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American TV series or program
Big Apple
is an American
crime drama
television series that was originally broadcast in the
United States
on
CBS
from March 1 to April 5, 2001.
Plot
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The story centers on two
New York City Police Department
detectives Mooney and Trout working with the
FBI
to solve a murder with ties to
organized crime
. A subplot involves Mooney's sister who is receiving
hospice
care for
Lou Gehrig's Disease
.
Cast
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Episodes
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Broadcast
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Big Apple
was originally slated to compete with
NBC
's very popular medical drama series
ER
.
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Although 13 episodes were commissioned, only 8 aired before CBS canceled the show and replaced it with the newsmagazine
48 Hours
in the 10pm (EST) Thursday time slot. In 2008, the series aired in
syndication
on
Universal HD
.
Home media
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CBS released all eight completed episodes on a two-disc DVD set in the United States on July 10, 2015, without special features.
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Reception
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Reviews of the show were largely positive.
Variety
called it "a triumph all around" and compared it favorably to
NYPD Blue
and
Murder One
.
[4]
Entertainment Weekly
praised O'Neill's performance as Detective Mooney and gave the show higher marks than
Denis Leary
's
The Job
.
[5]
Notes
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- ^
a
b
The title of the episode on the series's 2015 DVD release.
References
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- ^
"
Big Apple
on CBS"
.
The Futon Critic
. Futon Media
. Retrieved
September 17,
2022
.
the show's remaining episodes were eventually shown on universal hd
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Carman, John (March 1, 2001).
"Taking a bite of ER"
.
San Francisco Chronicle
.
- ^
"Big Apple"
.
Amazon
. July 10, 2015
. Retrieved
September 17,
2022
.
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Speier, Michael (March 1, 2001).
"Big Apple"
.
Variety
.
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Tucker, Ken (March 16, 2001).
"The Beat Goes On"
.
Entertainment Weekly
.
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