The Commish

TV-141991•1h 0m•7.1/10

DramaComedy

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7.1/10(27)

Tony Scali is a former Brooklyn cop now the Police Commissioner of a small upstate city. But for Scali, this is no desk job. He's a tough yet compassionate boss, a loving husband and father, and a hands-on law enforcer with an unorthodox style of bending the rules. From parenthood to politics, from sex crimes to murder cases, one man takes it day-to-day with offbeat humor and street- smart skill.

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Production

Stephen J. Cannell Productions, Three Putt Productions, ABC Productions, aka Productions

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 28, 1991

Last Aired

January 11, 1996

Networks

ABC

Created By

Stephen J. Cannell, Stephen Kronish

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

In the Best of Families

Air date: 1991-09-28

Tony is threatened with criminal negligence after the son of a prominent lawyer hangs himself in his cell.

Do You See What I See?

Air date: 1991-10-05

The commissioner sets out to trap a serial rapist in a Santa Claus mask who's been terrorizing the city.

The Poisoned Tree

Air date: 1991-10-12

Rachel refuses to believe Tony when he tells her that her school teacher colleague, Jim Hollister, is a child molester.

Nothing to Fear But ...

Air date: 1991-10-26

After receiving a pair of baffling death threats, Tony initiates around-the-clock surveillance of his unsuspecting family.

A Matter of Life or Death (1)

Air date: 1991-11-02

Tony initiates a sweep to find a pair of missing cops; devises an ingenious way of keeping an habitually drunk driver off the road; and deftly handles an "extraterrestrial," all the while being scrutinized by a committee searching for a new police commissioner for New York City.

A Matter of Life or Death (2)

Air date: 1991-11-02

Two missing cops have been found under water, there a jail hunger strike going on and tony's up for the nypd commissioner job.

Behind the Storm Door

Air date: 1991-11-09

Tony is pursued by a woman he suspects is filing false complaints.

The Hatchet

Air date: 1991-11-16

Tony butts heads with both a tough cop who is overzealous in his handling of criminals, and a hard-nosed management consultant hired by the city in a cost-cutting effort.

Two Confessions

Air date: 1991-11-30

Tony is doubly stymied when identical twins both initially confess to the same murder, then, in a surprise about-face, accuse each other of the crime. Also, Arnie finds romance with a kindred soul, a phone-sex operator named Gloria.

E10

Commissioner's Ball

Air date: 1991-12-07

A serial killer has been mutilating the bodies of Eastbridge tradsients and homeless people - and Tony begins to suspect the perpetrator's identity.

E11

No Greater Gift

Air date: 1991-12-21

During the holiday season, Tony investigates the murder of an elderly woman allegedly killed in her home during a Christmas burglary; matches wits with a mugger, and defends a homeless woman who's been sleeping in the manger of a Holy Family creche.

E12

The Fourth Man

Air date: 1992-01-04

After Commissioner Scali's friend and colleague, Chief of Detectives Irv Wallerstein, is struck down during a bloody encounter with hijackers, Tony becomes obsessed with finding the assailant!

E13

Charlie Don't Surf

Air date: 1992-01-18

Vietnamese gangs threaten Eastbridge and Tony steps in to help.

E14

Skeletons

Air date: 1992-02-08

A mugging triggers a woman's repressed mernosy of her brother's murder, which she witnessed as a child. The suspect, free for the past 35 years, is tracked to the unlikeliest of hiding places by Tony and a visiting friend, L.A. homicide detective Paulie Pentangeli.

E15

The Wicked Flee

Air date: 1992-02-22

After seeing his mother killed by a stranger, a boy withdraws deep into himself, prompting a sympathetic Tony to step up his efforts to catch the murderer.

E16

True Believers

Air date: 1992-02-29

The unwelcome appearance in Eastbridge of white supremacists leads to a murder, with the suspicion soon arising that one or more of Tony's associates may be implicated.

E17

Officer April

Air date: 1992-03-07

After he shoots a woman in a drunken domestic squabble, Officer Kelly becomes the victim of a terrorization campaign.

E18

Sex, Lies, and Kerosene

Air date: 1992-03-21

Tony and Paulie investigate a puzzling arson case in which the husband of a beautiful woman appears to have been murdered.

E19

Judgement Day

Air date: 1992-04-04

Tony winds up in one of his own jail cells when he runs afoul of an imperious judge who's hiding a fearsome secret.

E20

Shoot the Breeze

Air date: 1992-05-02

Tony attempts to protect an informant from a mysterious hit man, while Stan Kelly enjoys a romantic encounter with a beautiful new Eastbridge arrival.

E21

Video Vigilante

Air date: 1992-05-09

Tony is embarrassed, then enraged, as a publicity-seeking "video vigilante" metes out even more bizarre and harsh punishment to offenders.

E22

The Puck Stops Here

Air date: 1992-05-16

Mike Cermak - star high-school hockey player, recovering addict, and good friend of the Scali family - becomes a prime drug-ring suspect.