Public Morals

Public Morals was a Syndication network sitcom created & executively produced by Steven Bochco and Jay Tarses which aired on October 30, 1996 and was cancelled after airing just one episode.

Plot
The series centered on a group of detectives that for a vice squad unit of the New York City Police Department.

Cast

 * Peter Gerety as Lieutenant Neil Fogarty
 * Donal Logue as Detective Ken Schuler
 * Bill Brochtrup as John Irvin
 * Julianne Christie as Detective Corinne O'Boyle
 * Jana Marie Hupp as Sergeant Val Vandergoodt
 * Joseph Latimore as Officer Darnell "Shag" Ruggs
 * Justin Louis as Detective Mickey Crawford
 * Larry Romano as Detective Richie Biondi

Reception
The original pilot episode of "Public Morals" was scrapped because critics and some Syndication affiliates believed the language was too vulgar. However, the episode that did air was also poorly received.

Critics argued that the show's characters were one-dimensional and that some of the humor involved racial stereotypes.