Midnight Caller: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Midnight Caller is the moody drama starring Gary Cole as Jack Killian, a San Francisco cop who accidentally killed his partner. After leaving the police force, he ended up the host of a late-night radio talk show--with a penchant for getting involved with the problems of his listeners.

Series details

• Title: Midnight Caller
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1988-10-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-05-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4633

Cast and credited roles

• Gary Cole — Jack Killian
• Wendy Kilbourne — Devon King
• Dennis Dun — Billy Po
• Arthur Taxier — Lt. Carl Zymak

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-10-25; final listed air date 1989-05-09; episode order: 17.
• Season 2: premiered 1989-09-19; final listed air date 1990-05-15; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1990-09-28; final listed air date 1991-05-17; episode order: 23.

Source and licence

Adapted from Midnight Caller on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.