| Knightwatch | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Kevin Rodney Sullivan |
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| Composer | Stanley Clarke |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | November 10, 1988 (1988-11-10) – January 19, 1989 (1989-01-19) |
Knightwatch is an Americandrama television series that aired onABC from November 10, 1988 until January 19, 1989 as part of itsfall 1988 lineup. It had been promoted as an original series in light of summer reruns continuing into the fall due to the1988 Writers Guild of America Strike.
Knightwatch centers around the activities of the "Knights of the City", a volunteer group set up to assist law enforcement. It was largely made up of ex-gang members (and was modeled after a similar real-life group, theGuardian Angels); the program focused on its charismatic leader, Tony Maldonado (Benjamin Bratt). Operating out of donated space in the basement of achurch, the group practicedmartial arts and other unarmed techniques since they were not commissioned police officers and did not use firearms. Keeping young people with violent pasts from reverting to this pattern in their new-found calling was a constant challenge to Tony, as were the interpersonal relationships constantly developing among his young colleagues.
Knightwatch was aNielsen ratings failure. It struggled in its timeslot, airing against NBC'sThe Cosby Show andA Different World and CBS's48 Hours. It was cancelled after 3 months on the air.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Knights of the City" | Unknown | Unknown | November 10, 1988 (1988-11-10) | 10.4[1] |
| 2 | "Friday Knight" | Unknown | Unknown | November 17, 1988 (1988-11-17) | 10.3[2] |
| 3 | "Codes" | Unknown | Unknown | December 1, 1988 (1988-12-01) | 9.1[3] |
| 4 | "Knight Before Christmas" | Unknown | Unknown | December 8, 1988 (1988-12-08) | 8.8[4] |
| 5 | "Hard Day's Knight" | Unknown | Unknown | December 15, 1988 (1988-12-15) | 6.9[5] |
| 6 | "Repo Man Blues" | TBA | TBA | TBA | N/A |
| 7 | "Lost Weekend" | Unknown | Unknown | January 5, 1989 (1989-01-05) | 8.5[6] |
| 8 | "Cops: Part 1" | Unknown | Unknown | January 12, 1989 (1989-01-12) | 9.2[7] |
| 9 | "Cops: Part 2" | Unknown | Unknown | January 19, 1989 (1989-01-19) | 8.8[8] |
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