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Airs Next: UPN at Tuesday 9:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: March 21, 2000    Last Aired: April 25, 2000
Show Category: Action/Adventure
The short-lived series featured the day and night lives of two beat cops dealing with crimes, absurdities, and heart grief. It had a unique visual approach, switching from film to video when the cops stepped out to do their duty. Unfortunately, pressure from the PTA and lukewarm ratings combined to put a stop to The Beat after only six of 13 ordered and produced episodes were aired. The second...
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Last episode: Someone To Watch Over Me
At Beatrice's urging, Jansen drops the assault charge against Zane. He loses 10 vacation days and returns to active duty. Pressure to stop the pigeon serial killer mounts. Beatrice asks Mike to intervene so she can get back with Zane. He suggests that she get a job and a life. Mike tells Zane about Steve's lead in the arson case. Newell remains in hospital, his attacker still at large. Elizabeth's mother and stepmother take her shopping for a wedding gown. Mike is reluctant to tell Steve that he wants Zane to be his best man. Zane offers a number of possibilities for Mike's bachelor party, including a 4-day porno yacht trip, shark hunting, dog sledding, shooting the rapids, snowmobiling in the Rockies, ice climbing, the world barbecue championships, and the Montana Testicle Festival. After a cook and headwaiter assault each other with a carving fork, Zane and Mike accompany them to the hospital and take the opportunity to visit Newell. Newell tells them that he was the one who put the chokehold on Jamal Jones, not Ulrich. Mike tells Zane that, if anyone asks him about it, he'll repeat what Newell said. Protests against Ulrich and the police in general, continue outside the precinct. Zane and Sharp visit Vince in prison. Vince tells his story about the night of his wife's murder. Sharp decides to take his case. Mike invites Steve out for a drink and tells him that Zane's going to be the best man. Kilmer and Morales arrest a man for killing pigeons. He claims he's doing a public service. Stressed about the wedding and his frequent appearances before IAB, Mike falls asleep during his Sergeant Exam class and loses his memo book just before he needs to turn it in at month-end. He refuses Zane's offer to replace it through unofficial channels. Beatrice, with monochrome hair, waits for Zane outside the precinct. She tells him that she has adjusted to her new medication and has enrolled in mortician school to prove her love for him. Steve corners Zane at Uncle Connie's bar and questions him about the arson. Zane won't turn Beatrice in and asks Steve to drop it. With help from Mike, Elizabeth chooses her wedding dress. Morales and Kilmer learn that the pigeon killer they caught is a copycat. The original pigeon killer is still at large. Skloff finds Mike's memo book. While off-duty, Ulrich shoots a homeless man, claiming the man came at him with a power drill. (UPN)
Aired: Tuesday April 25, 2000
5. Cueca Solo Apr 18, 2000 0 Reviews 0.00
4. Can I Get A Witness? Apr 11, 2000 0 Reviews 0.00
3. Three Little Words Apr 4, 2000 0 Reviews 0.00
2. They Say It's Your Birthday Mar 28, 2000 0 Reviews 0.00

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Cast

 
Jeffrey Donovan - Brad Ulrich (photos)
Poppy Montgomery - Elizabeth Waclawek (photos)
Derek Cecil - Officer Mike Dorrigan
Heather Burns - Beatrice Felsen
Mark Ruffalo - Officer Zane Marinelli
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1.0
Abysmal
"Complete waste of time"
This makes Police series make bad, worst of the worst. Dont\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' dare to see this
Continue » Posted Jul 6, 2006 5:40 pm PST
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Show: The Beat
Popularity Rank: 6,817 of 17,668
Ratings Rank: 7,813 of 17,668  ( 4)
Show Reviews: 1
People Tracking: 5
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6.1 Fair 15 votes
Rating Statistics:
perfect: 4 (26.7%)
abysmal: 3 (20%)
poor: 2 (13.3%)
mediocre: 2 (13.3%)
Other: 4 (26.8%)
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