Night Heat

Night Heat
Night Heat title screen
GenrePolice procedural
Created by
Starring
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes96
Production
Executive producers
Production locationsToronto, Ontario
Running time45 minutes approx.
Production companies
Original release
Network
  • CTV (Canada)
  • CBS (United States)
ReleaseJanuary 31, 1985 (1985-01-31) –
January 5, 1989 (1989-01-05)
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Night Heat is a Canadian police crime drama series that aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States. Original episodes were broadcast from 1985 to 1989.[1] Night Heat was the first Canadian original drama series that was also aired on a United States television network during its original broadcast.[2] It was also the first original, first-run drama series to be aired during a late night time slot on a television network in the United States.[3]

During its original run it was the highest-rated Canadian-produced original series in Canada.[4] The show won the Gemini Award for Best Drama Series in both 1986 and 1987.[2][5]

The show stars Scott Hylands and Jeff Wincott as police detectives Kevin O'Brien and Frank Giambone who work the graveyard shift in an unnamed northeastern North American metropolis.[6][7][8] The series follows their nightly police beat as it is chronicled by journalist Tom Kirkwood (Allan Royal) in his newspaper column titled "Night Heat".[3][9][10]

  1. ^ "Jump Street Fans Should Book a Night for Richard Grieco". Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, Canada. September 1, 1989. p. TV3.
  2. ^ a b Atherton, Tony (December 4, 2002). "Heat: An original cross-border hit". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. p. E5. Retrieved October 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Brown, Barry (August 1, 1987). "Tidy Toronto Yields Gritty 'Night Heat'". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Baker, Kathryn (August 4, 1987). "'Night Heat' gets prime-time shot". Eau Claire Leader Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Associated Press. p. 7B. Retrieved October 20, 2018 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  5. ^ Boone, Mike (December 10, 1987). "Night Heat picked best on TV and winner with viewers, too". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. D1. Retrieved October 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Eaton, Anne (August 15, 1987). "Cana-drama has come of age". The Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. p. 108. Retrieved October 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Holsopple, Barbara (July 5, 1985). "'Night Heat' warms CBS late-night ratings". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. C8. Retrieved October 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Hayden, Bill (October 10, 1985). "Series is the hit that no one knows". Press and Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, New York. Gannett News Service. p. 2D. Retrieved October 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ O'Connor, John J. (June 12, 1986). "'Night Heat,' police show from Canada on CBS". New York Times. New York, New York. p. Page C21. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "Canadian Connection". The Winnipeg Free Press - TV Scene (insert). Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Canadian Press. September 29, 1984. p. 4. Retrieved October 20, 2018 – via NewspaperArchive.com.