# Knightwatch > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Knightwatch > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Knightwatch.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knightwatch > Source revision: 1355632872 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American drama television series For the organization in DC Comics, see [Knightwatch (comics)](/source/Knightwatch_(comics)). Knightwatch Genre Drama Created by Kevin Rodney Sullivan Starring Benjamin Bratt Calvin Levels Don Franklin Paris Vaughan Joshua Cadman Composer Stanley Clarke Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 9 Production Running time 60 minutes Production companies Astor III Productions MGM/UA Television Productions Original release Network ABC Release November 10, 1988 (1988-11-10) – January 19, 1989 (1989-01-19) ***Knightwatch*** is an American [drama](/source/Drama_(film_and_television)) television series that aired on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) from November 10, 1988 until January 19, 1989 as part of its [fall 1988 lineup](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_United_States_network_television_schedule). It had been promoted as an original series in light of summer reruns continuing into the fall due to the [1988 Writers Guild of America Strike](/source/1988_Writers_Guild_of_America_Strike). ## Summary *Knightwatch* centers around the activities of the "Knights of the City", a volunteer group set up to assist law enforcement. It was largely made up of ex-gang members (and was modeled after a similar real-life group, the [Guardian Angels](/source/Guardian_Angels)); the program focused on its charismatic leader, Tony Maldonado ([Benjamin Bratt](/source/Benjamin_Bratt)). Operating out of donated space in the basement of a [church](/source/Church_(building)), the group practiced [martial arts](/source/Martial_arts) and other unarmed techniques since they were not commissioned police officers and did not use firearms. Keeping young people with violent pasts from reverting to this pattern in their new-found calling was a constant challenge to Tony, as were the interpersonal relationships constantly developing among his young colleagues. *Knightwatch* was a [Nielsen ratings](/source/Nielsen_ratings) failure. It struggled in its timeslot, airing against NBC's *[The Cosby Show](/source/The_Cosby_Show)* and *[A Different World](/source/A_Different_World)* and CBS's *[48 Hours](/source/48_Hours_(TV_program))*. It was cancelled after 3 months on the air. ## Cast - [Benjamin Bratt](/source/Benjamin_Bratt) as Tony Maldonado - [Don Franklin](/source/Don_Franklin) as Calvin Garvey - Paris Vaughan as Leslie Chambers - Joshua Cadman as Jason Snyder - Ava Haddad as Casey Mitchell - Calvin Levels as Mark 'Burn' Johnson - [Samantha Mathis](/source/Samantha_Mathis) as Jacquline 'Jake' Monroe - [Harley Jane Kozak](/source/Harley_Jane_Kozak) as Barbara 'Babs' Shepard ## Episodes No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date U.S. viewers (millions) 1 "Knights of the City" Unknown Unknown November 10, 1988 (1988-11-10) 10.4[1] 2 "Friday Knight" Unknown Unknown November 17, 1988 (1988-11-17) 10.3[2] 3 "Codes" Unknown Unknown December 1, 1988 (1988-12-01) 9.1[3] 4 "Knight Before Christmas" Unknown Unknown December 8, 1988 (1988-12-08) 8.8[4] 5 "Hard Day's Knight" Unknown Unknown December 15, 1988 (1988-12-15) 6.9[5] 6 "Repo Man Blues" TBA TBA TBA N/A 7 "Lost Weekend" Unknown Unknown January 5, 1989 (1989-01-05) 8.5[6] 8 "Cops: Part 1" Unknown Unknown January 12, 1989 (1989-01-12) 9.2[7] 9 "Cops: Part 2" Unknown Unknown January 19, 1989 (1989-01-19) 8.8[8] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "Nielsen ratings". Life. *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)*. November 16, 1988. p. 3D. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [306140699](https://www.proquest.com/docview/306140699). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "Nielsen ratings". Life. *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)*. November 23, 1988. p. 3D. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [306124674](https://www.proquest.com/docview/306124674). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Nielsen ratings". Life. *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)*. December 7, 1988. p. 3D. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [306146398](https://www.proquest.com/docview/306146398). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "Nielsen ratings". Life. *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)*. December 14, 1988. p. 3D. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [306143538](https://www.proquest.com/docview/306143538). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "A very 'Brady' ratings hit". Life. *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)*. December 21, 1988. p. 3D. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [306159082](https://www.proquest.com/docview/306159082). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "NBC, laughing all the way". Life. *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)*. January 11, 1989. p. 3D. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [306165080](https://www.proquest.com/docview/306165080). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** "NBC clinches season's ratings title". Life. *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)*. January 18, 1989. p. 3D. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [306171627](https://www.proquest.com/docview/306171627). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** "NBC scores super ratings". Life. *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)*. January 25, 1989. p. 3D. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [306147740](https://www.proquest.com/docview/306147740). **Sources** - Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, *[The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows](/source/The_Complete_Directory_to_Prime_Time_Network_and_Cable_TV_Shows)* ## External links - [*Knightwatch*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094492/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) This article relating to a drama television series in the United States is a stub. 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