Public Morals (1996 TV series)

Public Morals
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Steven Bochco Jay Tarses
Starring	Peter Gerety Donal Logue Bill Brochtrup Julianne Christie Jana Marie Hupp Joseph Latimore Justin Louis Larry Romano
Composer(s)	Ben Decter Mike Post
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (12 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Steven Bochco Jay Tarses
Producer(s)	Dayna Flanagan Stephen C. Grossman
Location(s)	Los Angeles, California
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	Steven Bochco Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	October 30, 1996 (1996-10-30)
Chronology
Related shows	NYPD Blue

Public Morals is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS network in October 1996. Created and executive produced by Steven Bochco and Jay Tarses, the series was poorly received and was canceled after airing only one episode.

The show is based around a group of detectives and others in a city's vice squad. Among the actors who appear in the series are Peter Gerety and Donal Logue. Bill Brochtrup's character John Irvin, an administrative assistant, had been imported into the show from the drama NYPD Blue, and would return to NYPD Blue after the cancellation of Public Morals. Both Public Morals and NYPD Blue were produced by Steven Bochco.

The original pilot episode of Public Morals was scrapped because critics and some CBS affiliates believed the language was too vulgar. However, the episode that did air was also poorly received. Critics argued that the characters were one-dimensional and that some of the humor involved racial stereotypes.

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