EZ Streets
| EZ Streets | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Starring |
Ken Olin Joe Pantoliano Jason Gedrick Sarah Trigger Richard Portnow |
| Theme music composer | Mark Isham |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Paul Haggis Productions Universal Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | October 27, 1996 – April 2, 1997 |
EZ Streets is an American television drama series created by Paul Haggis. It premiered on CBS on October 27, 1996 with a two-hour pilot telefilm. The series stars Ken Olin, Joe Pantoliano, and Jason Gedrick.
The series is set in a decaying American city located near the Canada–US border, and deals with the interconnected lives of the city's criminals, politicians, and police officers.
After its first episode in its regular timeslot on Wednesday, October 30, 1996 it was canceled with CBS president Leslie Moonves promising that the show would be "relaunched" at a later date. The series was relaunched that spring from March 1, 1997 to April 2, 1997, but failed to garner a substantial audience. CBS canceled EZ Streets in April 1997 due to low ratings. The last episode, "Neither Have I Wings to Fly", never aired on CBS. Critics criticized Moonves for not reairing the pilot and first series episode before the relaunch.
In 2006, repeats of the series began airing on the new U.S. cable channel, Sleuth. All episodes, including the one not shown on CBS, were aired.
On May 23, 2006, Universal Studios released the two part pilot and the episodes "Every Dog Has Its Day" and "One Acquainted with the Night" on a single DVD as part of its Brilliant But Cancelled series. It remains to be seen if future episodes will be forthcoming.
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