1990 American crime drama musical television series
Cop Rock
Genre
Musical[1]
Police procedural[2]
Created by
Steven Bochco
William M. Finkelstein
Starring
Anne Bobby
Barbara Bosson
David Gianopoulos
Larry Joshua
James McDaniel
Ron McLarty
Mick Murray
Peter Onorati
Ronny Cox
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Paul McCrane
Theme music composer
Randy Newman
Opening theme
"Under the Gun" performed by Randy Newman
Composers
Randy Newman
Mike Post
Stephen Geyer
Amanda McBroom
Donald Markowitz
Greg Edmonson
Brock Walsh
Ronald Boustead
Kathleen Wilhoite
Jim Wilhoite
Harvey Estrada
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
11
Production
Executive producer
Steven Bochco
Producers
Gregory Hoblit
Charles Haid
Michael M. Robin
Cinematography
Tom Sigel
Roy H. Wagner
Editors
Joe Ann Fogle
Chuck Weiss
Stephen Mark
Michael B. Hoggan
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
48–49 minutes
Production companies
Steven Bochco Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Budget
$13.2–22million[2][1]
Original release
Network
ABC
Release
September 26 (1990-09-26) – December 26, 1990 (1990-12-26)
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Cop Rock is an American police procedural musical television series created by Steven Bochco and William M. Finkelstein for the American Broadcasting Company. It premiered on September 26, 1990, and broadcast eleven episodes before concluding on December 26. It was both a critical and commercial failure when it originally aired.
^ abHarris, Will (May 26, 2016). "An oral history of Cop Rock, TV's first and last musical police drama". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
^ abHarris, Mark (September 21, 1990). "'Cop Rock''s shot at survival". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
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