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American TV series or program
The Beat
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Genre
| Drama
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Created by
| Tom Fontana
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Starring
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Composers
| Tomandandy
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 13 (7 unaired)
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Executive producers
| Barry Levinson
Tom Fontana
Jim Finnerty
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Running time
| 60 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
| UPN
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Release
| March 21
(
2000-03-21
)
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April 25, 2000
(
2000-04-25
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The Beat
is an American
drama
television series which was produced by
Viacom Productions
.
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It premiered on
UPN
on March 21, 2000,
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and ended after only six episodes a month later on April 25. Seven additional episodes were produced although they were never broadcast.
Premise
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The series focuses on the day-to-day experiences of two uniformed
police officers
, Mike Dorrigan and Zane Marinelli, of the
NYPD
and their attempts to deal with day-to-day life with their girlfriends Elizabeth and Beatrice, and work in New York City.
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Cast
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Main
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Recurring
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Production
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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
.
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Episodes
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References
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- ^
Hontz, Jenny (April 30, 1999).
"Viacom gets the 'Beat'
"
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Variety
. Retrieved
June 24,
2018
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Gibbons, Kent (August 27, 2012).
"After 'Homicide,' Before 'Copper,' Fontana, Levinson Walked a 'Beat'
"
.
Multichannel News
. Retrieved
June 24,
2018
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Speier, Michael (March 20, 2000).
"The Beat"
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Variety
. Retrieved
August 10,
2021
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Pierce, Scott D. (April 11, 2000).
"Just what is Levinson's 'Beat' role?"
.
Deseret News
. Retrieved
June 24,
2018
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Cardace, Sara (June 27, 2007).
"That's Detective Munch to You"
.
New York
. Retrieved
June 24,
2018
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External links
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