(NBC Primetime, 1961 - 1962) [a gritty police drama that foreshadowed such New York cop series as "N.Y.P.D. Blue" by a few decades, this was based upon a series of novels written from the 1950s to the early 1969s by Ed McBain (pseudonym of Evan Hunter); Unfortunately the realization of the characters into TV scripts was less original, as the show seemed to be more of a cliche of its times so it only lasted one season]
[ASCAP title variation aka: "87th Precinct Theme"; Verified as the THEME in TV Guide article "Looking For A Lost Chord?" April 28, 1962, pp. 12-13;] Composer: Morton ("Mort") Stevens (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Northern Music Company (ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: MCA/Northern Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) c/o Universal Music Publishing a div. of Universal Studios of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings: