10-8: Officers on Duty

*10-8: Officers on Duty*
10-8: Officers on Duty
	Series stars Ernie Hudson (left) and Danny Nucci
Genre	Police drama
Created by	Louis St. Clair; Jorge Zamacona
Directed by	Jeff Bleckner; Martin Campbell; Perry Lang; Tawnia McKiernan; Jay Tobias; James Whitmore, Jr.; Thomas J. Wright; Alex Zakrzewski
Starring	Ernie Hudson; Danny Nucci
Composers	Danny Lux; Greg O'Connor
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	15 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Aaron Spelling; E. Duke Vincent
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production companies	Spelling Television; Badlands Entertainment; Touchstone Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 28, 2003 –; January 25, 2004

10-8: Officers on Duty was an American police drama television series. The series aired on ABC from September 28, 2003 to January 25, 2004. The title is in reference to the ten-code for "officer in service and available for calls."

Premise

Rico Amonte, a rookie deputy sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, fresh from the police academy is assigned to Senior Deputy John Barnes for his probationary period where he learns the ropes and puts his training into practice.

While he makes his share of rookie mistakes, including being responsible for having a squad car stolen, he also has a keen eye for details exemplified when he is not fooled by a "homeowner" who says he accidentally tripped his home security alarm (the man, who was actually a burglar, had a tattoo of a cross on his arm, but Amonte noticed a mezuzah on the doorpost).

While he passed his initial evaluation, the show was canceled before his final evaluation was completed.

Cast

Danny Nucci as Deputy Rico Amonte
Ernie Hudson as Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes
Mercedes Colon as Sheryl Torres
Travis Schuldt as Deputy Chase Williams
Scott William Winters as Senior Deputy Matt Jablonski
Indigo as Tisha Graves
Miguel Sandoval as Captain Otis Briggs

Production notes

10-8: Officers on Duty was created by Louis St. Clair and Jorge Zamacona, who also served as writers. The series was executive produced by Aaron Spelling and E. Duke Vincent.

Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1-1	"Brothers in Arms"	September 28, 2003
1-2	"Hard Day's Night"	October 5, 2003
1-3	"Gun of a Son"	October 12, 2003
1-4	"Badlands"	October 19, 2003
1-5	"Blood, Sugar, Sex Magik"	October 25, 2003
1-6	"Mercy, Mercy Me"	November 2, 2003
1-7	"Late for School"	November 9, 2003
1-8	"Gimme Shelter"	November 23, 2003
1-9	"Let It Bleed"	November 30, 2003
1-10	"The Wild Bunch"	December 7, 2003
1-11	"Lucy in the Sky"	December 21, 2003
1-12	"Flirtin' with Disaster"	January 11, 2004
1-13	"Gypsy Road"	January 18, 2004
1-14	"Love Don't Love Nobody"	January 25, 2004
1-15	"The Wild and the Innocent"	Never aired

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