Midnight Caller

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Midnight Caller is an American late-1980s crime drama television series centered on a former police detective who becomes a radio talk-show host tackling crime and social issues on the air.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crime drama television series
fictional character
television series
airedOn NBC
alsoAiredInDecade 1990s
appearsIn Midnight Caller self-linksurface differs
broadcastFormat one-hour episodes
castMember Arthur Taxier
Dennis Dun
Gary Cole
Lisa Eilbacher
Wendy Kilbourne
characterNameOf Jack Killian
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Richard Di Lello
finalAired 1991-05-17
firstAired 1988-10-25
genre crime drama
drama
hasFormat live call-in radio show within narrative
leadActor Gary Cole
mainCharacter Jack Killian
medium television
notableFor early dramatic treatment of AIDS on network television
numberOfEpisodes 61
numberOfSeasons 3
occupation police detective
radio talk-show host
originalLanguage English
originallyAiredInDecade 1980s
originalNetwork NBC
primaryBroadcastCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
productionCompany Lorimar Film Entertainment
surface form: Lorimar Television
protagonistOccupation former police detective
radio talk-show host
settingLocation San Francisco
tacklesTheme crime
social issues

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Mykelti Williamson appearedIn Midnight Caller
Midnight Caller appearsIn Midnight Caller self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Jack Killian
Daniel J. Travanti appearedIn Midnight Caller
Gary Cole notableWork Midnight Caller
Jared Rushton notableWork Midnight Caller