| Heart of the City | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by |
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| Written by | Jeremy Lew |
| Directed by | Michael Zinberg |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Patrick Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 20, 1986 – January 10, 1987 |
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.
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.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Cold Steel and Neon" | Thomas Carter | Jeremy Lew | September 20, 1986 |
| 2 | "Of Dogs and Cat Burglars" | Unknown | Unknown | September 27, 1986 |
| 3 | "When Push Comes to Shove" | Unknown | Jeremy Lew | October 4, 1986 |
| 4 | "Growing Up and Grinding Down" | Unknown | Unknown | October 18, 1986 |
| 5 | "Don't Sell Yourself to the Cannibals" | Unknown | William Whitehead | October 25, 1986 |
| 6 | "Working Without a Net" | Martin Davidson | Paul F. Edwards | November 1, 1986 |
| 7 | "Cezanne, and Other Dreams" | Unknown | E. Arthur Kean | November 8, 1986 |
| 8 | "Rock and Rumble" | Unknown | Walter Brough | November 22, 1986 |
| 9 | "The Chemistry of Rage" | Unknown | Jeremy Lew | November 29, 1986 |
| 10 | "Busted" | Unknown | Paul F. Edwards | December 13, 1986 |
| 11 | "A Rough Ride on Life's Merry-Go-Round" | John Pasquin | David H. Balkan | December 20, 1986 |
| 12 | "Beauty and a Couple of Beasts" | Unknown | E. Arthur Kean | January 3, 1987 |
| 13 | "Out on a Limb" | Unknown | David H. Balkan | January 10, 1987 |
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.
