The New Mike Hammer
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The New Mike Hammer is an American
television series based on the exploits of the fictitious New York
-based private detective Mike Hammer
. The show starred Stacy Keach
and was essentially a continuation of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
, an earlier television program featuring an identical core cast. In fact, similarities between The New Mike Hammer and Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer are so close that many often group the two shows together under the same "Mike Hammer" umbrella. It was a ratings disappointment, undoubtedly due to it having to do battle with the NBC's Top 20 hits The Golden Girls
and Amen
, but it did manage to outrank ABC's low-rated Heart of the City
in that timeslot. It ranked 59th out of 79 shows with an average rating/share of 11.9/19.
United States
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television series based on the exploits of the fictitious New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
-based private detective Mike Hammer
Mike Hammer
Michael "Mike" Hammer is a fictional detective created by the American author Mickey Spillane in the 1947 book I, the Jury .-Description:...
. The show starred Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach is an American actor and narrator. He is most famous for his dramatic roles; however, he has done narration work in educational programming on PBS and the Discovery Channel, as well as some comedy and musical...
and was essentially a continuation of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer is the title used for two syndicated television series that followed the adventures of fictional private detective Mike Hammer...
, an earlier television program featuring an identical core cast. In fact, similarities between The New Mike Hammer and Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer are so close that many often group the two shows together under the same "Mike Hammer" umbrella. It was a ratings disappointment, undoubtedly due to it having to do battle with the NBC's Top 20 hits The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris, which originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a home in Miami, Florida...
and Amen
Amen (TV series)
Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen starred Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s...
, but it did manage to outrank ABC's low-rated Heart of the City
Heart of the City (TV series)
Heart of the City was a crime drama that aired on the ABC television network from September 1986 to January 1987. It focused on the duties of a police detective in a Los Angeles-styled city who also has to take care of his two teenaged children after his wife's murder...
in that timeslot. It ranked 59th out of 79 shows with an average rating/share of 11.9/19.