Delvecchio_(TV_series)

<i>Delvecchio</i> (TV series)

Delvecchio (TV series)

American dramatic TV series

Delvecchio is an American drama television series that aired Sundays at 10:00 pm (EST) on CBS from September 9, 1976, to March 13, 1977. It starred Judd Hirsch as the title character, Dominick Delvecchio, an Italian-American detective who worked for the LAPD and also studied to become a lawyer.[1]

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Premise

The title character, a "tough, independent big-city police detective",[2] had graduated from law school[3] but failed the bar examination.[4] His father, a barber, could not understand why Delvecchio chose a career that had him investigating crimes that included auto thefts, murders, and narcotics.[2]

Cast

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Schedule

Delvecchio debuted on September 9, 1976, at 9 p.m. Its competition was The Streets of San Francisco on ABC and films on NBC. When it moved to 10 p.m. on September 26, 1976, films formed the competition on both networks.[6] The change in time and date was planned by Bud Grant, vice president for programming at CBS to "whet people's appetites" by launching the show when the competing programming was weaker.[7]

Production

William Sackheim was the executive producer, and Michael Rhodes was the producer. Directors were Lou Antonio, Walter Doniger, and Ivan Nagy.[6] Steven Bochco wrote for Delvecchio.[8] The series was filmed on location in Los Angeles.[2]

Episodes

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Home media

One episode of the Delvecchio series (the Feb. 13, 1977 installment, "Licensed to Kill") was made available on the 2006 DVD release Brilliant But Cancelled TV Dramas, along with an episode each of Gideon Oliver, Johnny Staccato, and Touching Evil.

References

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    The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 296. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
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    Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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    Terrace, Vincent (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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    McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 211. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
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    McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to the Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). Penguin. p. 211. ISBN 9780140249163.
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    Hyatt, Wesley (2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 251. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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    "(no title)" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 23, 1976. p. 80. Retrieved February 22, 2022. {{cite news}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
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    Hyatt, Wesley (2015). Emmy Award Winning Nighttime Television Shows, 1948-2004. McFarland. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-4766-0874-7. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Delvecchio Season 1 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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