Cop Rock

Cop Rock
The silhouette of a handgun is shown with the words "Cop Rock" on its side and an eighth note between the title.
Genre
Created by
Starring
Theme music composerRandy Newman
Opening theme"Under the Gun" performed by Randy Newman
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11
Production
Executive producerSteven Bochco
Producers
Cinematography
Editors
  • Joe Ann Fogle
  • Chuck Weiss
  • Stephen Mark
  • Michael B. Hoggan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time48–49 minutes
Production companies
Budget$13.2–22 million[2][1]
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 26 (1990-09-26) –
December 26, 1990 (1990-12-26)
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Cop Rock is an American police procedural musical television series created by Steven Bochco and William M. Finkelstein for the American Broadcasting Company. It premiered on September 26, 1990, and broadcast eleven episodes before concluding on December 26. It was both a critical and commercial failure when it originally aired.

  1. ^ a b Harris, Will (May 26, 2016). "An oral history of Cop Rock, TV's first and last musical police drama". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Harris, Mark (September 21, 1990). "'Cop Rock''s shot at survival". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.