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.

Cast

 * Robert Desiderio as Det. Wes Kennedy
 * Christina Applegate as Robin Kennedy
 * Jonathan Ward as Kevin Kennedy
 * Branscombe Richmond as Sgt. Luke Halui
 * Kario Salem as Det. Rick Arno
 * Robert Alan Browne as Det. Stanley Bumford
 * Dick Anthony Williams as Lt. Ed Van Duzer

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.