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Night Heat

1985–1989 · 4 seasons

A gritty, nocturnal police procedural that moves at a steady pace, with a cynical narrator framing each night's unresolved crimes.

Created by
Sonny Grosso
Genres
Crime, Drama
Tagline
I feel the Night Heat, I feel your heart beat. Somethin' ain't right. There's too much heat in the night.
Overview
Night Heat was a Canadian police drama series. It starred Allan Royal as journalist Tom Kirkwood, who chronicled the nightly police beat of detectives Kevin O'Brien and Frank Giambone in an unnamed northeastern North American metropolis. The police crime drama series aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States from 1985 to 1989. Night Heat was conceived by Sonny Grosso, a former New York City Police Department detective. Grosso served as the show's executive producer along with his partner, Larry Jacobson.
How it feels
Dark, cynical, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Crime, corruption, justice, isolation
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Created by
Sonny Grosso
Genres
Crime, Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Sonny Grosso
Written by
Philip Rosenberg, R.B. Carney
Starring
Stephen Mendel, Eugene Clark, Jeff Wincott, Allan Royal, Scott Hylands, Susan Hogan, Sean McCann, Andrea Roth
Length
4 seasons, 96 episodes, 60 min each
Network
CTV
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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