Heart of the City (TV series)
Heart of the City is an American crime drama television series created by E. Arthur Kean and Michael Zinberg. The series aired on ABC from September 20, 1986 to January 10, 1987. Premise. The series focuses on the duties of a police detective in a Los Angeles-styled city who also has to take care of his two teenaged children after his wife's murder (and how his colleagues on the force chastised him for making them look bad when he solved most of their cases). This was a production of American Flyer Productions  in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Broadcast and reception. The series debuted on ABC's Saturday-night schedule in September 1986 (9pm ET/8pm CT), following two comedies: "The Ellen Burstyn Show" and "Life with Lucy". It was the second lowest rated show that season, airing against NBC's "The Golden Girls" and "Amen", and also losing out to CBS's "The New Mike Hammer". "Heart of the City" ranked 82nd out of 83 shows, with a 7.2/12 rating/share.