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Brooklyn South: Created by Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, William M. Finkelstein, David Milch. With Jon Tenney, Michael DeLuise, Gary Basaraba, Titus Welliver. A realistic and gritty police drama centering on the lives of a group of close knit police officers and crime victims at a seedy police station in Brooklyn, New York City.
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Brooklyn South is an American ensemble police drama television series that aired on CBS for one season from September 22, 1997, to April 27, 1998. It was aired during the 1997–98 television season. The series was co-created by Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, David Milch, and William M. Finkelstein .
No.TitleDirected ByWritten By1"Pilot"S : Steven Bochco, Bill Clark; S/T : ...2"Life Under Castro"S : Bill Clark, David Milch; T : William ...3"Why Can't Even a Couple of Us Get ...S : Stephen Bocho, David Milch; T : ...4"Touched by a Checkered Cab"Michael S. ChernuchinTop-rated. Mon, Oct 13, 1997. S1.E4. Touched by a Checkered Cab. Doyle and Roussakoff are once again called to the home of the O'Donnell's when their father is found murdered. The eldest son, Kevin, thinks he was killed by one of the Westbrook boys, their next door neighbors and constant adversaries.
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Brooklyn South is a CBS network television police drama series created by Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, William M. Finkelstein & David Milch.
The series aired from September 22, 1997 to April 27, 1998, lasting for one season & 22 episods.
The series centered on the lives of a group of close knit police officers and crime victims at a police station in Brooklyn, New York City.
Main
•Jon Tenney as Patrol Sergeant Francis "Frank" Xavier Donovan
•Michael DeLuise as Officer Phil Roussakoff
•Dylan Walsh as Officer Jimmy Doyle
•James B. Sikking as Lieutenant/Captain Stan Jonas
•Yancy Butler as Officer/Detective Anne-Marie Kersey
"Brooklyn South" was scheduled opposite ABC's "Monday Night Football" and NBC's "Dateline Monday" and struggled in the ratings, averaging 10.5 million viewers & ranking 74th for the season.
The series underwent retooling in an attempt to boost ratings, but despite the changes, it was canceled in May of 1998 shortly after the first season wrapped.
According to his autobiography, Steven Bochco says personal issues kept him from inputting as much as usual into this show's production, and that this contributed to weak scripts after the first few episodes.
Then, Bochco took more control in the later episodes and ratings started to perk up, but CBS chairman Les Moonves cancelled the show anyway, a decision that Bochco adamantly disagreed with, and a season after extreme tinkering by CBS doomed his comedy series, "Public Morals" to a short two-episode run.
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An American ensemble police drama series following the life of police officers from the 74th Precinct in southern Brooklyn, New York City.
Sep 22, 1997 · 4 Ratings. Trailer. 1997 - 1998. Crime. 14+ (TV-14) Brooklyn South is an American ensemble police drama series that aired on CBS for only one season during the 1997–98 television season. The series was co-created by Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, David Milch and William M. Finkelstein.
