The Commish (1991)

Comedy · Crime · Drama

Tony Scali is a former Brooklyn cop now the Police Commissioner of a small upstate city. But for Scali, this is no desk job. He's a tough yet compassionate boss, a loving husband and father, and a hands-on law enforcer with an unorthodox style of bending the rules. From parenthood to politics, from sex crimes to murder cases, one man takes it day-to-day with offbeat humor and street- smart skill.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (2,869 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 ↑ +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1991)

7.89 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 8.0 52 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	In the Best of Families	7.4	142
2	Do You See What I See	7.9	117
3	The Poisoned Tree	8.1	108
4	Nothing to Fear But Fear...	7.5	108
5	A Matter of Life or Death: Part 1	7.8	105
6	A Matter of Life or Death: Part 2	8.0	103
7	Behind the Storm Door	7.7	100
8	The Hatchet	7.7	93
9	Two Confessions	7.9	96
10	The Commissioner's Ball	7.8	93
11	No Greater Gift	7.9	95
12	The Fourth Man	7.9	91
13	Charlie Don't Surf	7.6	91
14	Skeletons	8.0	94
15	The Wicked Flee	8.3	92
16	True Believers	7.7	95
17	Officer April	8.1	91
18	Sex, Lies and Kerosene	8.0	87
19	Judgement Day	8.2	94
20	Shoot the Breeze	8.1	86
21	Video Vigilante	8.0	90
22	The Puck Stops Here	8.0	86

Season 2 (1992)

8.06 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 7.8 48 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Adventures in the Skin Trade: Part 1	8.0	94
2	Adventures in the Skin Trade: Part 2	8.2	96
3	Guns and Sons	8.2	92
4	The Rolodex Madame	7.8	89
5	The Witches of Eastbridge	8.4	101
6	The Two Faces of Ed	8.2	86
7	Escape	7.9	81
8	A Time to Be Born	7.5	38
9	The Witness	8.2	81
10	Sleep of the Just	8.3	94
11	The Frame	8.0	35
12	Stoned	7.9	83
13	The Heart Is a Lonely Sucker	8.1	81
14	The Sharp Pinch	8.2	80
15	Dead Cadet's Society	8.1	82
16	Family Business	8.0	85
17	Out of Business	8.2	81
18	The Ides of March	8.0	84
19	Blue Flu	8.1	81
20	Eastbridge Boulevard	8.0	83
21	Sight Unseen	8.3	86
22	Anti-Commish	7.8	82

Season 3 (1993)

7.94 avg 22 episodes 7.9 → 8.2 49 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Suffer the Children: Part 1	7.9	87
2	Suffer the Children: Part 2	7.9	84
3	Scali, P.I.	8.1	85
4	Burned Out Case	8.1	82
5	The Set-Up	8.1	80
6	Rising Sun	8.1	84
7	Hero	7.6	83
8	Dying Affection	7.9	86
9	All That Glitters	8.0	95
10	Mansion	7.8	79
11	A Little Heart	7.7	79
12	Benny	8.0	77
13	Keeping Secrets	7.9	83
14	Dog Days	7.8	78
15	Father Eddie	7.9	80
16	Bank Job	8.3	83
17	Romeo and Juliet	7.9	81
18	Security	7.6	83
19	Dead Drunk	7.9	79
20	The Letter of the Law	8.0	80
21	Sergeant Kelly	8.0	82
22	The Iceman Cometh	8.2	85

Season 4 (1994)

8.03 avg 22 episodes 7.9 → 7.9 46 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Against the Wind: Part 1	7.9	79
2	Against the Wind: Part 2	7.9	79
3	Working Girls	8.1	76
4	Born in the USA	8.0	77
5	Who Do You Trust	8.3	72
6	Nancy with the Laughing Face	8.2	75
7	Revenge	7.8	77
8	Head Case	7.8	78
9	The Lady Vanishes	8.2	75
10	Ghost	7.9	76
11	A Christmas Story	7.6	27
12	Hidden	8.3	31
13	The Johnny Club	8.2	74
14	The Golden Years	8.0	75
15	Accused	7.8	76
16	The Trial	8.3	75
17	Cry Wolfe	8.1	73
18	Brooklyn	8.3	79
19	Letting Go	8.0	72
20	The Kid	8.3	75
21	Off Broadway: Part 1	7.8	77
22	Off Broadway: Part 2	7.9	77

Season 5 (1995)

7.80 avg 4 episodes 7.1 → 8.1 92 min avg

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Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	In the Shadows of the Gallows	7.1	153
2	Father Image: Part 1	7.9	72
3	Father Image: Part 2	8.1	72
4	Redemption	8.1	105