Dellaventura

Dellaventura is an American crime drama television series created by Richard Di Lello, Julian Neil and Bernard L. Nussbaumer, that aired on CBS from September 23, 1997, to January 13, 1998. The show was based on the life of NYPD detective Anthony Dellaventura.

Premise
A former NYPD detective now works as a private detective, taking on cases in which the bureaucratic legal system has failed.

Cast

 * Danny Aiello as Anthony Dellaventura
 * Rick Aiello as Teddy Naples
 * Byron Keith Minns as Jonas Deeds
 * Anne Ramsay as Geri Zarias

Reception
Dellaventura was described as "essentially a rip-off" of The Equalizer.

A review in the TV Guide noted:

"As the tough-talking, larger-than-life private eye, Aiello redefines the concept of swaggering, and that voice-over narration ('Sometimes things have a way of working themselves out. Sometimes they don't. This time they did.') has to be heard to be believed. But the big problem -- at least in the pilot -- is that Dellaventura and his gang are so infallible and self-assured that the viewer never doubts that good will vanquish evil. There's simply no suspense. Imagine The Equalizer without a single thrill."