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.
Love You to Death (Episode 1)
Air date: 1987-02-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: O'Brien, Giambone and Kirkwood investigate the murders of the trainer and jockey of a prize racehorse.
Vantage Point (Episode 2)
Air date: 1987-02-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Colby and Carson are the subject of a department investigation. Guest star: Leslie Toth. With Scott Hylands and Jeff Wincott.
Play the Game (Episode 3)
Air date: 1987-02-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: O'Brien and Giambone investigate the death of a star college hockey player who had ties to a gambling ring.
Punk (Episode 4)
Air date: 1987-02-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: An unbalanced woman from O'Brien's past makes an attempt on his life and injures Nicole in the process.
Beauty Is as Beauty Does (Episode 5)
Air date: 1987-04-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The death of a young model leads O'Brien, Giambone and Kirkwood to a top model embroiled in blackmail.
You're on the Air (Episode 6)
Air date: 1987-05-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: During a radio interview, Hogan (Sean McCann) is challenged by a murderer he previously arrested. Guest stars: Alan Scarfe and Frank Moore. With Scott Hylands and Jeff Wincott.
And Baby Makes Grief (Episode 7)
Air date: 1987-05-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A woman's mysterious death sends O'Brien and Giambone to investigate her adopted child's birth mother.
All the King's Horses (Episode 8)
Air date: 1987-08-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: O'Brien (Scott Hylands) believes that an off-duty police officer (Jason Miller) helped a drug-case suspect escape. Guest star: Cynthia Dale. With Jeff Wincott.
Grace (Episode 9)
Air date: 1987-08-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: An abused wife (Carol Lynley) comes to Kirkwood for help; O'Brien and Giambone search for a pimp's killer.
The Kid (Episode 10)
Writer: R.B. Carney
Air date: 1987-08-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A member (Lee Montgomery) of a youth league basketball team is implicated in a street gang murder. Guest star: Hector Elizondo. With Jeff Wincott and Scott Hylands.
Flashback (Episode 11)
Air date: 1987-08-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The reappearance of his first partner's killer rekindles O'Brien's memories and renews his determination to capture the man.
Tell Me a Story (Episode 12)
Air date: 1987-09-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A neighbourhood's inhabitants are hesitant to reveal to the police what they know about a young girl's murder.
Comeback (Episode 13)
Air date: 1987-09-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A lounge singer is seen arguing with his cousin over money. The cousin is later found murdered. Does the lounge singer have ties to the mafia? O'Brien and Giambone seek the cooperation of a frightened singer (Danny Aiello) blackmailed by the mob.
The Pimp (Episode 14)
Air date: 1987-09-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The enraged father of a runaway who turned to prostitution is accused of murdering her pimp.
Limo (Episode 15)
Air date: 1987-10-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Whitey's cousin becomes a murder suspect when the limousine he drives appears to be connected with several deaths.
Mean Business (Episode 16)
Air date: 1987-10-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Sympathy for the man's family makes Giambone reject suicide as the cause of a failing industrialist's death.
Tonight's News (Episode 17)
Air date: 1987-10-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: An eager TV newswoman (Cynthia Belleveau) puts her life in danger when she reports on a crime family's activities. With Scott Hylands and Jeff Wincott.
Simon Says (Episode 18)
Air date: 1987-10-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: O'Brien and Giambone enter the world of child pornography while seeking a runaway whose father was killed searching for her.
The Victim (Episode 19)
Air date: 1987-10-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A rape victim learns that her assailant has been released from prison after serving only four years of his sentence.
The Cost of Doing Business (Episode 20)
Air date: 1987-11-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A young astronomer sees a homicide through her telescope, but her frightened mother will not let her testify.
These Happy Golden Years (Episode 21)
Air date: 1987-11-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: O'Brien and Giambone (Scott Hylands, Jeff Wincott) uncover a drug-smuggling ring that uses innocent senior citizens as couriers. Guest stars: Kay Tremblay and Cec Linder.
The Wiseguy (Episode 22)
Air date: 1987-11-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: When a mobster decides to testify against his boss, O'Brien and Giambone grudgingly agree to protect the informant.
Freedom Dead (Episode 23)
Air date: 1987-11-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Kirkwood's old friend, a presumed-dead rebel leader in South America, wants everyone to know he is alive.
Vengeance (Episode 24)
Air date: 1988-01-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Giambone and O'Brien (Jeff Wincott, Scott Hylands) are faced with a drug war after a narcotics dealer is slain. Guest star: Dean Richards.
