Lady Blue (1985)

Name: Lady Blue
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Jamie Rose, Danny Aiello, Ralph Foody, Bruce A. Young, Ron Dean

Drama

Lady Blue is a crime drama starring Jamie Rose as a Chicago female homicide detective Katy Mahoney. The show was produced by MGM/UA Television and aired on ABC-TV from September 26, 1985 to January 25, 1986 for 13 episodes. It was cancelled after one season after low ratings in its Thursday night slot, but also because it was considered too violent for its time. The show later aired on Saturday nights but the show failed there as well. It ranked 72nd out of 82 programs that season, and averaged a 10.7 household rating. It was said that Katy Mahoney was the female version of Harry Callahan aka Dirty Harry, prompting television critics to refer to Mahoney's character as "Dirty Harriet".

IMDb rating: 6.5 (432 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 +1.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1985)

7.78 avg 11 episodes 5.9 → 9.2 120 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	5.9	120
2	Death Valley Day	8.2	13
3	Romero and Juliet	8.0	10
4	Beasts of Prey	8.4	53
5	The Widow Maker	7.1	10
6	The Hunter	7.2	9
7	Portrait of Death	6.7	10
8	Terror	8.4	8
10	Death Grip	8.8	10
11	Scorpio's Sting	7.7	9
12	Sylvie	9.2	10