The Beat (TV series)

The Beat is an American drama television series which was produced by Viacom Productions and premiered on UPN on March 21, 2000 and ended after only six episodes a month later on April 25.[1][2] Seven additional episodes were produced although they have never aired.

The Beat
Genre	Drama
Created by	Tom Fontana
Starring	Derek Cecil Mark Ruffalo Poppy Montgomery Tom Noonan Lea DeLaria Luis Guzman Lee Tergesen
Country of origin	USA
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (7 unaired)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	The Levinson/Fontana Company Viacom Productions
Release
Original network	UPN
Original release	March 21 – April 25, 2000

The series focuses on the day-to-day experiences of two uniformed police officers, Mike Dorrigan (Derek Cecil) and Zane Marinelli (Mark Ruffalo), of the NYPD and their attempts to deal with day-to-day life and work in New York City.[3]

The series was produced by many people who worked on Homicide: Life on the Street including Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana, Anya Epstein, Eric Overmyer, Irene Burns and Jim Finnerty. Many of the producers also collaborated on Oz including Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana, Irene Burns and Jim Finnerty.

The series is also notable as being one of the many series in which the character Det. John Munch, played by Richard Belzer, has appeared. The others include: Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, The X-Files, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Arrested Development, and The Wire.[4]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"The Beat Goes On"	TBA	Tom Fontana	March 21, 2000
Beat cops Mike Dorigan and Zane Marinelli juggle a number of cases with their girlfriends.
2	"They Say It's Your Birthday"	TBA	Eric Overmyer	March 28, 2000
On his 29th birthday, Zane learns that Beatrice torched his apartment and framed his father for it. John Munch, who has transferred to the NYPD's Special Victims Unit, arrives at the scene of a DOA.
3	"Three Little Words"	TBA	Sean Whitesell	April 4, 2000
Zane insists that Mike drop the idea of arresting Beatrice for arson, while Steve makes plans to throw an engagement party for Mike and Elizabeth.
4	"Can I Get a Witness?"	TBA	Anya Epstein	April 11, 2000
Zane gets into a fight with Beatrice's new boyfriend.
5	"Cueca Solo"	Bruno Kirby	Sunil Nayar	April 18, 2000
Zane is assigned to desk duty while Mike is partnered with Officer Skloff.
6	"Someone to Watch Over Me"	TBA	Julie Martin	April 25, 2000
With the assault charges against him dropped, Zane helps Mike prepare for the wedding.
7	"Every Beat of My Heart"	TBA	Bradford Winters	Unaired
8	"Get It On" "Get It On (Bang the Gong)"	TBA	Story by : Tom Fontana & Julie Martin Teleplay by : Laura Cahill	Unaired
9	"Call on Me"	TBA	Story by : Tom Fontana & Anya Epstein Teleplay by : Jason Yoshimura	Unaired
10	"Dark End of the Street"	TBA	Julie Martin & Sunil Nayar	Unaired
11	"Gimme Shelter"	TBA	Anya Epstein & Bradford Winters	Unaired
12	"Tangled Up in Blue"	TBA	Sean Whitesell & Jason Yoshimura	Unaired
13	"Come as You Are"	TBA	Story by : Tom Fontana & Frank Pugliese Teleplay by : Frank Pugliese	Unaired

References

1. Hontz, Jenny (April 30, 1999). "Viacom gets the 'Beat'". Variety. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
2. Gibbons, Kent (August 27, 2012). "After 'Homicide,' Before 'Copper,' Fontana, Levinson Walked a 'Beat'". Multichannel News. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
3. Pierce, Scott D. (April 11, 2000). "Just what is Levinson's 'Beat' role?". Deseret News. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
4. Cardace, Sara (June 27, 2007). "That's Detective Munch to You". New York. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

External links

• The Beat at IMDb
• The Beat at TV.com
• The Beat at epguides.com