The Commish: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Commish stars Michael Chiklis as Tony Scali, a former NYPD detective who is now the police commissioner in the small upstate New York town of Eastbridge, and tends to work through problems with humor and creativity more often than with violence or force.

Series details

• Title: The Commish
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1991-09-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-01-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 6599
• IMDb ID: tt0101069
• TVDB ID: 76435

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Chiklis — Tony Scali
• Theresa Saldana — Rachel Scali
• Geoffrey Nauffts — Stan Kelly
• Kaj-Erik Eriksen — David Scali
• Gina Belafonte — Carmela Pagan
• Melinda McGraw — Cyd Madison
• Kimberly Scott — Lucille

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1991-09-28; final listed air date 1992-05-16.
• Season 2: premiered 1992-09-26; final listed air date 1993-05-15.
• Season 3: premiered 1993-09-25; final listed air date 1994-05-14.
• Season 4: premiered 1994-09-24; final listed air date 1995-05-20.
• Season 5: premiered 1995-11-30; final listed air date 1996-01-11.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Commish 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.