

Night Heat
“I feel the Night Heat, I feel your heart beat. Somethin' ain't right. There's too much heat in the night.”
Night Heat was a Canadian police drama series. It starred Allan Royal as journalist Tom Kirkwood, who chronicled the nightly police beat of detectives Kevin O'Brien and Frank Giambone in an unnamed northeastern North American metropolis. The police crime drama series aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States from 1985 to 1989. Night Heat was conceived by Sonny Grosso, a former New York City Police Department detective. Grosso served as the show's executive producer along with his partner, Larry Jacobson.
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Trailer
CBS Late Night promo 1987
Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Crossfire
31-01-198560mA robbery at a local fish market sees the use of automatic weapons. There are several people either hurt or killed during the incident. Frank and Kevin must track down the source...
- Ep 2
2.Necessary Force
07-02-198560mFrank and Kevin try to capture the gangsters that knocked off two men. Their biggest lead being some professional photographs taken during a wedding reception on a boat nearby whe...
- Ep 3
3.Deadline
14-02-198560mO'Brien and Giambone try to convince a politician's assistant to testify in order to prevent the release of a suspected rapist.
- Ep 4
4.The Stranger
21-02-198560mKevin and Frank pursue two criminals to a back alley. The two thugs try to escape, one manages to get away - the other gets shot by Frank when he appearently pulls out a gun. An...
- Ep 5
5.Obie's Law
28-02-198560mA woman on the way home is attacked and raped in her own house. Kevin and Frank quickly nab a suspect and are convinced that he is also responsible for six other rapes. Now they m...
- Ep 6
6.The Witness
07-03-198560mContinuing from the previous episode, Kevin and Frank investigate a serial killer stalking females at night. A woman is scared in a park and runs to the police fearing she was the...
- Ep 7
7.Deadlock
02-05-198560mFrank and his date (a fellow cop) discover a hold-up in progress at a variety store. They nab the suspect and discover that he is wanted for murder as well. While in the holding ce...
- Ep 8
8.Ancient Madness
09-05-198560mMid-South is assigned to protect an ""Irish Terrorist"". They take him to a residental dwelling. Kevin has issues with his philosophies and the two argue. The man storms out of the...
- Ep 9
9.Velvet
16-05-198560mVelvet, the lead singer of the punk rock band ""Crud"" is found dead of an appearent drug overdose. Frank and Kevin determine such is not the case and discover the cocaine was lace...
- Ep 10
10.The Fifth Man
23-05-198560mA cleaning lady finds a man hanging over a doorway - it looks like an appearent suicide. Kevin suspects otherwise. His suspicions are confirmed when a second strange killing occurs...
- Ep 11
11.Jane the Ripper
26-09-198560mO'Brien and Giambone work the city's seamy nightlife assisted by Stevie who poses as a hooker to catch a murderous prostitute.
- Ep 12
12.Dead to Rights
03-10-198560mGiambone and O'Brien question overwhelming evidence against a man arrested for killing his father and sister.
- Ep 13
13.The Quest
10-10-198560mO'Brien (Scott Hylands) is critically wounded while attempting to prevent a drug transaction. Guest stars: Clark Johnson, Tim Burd. With Jeff Wincott.
- Ep 14
14.Power Play
17-10-198560mThe detectives investigate a building owner who has been accused of arson even though he had no insurance and his son was a victim.
- Ep 15
15.The Game
24-10-198560mO'Brien and Giambone search for the loser at a big-money poker game who has gone on a rampage, killing several of the other players.
- Ep 16
16.Mother's Day
31-10-198560mKevin and Frank investigate the murders of elderly women at a senior citizen centre where the women were tricked into withdrawing their life savings prior to their deaths.
- Ep 17
17.Poison
07-11-198560mKirkwood suspects that a death occurring during a shipping-plant strike is actually a carefully planned assassination.
- Ep 18
18.Snow White
14-11-198560mO'Brien and Giambone's investigation of a killing depends on a mentally challenged teenager, the only witness to the crime.
- Ep 19
19.Secrets
21-11-198560mKirkwood and O'Brien (Allan Royal, Scott Hylands) investigate the murder of a celebrity's secretary. Guest star: Kate Trotter.
- Ep 20
20.Songbird
28-11-198560mTwo thieves break into a jewel/rare artifacts store and steal a miniature bird statue. The value of the statue is $1 million dollars.
- Ep 21
21.The Source
02-12-198560mKirkwood (Allan Royal) feels responsible when a young reporter is killed while pursuing a story. Guest star: Barbara Bush. With Scott Hylands and Jeff Wincott.
- Ep 22
22.Innocents
26-12-198560mOfficials pressure Giambone and O'Brien to prove a troubled man caused the disappearance of two children.
- Ep 23
23.Fire and Ice
02-01-198660mColby concludes his brother was the sole survivor of the massacre of five people during a diamond heist.
- Ep 24
24.Brotherhood
09-01-198660mThe longtime president of the cargo-handlers' union emerges as the prime suspect in his challenger's murder.
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