Night Heat
Night Heat was a
Canadian police drama series, which aired on
CTV from
1985 to
1991. The show also aired on
CBS in the
United States, and was the first Canadian-produced drama series to air on an American network.
CBS aired the series as part of a late night block of drama programming. The first Canadian series to air in
prime time in the United States was
Due South, also airing on CTV and CBS, in
1994.
The show starred
Allan Royal as journalist Tom Kirkwood, who chronicled the nightly police beat of detectives Kevin O'Brien (
Scott Hylands) and Frank Giambone (
Jeff Wincott). The cast also included
Susan Hogan,
Wendy Crewson,
Sean McCann,
Louise Vallance, and
Clark Johnson. Current with her work on
Night Heat, Vallance was starring in the children's series
Zoobilee Zoo, playing a very different character.
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