EZ Streets

EZ Streets
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Genre	Drama
Created by	Paul Haggis
Starring	Ken Olin Joe Pantoliano Jason Gedrick Sarah Trigger Richard Portnow
Composer	Mark Isham
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producer	Paul Haggis
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Paul Haggis Productions Universal Television
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	October 27, 1996 (1996-10-27) – 2006 (2006)

EZ Streets is an American crime drama television series created by Paul Haggis was premiered on CBS on October 27, 1996, with a two-hour pilot television film and ended on April 2, 1997, and was unaired in 2006. The series stars Ken Olin, Joe Pantoliano, and Jason Gedrick.

Synopsis[]

The series is set in a decaying American city located near the Canada–US border, and deals with the interconnected lives of the city's criminals, politicians, and police officers.

Characters[]

• Ken Olin as Detective Cameron Quinn
• Joe Pantoliano as Jimmy Murtha
• Jason Gedrick as Danny Rooney
• R. D. Call as Michael "Fivers" Dugan
• John Finn as Captain Geary
• Debrah Farentino as Theresa Conners
• Richard Portnow as Detective Frank Collero
• Carl Lumbly as Mayor Christian Davidson
• Sarah Trigger as Elli Rooney (Danny's estranged wife)
• Andrew Divoff as Andre "Frenchie" Desormeaux
• Mike Starr as Mickey Kinnear
• Robert Spillane as Bobby

Reception and cancellation[]

After its first episode in its regular timeslot on Wednesday, October 30, 1996, it was canceled with CBS president Leslie Moonves promising that the show would be "relaunched" at a later date. The series was relaunched that spring from March 1, 1997, to April 2, 1997, but failed to garner a substantial audience. CBS canceled EZ Streets in April 1997 due to low ratings.^[1] The last episode, "Neither Have I Wings to Fly", never aired on CBS, although it was broadcast once in Canada. Critics criticized Moonves for not reairing the pilot and first series episode before the relaunch.

Episodes[]

Syndication[]

In 2006, repeats of the series began airing on the new U.S. cable channel, Sleuth. All episodes, including the one not shown on CBS, were aired.

Home media[]

On May 23, 2006, Universal Studios released the two part pilot and the episodes "Every Dog Has Its Day" and "One Acquainted with the Night" on a single DVD as part of its Brilliant But Cancelled series.

Awards and nominations[]

References[]

External links[]

• EZ Streets at IMDb
• The Wild The Not So Innocence and the EZ Streets: Why Did CBS Cancel the Year's Best Show? on Salon.com