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Season 1 – The Commish

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Tony Scali works as the police commissioner in a town where delicate situations require creative thinking.
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The Commish — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

The titular role of The Commish fits Michael Chiklis like a glove, but the show's erratic tone and cliched narratives make it a difficult watch.

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Greg Dawson Orlando Sentinel Apr 15, 2020
[Michael] Chiklis displays nice range, swinging easily between near-slapstick and straight dramatic scenes. Go to Full Review Howard Rosenberg Los Angeles Times Jun 7, 2019
About halfway through the episode, Stephen Kronish's script begins falling like a bag of cement. Go to Full Review Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly Jun 7, 2019
C+
The Commish now needs less commish and more drama. Go to Full Review Michael Hill Baltimore Sun Apr 15, 2020
Take a good character and put him in a lame show peopled by cliches and what you get is a waste of a good character. Go to Full Review James Endrst Hartford Courant Apr 15, 2020
[Stephen J.] Cannell and co-executive producer Stephen Kronish play a little with elements of the production, but to no avail. Go to Full Review Scott D. Pierce Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Apr 15, 2020
B-
It's tough for anything to succeed on Saturday night, and this show may be too uneven to hold up for long. But it has possibilities, so let's hope ABC sticks with it for a while. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jun 5, 2020 Rotten Tomatoes Review is ROTTEN! I JUST WATCHED COMMISH S1 -3 AND I THINK IT IS A FAB SHOW. !! I LIKE SCALY AND STAN BESIDES OTHERS..!! If it is a decent show with feel good family values airs, then the dumb media calls it cliched. It is well acted, entertaining and decent. No wonder it didnt become popular. The dumb public needs something fake, obscene and low. See more Read all reviews
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Michael Chiklis

Tony Scali

Theresa Saldana

Rachel Scali

Kaj-Erik Eriksen

David Scali

Geoffrey Nauffts

Stan Kelly

Gina Belafonte

Carmela Pagan

John Cygan

Paulie Pentangeli

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 28, 1991 In the Best of Families Tony faces charges of negligence after a prominent man's son (Roark Critchlow) hangs himself in jail. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 5, 1991 Do You See What I See? A rapist in a Santa mask terrorizes Eastbridge; a cop's remark prompts Tony to take the graveyard shift. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 12, 1991 The Poisoned Tree Tony tries to convince Rachel her colleague is a child molester. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 26, 1991 Nothing to Fear But ... Death threats prompt Tony to protect his unaware family with police surveillance. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 2, 1991 A Matter of Life and Death A candidate for New York police commissioner, Tony sets up a sweep for missing cops, confronts a DWI problem and deals with an extraterrestrial. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 9, 1991 Behind the Storm Door A terrorized woman (Kimberly Beck) sees Tony as her rescuer; to get a date, Stan fixes traffic tickets. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 16, 1991 The Hatchet Tony locks horns with a cop over his treatment of criminals, then clashes with a city efficiency expert. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 30, 1991 Two Confessions Twins confess to a murder, then accuse each other; a man falls for a phone-sex operator. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 7, 1991 The Commissioner's Ball Tony thinks he knows who is killing homeless people; Tony must organize the commissioner's ball. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 21, 1991 No Greater Gift Tony investigates an elderly woman's murder, tracks a mugger and defends a homeless woman who sleeps in a crèche. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 4, 1992 The Fourth Man Tony is consumed with finding the hijackers who had a bloody encounter and struck down Irv Wallerstein, the Chief of Detectives and a friend of Commissioner Scali. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 18, 1992 Charlie Don't Surf A Vietnamese gang named Charlie don't surf blackmail a Vietnamese restaurant; Stan pretends to be a pizza delivery boy to catch muggers; David is disinterested by Tony's baseball card collection. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 8, 1992 Skeletons A mugging jogs a woman's memory of her brother's 35-year-old murder; Tony and a visiting detective track the suspect. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 22, 1992 The Wicked Flee A boy emotionally withdraws after seeing his mother murdered; Tony's son has trouble protesting his father's coaching methods. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 29, 1992 True Believers Several officers are implicated in a murder involving white supremacists. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 7, 1992 Officer April A domestic-call shooting starts a terror campaign against Kelly; a businesswoman seeks officers for a beefcake calendar. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 21, 1992 Sex, Lies and Kerosene Tony and Paulie investigate an arson case in which the husband of a woman appears to have been murdered. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 4, 1992 Judgment Day A judge with a secret jails Tony; an officer takes a boy on his beat to give him perspective. Details Episode 19 Aired May 2, 1992 Shoot the Breeze Tony attempts to protect an informant from a mysterious hit man; Stan Kelly enjoys a romantic encounter with a beautiful new Eastbridge arrival. Details Episode 20 Aired May 9, 1992 V.V. A publicity seeker with a video camera makes Tony's life difficult; a professor is accused of beating a student. Details Episode 21 Aired May 16, 1992 The Puck Stops Here Tony's friend, a high-school hockey star and recovering addict, becomes a drug suspect; the Scalis agonize over abortion. Details

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The Commish — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Tucker Gates, Les Sheldon, Gwen Arner, Miles Watkins, Mark Sobel, Kim Manners, Brad Turner, Win Phelps, Fred Gerber, Jonathan Sanger
Screenwriter
Robert Cochran, Tammy Ader, Stephen Kronish, Glen Morgan, Stephen J. Cannell, Christina L. Covino, James Wong, Anthony J. Schembri, Janna King
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 28, 1991
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