Mancuso, F.B.I.
Mancuso, F.B.I. was a
crime drama which was aired by
NBC as part of its
1989-90 schedule.
Mancuso, F.B.I. starred veteran actor
Robert Loggia as Nick Mancuso, a hardened veteran of the Bureau now assigned to
Washington, D.C., where he was largely regarded by his superiors and
bureaucratic types as a maverick with little regard for agency rules and proceedures. This charge was largely true; Mancuso's true motivation was, as a press release for the show near the time of its premiere described it, "a passionate love affair with the
United States Constitution" and an overwhelming desire to see genuine justice rather than the mere appearance of it.
Mancuso was based on Loggia's portrayal of the character in the NBC political
miniseries Favorite Son, starring
Harry Hamlin, which had aired the previous fall to high ratings. Apparently much of the audience for the former show had turned in to see Hamlin;
Mancuso was cancelled at the end of the season. However, selected episodes were
rerun by NBC as part of its summer prime time lineup in 1993.
Brooks, Tim, and Marsh, Earle,
The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV ShowsIMDb entry for Mancuso, F.B.I.
