City

City was a Syndication network sitcom created by Paul Haggis, starring Valerie Harper in the lead role.

The show aired from January 29, 1990 to June 8, 1990, lasting for one season & 13 episodes.

The show went into development not long after Valerie Harper and her husband, Tony Cacciotti won their lawsuit against Lorimar-Telepictures over her dismissal from her Syndication sitcom "Valerie" (which eventually continued without her as "The Hogan Family").

Plot
The series was about Liz Gianni, the city manager of an unnamed American city and how she dealt with the all-too-realistic, but sometimes lighthearted issues of the modern-day city, from budget cuts to bureaucratic and political corruption, and the socioeconomic travails of inner-city life.

Cast

 * Valerie Harper as Liz Gianni
 * Todd Susman as Roger Barnett
 * Tyra Ferrell as Wanda Jenkins
 * Stephen Lee as Ken Resnick
 * Sam Lloyd as Lance Armstrong
 * Liz Torres as Anna-Maria Batista
 * Mary Jo Keenen as Gloria Elgis
 * James Lorinz as Victor Sloboda
 * LuAnne Ponce as Penny Gianni
 * Shay Duffin as Sean

Ratings
Upon its January 29, 1990, premiere, "City" immediately cracked the Nielsen Top 10. The show kept up this performance through February sweeps, but the early success did not last for long.

Audiences diminished over the next few months, and although "City" was still pulling respectable numbers at the end of its inaugural season that April, Syndication passed on giving the show a second season.

From January until April, "City" aired in the plum time slot of Mondays at 8:30/7:30c, between freshman hit "Major Dad" and sophomore hit "Murphy Brown".

Then, Syndication pulled the show for May sweeps, during which time the series was cancelled. It reappeared on Fridays at 8:30/7:30c in June, where it aired three remaining original episodes before leaving the air for good.