Heart of the City (TV series)

Heart of the City is an American crime drama television series created by E. Arthur Kean and Michael Zinberg, that aired on ABC from September 20, 1986 to January 10, 1987.

Heart of the City
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	E. Arthur Kean Michael Zinberg
Written by	Jeremy Lew
Directed by	Michael Zinberg
Starring	Robert Desiderio Jonathan Ward Christina Applegate Kario Salem Branscombe Richmond Robert Alan Browne Dick Anthony Williams
Composer(s)	Patrick Williams
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	American Flyer Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 20, 1986 (1986-09-20) – January 10, 1987 (1987-01-10)

Premise

The series focuses on the duties of a police detective in a Los Angeles-styled city who also has to take care of his two teenaged children after his wife's murder (and how his colleagues on the force chastised him for making them look bad when he solved most of their cases). This was a production of American Flyer Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television.

The series debuted on ABC's Saturday-night schedule in September 1986 (9pm ET/8pm CT), following two comedies: The Ellen Burstyn Show and Life with Lucy. It was the second lowest rated show that season, airing against NBC's The Golden Girls and Amen, and also losing out to CBS's The New Mike Hammer. Heart of the City ranked 82nd out of 83 shows, with a 7.2/12 rating/share.

Cast

• Robert Desiderio as Det. Wes Kennedy
• Christina Applegate as Robin Kennedy
• Jonathan Ward as Kevin Kennedy
• Branscombe Richmond as Sgt. Luke Halui
• Kario Salem as Det. Rick Arno
• Robert Alan Browne as Det. Stanley Bumford
• Dick Anthony Williams as Lt. Ed Van Duzer

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Cold Steel and Neon"	TBA	TBA	September 20, 1986 (1986-09-20)
2	"Of Dogs and Cat Burglars"	TBA	TBA	September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27)
3	"When Push Comes to Shove"	TBA	TBA	October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
4	"Growing Up and Grinding Down"	TBA	TBA	October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18)
5	"Don't Sell Yourself to the Cannibals"	TBA	TBA	October 25, 1986 (1986-10-25)
6	"Working Without a Net"	TBA	TBA	November 1, 1986 (1986-11-01)
7	"Cezanne, and Other Dreams"	TBA	TBA	November 8, 1986 (1986-11-08)
8	"Rock and Rumble"	TBA	TBA	November 22, 1986 (1986-11-22)
9	"The Chemistry of Rage"	TBA	TBA	November 29, 1986 (1986-11-29)
10	"Busted"	TBA	TBA	December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13)
11	"A Rough Ride on Life's Merry-Go-Round"	TBA	TBA	December 20, 1986 (1986-12-20)
12	"Beauty and a Couple of Beasts"	TBA	TBA	January 3, 1987 (1987-01-03)
13	"Out on a Limb"	TBA	TBA	January 10, 1987 (1987-01-10)

References

• Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows"

External links

• Heart of the City on IMDb