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. The series 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	Patrick Williams
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Production companies	American Flyer Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	ABC
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.

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 release date
1	"Cold Steel and Neon"	Thomas Carter	Jeremy Lew	September 20, 1986 (1986-09-20)
2	"Of Dogs and Cat Burglars"	E. Arthur Kean	E. Arthur Kean	September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27)
3	"When Push Comes to Shove"	Unknown	Jeremy Lew	October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
4	"Growing Up and Grinding Down"	David Soul	Walter Brough	October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18)
5	"Don't Sell Yourself to the Cannibals"	Charles Braverman (as Chuck Braverman)	William Arvin (as W.M. Whitehead)	October 25, 1986 (1986-10-25)
6	"Working Without a Net"	Martin Davidson	Paul F. Edwards	November 1, 1986 (1986-11-01)
7	"Cezanne, and Other Dreams"	E. Arthur Kean	E. Arthur Kean	November 8, 1986 (1986-11-08)
8	"Rock and Rumble"	Unknown	Walter Brough	November 22, 1986 (1986-11-22)
9	"The Chemistry of Rage"	Unknown	Jeremy Lew	November 29, 1986 (1986-11-29)
10	"Busted"	Unknown	Paul F. Edwards	December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13)
11	"A Rough Ride on Life's Merry-Go-Round"	John Pasquin	David H. Balkan	December 20, 1986 (1986-12-20)
12	"Beauty and a Couple of Beasts"	Unknown	E. Arthur Kean	January 3, 1987 (1987-01-03)
13	"Out on a Limb"	Unknown	David H. Balkan	January 10, 1987 (1987-01-10)

Broadcast and reception

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.