk
| WrittenBy = Gabrielle St. George
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|2|5}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 50
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Vantage Point
| DirectedBy = Donald Shebib
| WrittenBy = Peter Mohan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|2|12}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 51
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Play the Game
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Peter Lauterman & Angelo Stea
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|2|19}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 52
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Punk
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = Ian Sutherland
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|2|19}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 53
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Beauty is as Beauty Does
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Stuart Rosenberg
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|4|30}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 54
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = You're on the Air
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = Peter Lauterman & Angelo Stea
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|5|7}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 55
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = And Baby Makes Grief
| DirectedBy = Donald Shebib
| WrittenBy = Stuart Rosenberg
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|5|21}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 56
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = All the King's Horses
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = Stuart Rosenberg
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|8|4}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 57
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Grace
| DirectedBy = George Mendeluk
| WrittenBy = Rob Forsyth
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|8|11}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 58
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = The Kid
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = R.B. Carney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|8|18}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 59
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Flashback
| DirectedBy = Martin Daniels
| WrittenBy = R.B. Carney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|8|25}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 60
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Tell Me a Story
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = Rob Forsyth
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|9|1}}
| ShortSummary = When a promiscuous young woman is assaulted and killed, detectives Giambone and O'Brien have a variety of suspects to choose from: the victim's half-witted brother, a writer turned martial arts cult leader (David Carradine), and one of his overeager followers. But it seems that life is literally imitating literary art.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 61
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Comeback
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Peter Lauterman & Angelo Stea
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|9|8}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 62
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = The Pimp
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = R.B. Carney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|9|24}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 63
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = Limo
| DirectedBy = Timothy Bond
| WrittenBy = Laurel L. Russwurm & Donald Ayres
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|1}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 64
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Mean Business
| DirectedBy = Miklos Lente
| WrittenBy = Peter Yurksaitis
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|8}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 65
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = Tonight's News
| DirectedBy = George Mendeluk
| WrittenBy = R.B. Carney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|15}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 66
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Simon Says
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Allan Royal & Linda Shier
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|22}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 67
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = The Victim
| DirectedBy = George Mendeluk
| WrittenBy = Ian Sutherland
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|29}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 68
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = The Cost of Doing Business
| DirectedBy = Donald Shebib
| WrittenBy = Giles Blunt
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|11|5}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 69
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = These Happy Golden Years
| DirectedBy = George Mendeluk
| WrittenBy = Rob Forsyth
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|11|12}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 70
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = The Wiseguy
| DirectedBy = Donald Shebib
| WrittenBy = Peter Mohan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|11|19}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 71
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| Title = Freedom Dead
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Clive Endersby
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|11|26}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 72
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24
| Title = Vengeance
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Bruce Martin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|1|7}}
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=Season 4 (1988–89)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 73
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Silk
| DirectedBy = Timothy Bond
| WrittenBy = Rob Forsyth
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|1|14}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 74
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Chinatown
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Peter Palliser
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|1|21}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 75
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Ain't No Cure for Love
| DirectedBy = Randy Bradshaw
| WrittenBy = Jeremy Hole
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|2|4}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 76
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Woof
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Ian Sutherland
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|2|11}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 77
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Whitey's Run
| DirectedBy = Miklos Lente
| WrittenBy = Peter Lauterman & Angelo Stea
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|2|18}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 78
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Blowing Bubbles
| DirectedBy = George Mendeluk
| WrittenBy = Rob Forsyth
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|2|25}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 79
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = None Shall Sleep
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Gerry Davis
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|4|21}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 80
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Forgive Me Father
| DirectedBy = George Kaczender
| WrittenBy = Gabrielle St. George
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|4|28}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 81
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = The Better Part of Valor
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Peter Mohan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|5|5}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 82
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = The Privilege of Freedom
| DirectedBy = Clay Borris
| WrittenBy = Glenn Norman
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|5|12}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 83
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Set for Life
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Rob Forsyth
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|5|19}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 84
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Bogota Blues
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Jorge Montesi & Peter Haynes
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|9|22}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 85
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Bless Me Father
| DirectedBy = George Mendeluk
| WrittenBy = George Mendeluk
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|9|29}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 86
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = The Mercenary
| DirectedBy = Donald Shebib
| WrittenBy = Ian Sutherland
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|10|6}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 87
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = False Witness
| DirectedBy = George Mendeluk
| WrittenBy = Chris Haddock
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|10|13}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 88
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Archie's Riff
| DirectedBy = Randy Bradshaw
| WrittenBy = Jeremy Hole
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|10|20}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 89
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = Goodbodies
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Peter Lauterman & Angelo Stea
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|10|27}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 90
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Ice
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Peter Mohan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|11|3}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 91
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = Jumper
| DirectedBy = Miklos Lente
| WrittenBy = R.B. Carney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|11|10}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 92
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = The Professional
| DirectedBy = Scott Hylands
| WrittenBy = Tim Dunphy
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|11|17}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 93
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = The Wrong Woman
| DirectedBy = Jorge Montesi
| WrittenBy = Ian Adams
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|11|24}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 94
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = No Regrets
| DirectedBy = Gilbert M. Shilton
| WrittenBy = Peter Mohan, Chris Haddock and Jeremy Hole
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|12|1}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 95
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| Title = Elaine
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = Jeff King
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|12|29}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 96
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24
| Title = Blues in a Bottle
| DirectedBy = Mario Azzopardi
| WrittenBy = Peter Mohan, Chris Haddock and Jeremy Hole
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|1|5}}
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Broadcast
CBS aired Night Heat as part of CBS Late Night, a late-night block of drama programming. It marked the first time in 20 years that CBS had slotted a first-run series against The Tonight Show. For six weeks in the summer of 1987 CBS moved the show to a 9pm slot, making it the first time that a Canadian drama series was shown on a major US network in prime time since Encounter, a short-lived ABC anthology series broadcast live out of the CBC's Toronto studios in the fall of 1958.{{cite news |author= |date=September 20, 1958 |title=Canadian Plays For American Network |url=https://newspapers.com/image/48684874/ |work=The Ottawa Journal |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |agency=The Canadian Press |page=41 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}{{cite news |author= |date=October 7, 1958 |title=U.S. Critics Expect TV Plays Of CBC To Click |url=https://newspapers.com/image/457007051/ |work=Ottawa Citizen |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |agency=The Canadian Press |page=15 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}
In late 1988, CBS announced it had officially canceled Night Heat.{{cite news |author= |date=December 30, 1988 |title=CBS Gambles on Talk Show with Wheel of Fortune Host |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/423603786/ |work=The Montreal Gazette |location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada |page=C7 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }} In spite of the show's popularity, CBS decided that it could get even better ratings in the late-night timeslot with The Pat Sajak Show, a talk show fronted by Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak. Over a fourth of CBS's affiliates expressed more interest in running the Sajak program than continuing to run Night Heat and the last episode aired on CBS in January 1989 even though CTV still had a full season on film that had yet to be aired.{{cite news |last=Atherton |first=Tony |date=April 24, 1989 |title=CTV may air very Canadian drama series |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/464223636/ |work=Ottawa Citizen |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |page=A16 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}
After the series was canceled, reruns continued to air on CBS for another two years, and on Canadian television well into the early 2000s.{{cite news |last=Knutzen |first=Eirik |date=April 20, 2002 |title=TV Talkback |work=Toronto Star |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |page=S8}}
Reception
=Ratings=
Night Heat received good ratings for CBS; the show drew an average of 20% of TV viewers in its timeslot and at times the show even outperformed NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in such markets as New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago.{{cite news |last=Bawden |first=Jim |date=June 16, 1986 |title=Canadian-made TV Has a Big Booster at CBS |work=Toronto Star |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |page=D1}}
In Canada Night Heat attracted a million viewers a week. Critics in Canada were generally enthusiastic about Night Heat and were proud of the fact that it was being shown on American television.{{cite news |last=Bawden |first=Jim |date=March 24, 1985 |title=Night Heat |work=Toronto Star |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |page=G1}} Critics such as Rick Salutin of The Globe and Mail expressed disappointment that the show hid or downplayed the fact that it was Canadian in order to appeal to US audiences: "they never say it's Toronto. It's just the city."{{cite news |last=Salutin |first=Rick |date=November 21, 1987 |title=Hollywood North Could be Anytown U.S.A. |work=The Globe and Mail |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |page=11}}
=Accolades=
Night Heat won the award for Best Drama Series at the 1986 Gemini Awards.{{cite news |author= |date=December 5, 1986 |title=Anne of Green Gables Caps Successful Year with Nine Geminis |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/463081022/ |work=Ottawa Citizen |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |agency=The Canadian Press |page=F10 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Bill |date=December 5, 1986 |title=Anne of Green Gables garners 10 prizes at awards ceremony |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/brandon-sun-dec-05-1986-p-154/ |work=Brandon Sun |location=Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |page=18 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription }} At the 1987 Gemini Awards the series again won the award for Best Drama Series, actor Eugene Clark won the award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor and writer Bob Carney won the award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for the episode titled "The Hit".{{cite news |author= |date=December 9, 1987 |title=The Gemini winners |url=https://newspapers.com/image/463763466/ |work=The Ottawa Citizen |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |agency=The Canadian Press |page=F14 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }} Night Heat also won the 1987 Gemini award in the category of TV Guide's Most Popular Program, an award based on ballots submitted by the magazine's readers in Canada.
At the 1988 Gemini Awards writers Tim Dunphy and Peter Mohan won the award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series and Night Heat again won TV Guide's Most Popular Program award.{{cite news |author= |date=December 2, 1988 |title=The Winners |url=https://newspapers.com/image/325749606/ |work=Nanaimo Daily News |location=Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |agency=The Canadian Press |page=19 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Bill |date=December 1, 1988 |title=Sequel Sweeps Awards |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-dec-01-1988-p-56/ |work=Winnipeg Free Press |location=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |agency=The Canadian Press |page=52 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription }} In 1989 the series writer Chris Haddock won the Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for the episode titled "False Witness".{{cite news |author= |date=December 5, 1989 |title=Gemini Award Winners |url=https://newspapers.com/image/463763466/ |work=Winnipeg Free Press |location=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |agency=The Canadian Press |page=37 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}
References
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External links
{{Portal|Television|Canada}}
- {{IMDb title|0088582|Night Heat}}
- {{epguides|id= NightHeat|title=Night Heat}}
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210917225124/http://www.rickstv.com/midsouth/nightheat2.html
{{ACCT Best Dramatic Series}}
Category:CTV Television Network original programming
Category:1985 Canadian television series debuts
Category:1991 Canadian television series endings
Category:1980s Canadian crime drama television series
Category:1990s Canadian crime drama television series
Category:Television series about journalism
Category:Television shows filmed in Toronto
Category:Television series by Alliance Atlantis
Category:Gemini and Canadian Screen Award for Best Drama Series winners
Category:Detective television series