| MacGruder and Loud | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Police procedural |
| Created by | Aaron Spelling |
| Starring | John Getz Kathryn Harrold |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Robert H. Justman |
| Location(s) | Los Angeles |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | January 20, 1985 – April 30, 1985 |
MacGruder and Loud is an American crime drama from Aaron Spelling Productions that aired on ABC in 1985.
The series starred John Getz and Kathryn Harrold as married police officers Malcolm MacGruder and Jenny Loud in a Los Angeles Police Department-styled police agency (where strict anti-fraternization policies were in effect). They fought a battle every day to keep it a closely guarded secret from their boss, Sgt. Hanson (played by veteran actor Lee de Broux).[1]
Malcolm and Jenny lived in a duplex-type apartment complex where there was a secret door behind the grandfather clock in her apartment, where Malcolm could sneak in and enjoy her company.[1]
This was one of the few failures from Aaron Spelling's production company in its history, since it was picked by ABC to debut right after the Super Bowl in 1985, resulting in high ratings at first, but after that the ratings declined quickly, hence the series was cancelled three months into its run, after ranking 40th out of 104 programs that aired that season with an average 15.76 household rating, according to TVTango.com.[2]
Since is was set to follow the Super Bowl, it was highly promoted by very frequent commercials during the game; prompting Johnny Carson to ask during his monologue on the Tonight Show the following night, "Did you see that new show, 'Often and Loud?'"
The series was rushed into production by ABC in order to capitalize on the popularity of another crime drama at that time, Cagney and Lacey (which aired on CBS).
| Preceded by Airwolf 1984 |
MacGruder and Loud Super Bowl lead-out program 1985 |
Succeeded by The Last Precinct 1986 |