Knightwatch is an American drama television series that aired on ABC from November 10, 1988 until January 19, 1989 as part of its fall 1988 lineup. It had been promoted as an original series in light of summer reruns continuing into the fall due to the 1988 Writers Guild of America Strike.
| Knightwatch | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Kevin Rodney Sullivan |
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| Composer | Stanley Clarke |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | November 10, 1988 – January 19, 1989 |
Summary
editKnightwatch centers around the activities of the "Knights of the City", a volunteer group set up to assist law enforcement. It was largely made up of ex-gang members (and was modeled after a similar real-life group, the Guardian Angels); the program focused on its charismatic leader, Tony Maldonado (Benjamin Bratt). Operating out of donated space in the basement of a church, the group practiced martial arts and other unarmed techniques since they were not commissioned police officers and did not use firearms. Keeping young people with violent pasts from reverting to this pattern in their new-found calling was a constant challenge to Tony, as were the interpersonal relationships constantly developing among his young colleagues.
Knightwatch was a Nielsen ratings failure. It struggled in its timeslot, airing against NBC's The Cosby Show and A Different World and CBS's 48 Hours. It was cancelled after 3 months on the air.
Cast
edit- Benjamin Bratt as Tony Maldonado
- Don Franklin as Calvin Garvey
- Paris Vaughan as Leslie Chambers
- Joshua Cadman as Jason Snyder
- Ava Haddad as Casey Mitchell
- Calvin Levels as Mark 'Burn' Johnson
- Samantha Mathis as Jacquline 'Jake' Monroe
- Harley Jane Kozak as Barbara 'Babs' Shepard
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Knights of the City" | Unknown | Unknown | November 10, 1988 | 10.4[1] |
| 2 | "Friday Knight" | Unknown | Unknown | November 17, 1988 | 10.3[2] |
| 3 | "Codes" | Unknown | Unknown | December 1, 1988 | 9.1[3] |
| 4 | "Knight Before Christmas" | Unknown | Unknown | December 8, 1988 | 8.8[4] |
| 5 | "Hard Day's Knight" | Unknown | Unknown | December 15, 1988 | 6.9[5] |
| 6 | "Repo Man Blues" | TBD | TBD | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | "Lost Weekend" | Unknown | Unknown | January 5, 1989 | 8.5[6] |
| 8 | "Cops: Part 1" | Unknown | Unknown | January 12, 1989 | 9.2[7] |
| 9 | "Cops: Part 2" | Unknown | Unknown | January 19, 1989 | 8.8[8] |
References
edit- ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 16, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306140699.
- ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 23, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306124674.
- ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 7, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306146398.
- ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 14, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306143538.
- ^ "A very 'Brady' ratings hit". Life. USA Today. December 21, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306159082.
- ^ "NBC, laughing all the way". Life. USA Today. January 11, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306165080.
- ^ "NBC clinches season's ratings title". Life. USA Today. January 18, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306171627.
- ^ "NBC scores super ratings". Life. USA Today. January 25, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306147740.
Sources
- Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows
External links
edit- Knightwatch at IMDb
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