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L.A. Heat

TV·1999–1999·2 seasons, 48 episodes·TNT·Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime·48m·Created by Joseph Merhi, Richard Pepin

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Meet Chase McDonald and August Brooks. Two guys who will do anything to keep L.A. safe . . . even if it means blowing half of it up. An explosive crime drama that follows the action-packed cases of robbery/homicide detectives McDonald and Brooks, who are as different as night and day. L.A. Heat is an American action series starring Wolf Larson and Steven Williams as Los Angeles police detectives, in the tradition of films like Lethal Weapon. The series aired on TNT from March 15, 1999.

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Episodes by season

Season0126Episodes1999AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01DaybomberMarch 15, 1999Detectives August Brooks and Chase McDonald meet when August and several officers are being overwhelmed by criminals in an explosive shootou
  2. S01E02Too Young to DieMarch 16, 1999Chase and August are at August's gym, where they are volunteering their time to help keep kids off the street and out of gangs. In the boxin
  3. S01E03In TransitMarch 17, 1999Chase and August are escorting an annoying accountant named Cecil Rusk - the star witness for the prosecution in mobster Marius Roma's tax e
  4. S01E04ElectraMarch 18, 1999Ariel, a prostitute, is found dead. Nearby, a beautiful young hooker named Electra wanders the streets in a daze. Narrowly escaping Uzi-toti
  5. S01E05Silicon StingMarch 19, 1999When a group of criminals rob a computer chip assembly plant, Chase and August link the six million dollar heist to a local computer store.
  6. S01E06Cop StarMarch 22, 1999Playing host to a COPS-like television show, Chase and August are out to catch the gangbangers responsible for a string of 211s around the c
  7. S01E07Strange CurrenciesMarch 23, 1999Chase and August are eyewitnesses to a young man who throws a Molotov cocktail into a car right outside the gym. The perpetrator gets killed
  8. S01E08RageMarch 24, 1999A young female tourist has been brutally murdered. The detecives suspect ""the Reaper,"" a deranged man who suddenly appears on the roof of
  9. S01E09Words Will Never Hurt MeMarch 25, 1999Arriving at the scene of a murder, Chase and August find that the victim is Bobby Roman, a favorite target of controversial shock-jock Jerry
  10. S01E10Rap SheetMarch 26, 1999Arriving at a crime scene, Chase and August find a member of the Bulldog Crips gang shot to death. Chase is surprised to find a note contain
  11. S01E11For Whom the Bullet TollsMarch 29, 1999When a wealthy foreign couple touring L.A. are found murdered and robbed, Chase and August are assigned to investigate. What they don't know
  12. S01E12Old ScoresMarch 30, 1999A promising young boxer is beaten and left nearly dead. Arriving at the hospital, August and Chase intercept a hitman who attempts to finish
  13. S01E13My Brother's KeeperMarch 31, 1999After a car chase with police, young Joey Morello, brother of a New York crime boss, barricades himself within a road-side burger stand, tak
  14. S01E14211 KidneyApril 1, 1999Chase and August thought they'd seen it all until they learn that the latest crimewave involves stealing kidneys from unsuspecting citizens.
  15. S01E15Special Order 40April 2, 1999A van filled with illegal Mexican immigrants crashes in a violent explosion, killing many of its stowaways, and Chase and August arrive on t
  16. S01E16FalconApril 5, 1999An abandoned church near August's home explodes into a fireball, triggered by an illegal methamphetamine lab. The next morning, he and Chase
  17. S01E17Green JusticeApril 6, 1999A car bomb explodes, killing the Vice President of Sawchuck Industries. In their search for suspects, Chase and August meet Meredith Nowell,
  18. S01E18Smash and GrabApril 7, 1999Teenagers Alan and Ian cruise down a city street smashing mailboxes, while Harold's younger brother, Ian, is forced to videotape their antic
  19. S01E19Killing on Lily LaneApril 8, 1999Chase and August arrive at the scene of a murder on quiet Lily Lane, where Sheila Hanson has been stabbed to death in the bedroom. Her husba
  20. S01E20Death HouseApril 9, 1999Prisoners are being beaten to death at El Toro Prison. Guard Larry Clark plans to go to the authorities, but before he can talk, a bomb rips
  21. S01E21When Irish Eyes Are SmilingApril 12, 1999Art thief Richard Turpin, known as the Gentlemen Bandit, crawls through the skylight of a Los Angeles museum, only to be caught in the act b
  22. S01E22Chester NutApril 13, 1999Chase and August arrive at the scene of a murder at a mental hospital, where a prominent psychiatrist has been stabbed to death. The suspect
  23. S01E23Captain CrimestopperApril 14, 1999When former stars of the popular 1960's television show ""Captain Crimestopper"" are murdered, August suspects the show's star, out-of-work
  24. S01E24Big GunsApril 15, 1999Chase and August investigate a gun-running operation in which the prime suspect turns out to be recently-murdered CIA operative James Camden
  25. S01E25National SecurityApril 16, 1999Leonard Murdoch, a scientist for the high-tech firm Biotech, is murdered, and Chase and August suspect someone in his company wanted to keep
  26. S01E26Wake Up CallApril 19, 1999A prisoner named Murnau, who blames Chase for the death of his brother, is en route to prison when he escapes. Responding to the emergency c

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0222Episodes1999AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01FangsApril 20, 1999A young woman is found murdered with fang marks on her neck, her body completely drained of blood. Chase and August attempt to question a su
  2. S02E02F Is For FramedApril 21, 1999Having just finished lunch in Chinatown, Chase and August are preparing to head back to the station when they see a drug deal going down. A
  3. S02E03Burning SanctuaryApril 22, 1999A group of Nazi skinheads demonstrate outside a black church, and a riot is narrowly prevented as Chase and August arrest a skinhead and a c
  4. S02E04L.A. Heat S02E04Strip ShowApril 23, 1999Sam Como, owner of the Naked Venus strip club, has been murdered. His money and jewelry are in place, so robbery was clearly not the motive.
  5. S02E05EyewitnessApril 26, 1999Beth Landers, a young blind exotic dancer, hears a man being murdered as she walks home. The murderer sees Beth and is about to kill her, bu
  6. S02E06Little SaigonApril 27, 1999Chase and August investigate a string of gang-related robberies in Little Saigon, the Vietnamese area of downtown Los Angeles. One of the ga
  7. S02E07John DoeApril 28, 1999Chase and August investigate the murders of two men: one an affluent, politically-connected businessman and the other a homeless man. They d
  8. S02E08Widow MakerApril 29, 1999The bodyguard of a famous actress, known for her seductive, deadly roles in low-budget B-movies, is murdered, and Chase and August are on th
  9. S02E09ObsessionApril 30, 1999Chase and August investigate the murder of a young fashion model who appears to be the latest victim in a string of recent model killings. J
  10. S02E10Call of the WildMay 3, 1999Michael Mills, a convicted killer, escapes from prison and seeks revenge on the three cops who put him there. He kills two of them and goes
  11. S02E11The Bigger They AreMay 4, 1999Lane Healy, a competitive weightlifter, is the prime suspect in the gruesome beating-death of his wife, but he maintains his innocence. Chas
  12. S02E12Faces of FearMay 5, 1999August goes undercover as Jake Rheams, a notorious East Coast drug lord, who arrives in Los Angeles to make a deal with the Carletti crime f
  13. S02E13The MonkMay 6, 1999While August recuperates from his injuries from the previous episode, Chase and D.E.A. agent Jack Lawson work together to rescue a mysteriou
  14. S02E14Ties That BindMay 7, 1999A judge, a housewife, and an attorney are all killed by toy-like devices. While searching for the victims' possible connection, Chase and Au
  15. S02E15In Harm's WayMay 10, 1999Chase and August must catch Patricia and Johnny, a mother and son bank robbing team that is responsible for a string of heists and murders.
  16. S02E16Bad ReputationMay 11, 1999Chase and August must assist the Army in catching Major Lauren Wiley, a C.I.D. officer accused of selling arms to the underground. Lauren is
  17. S02E17Danny The EelMay 12, 1999Danny Bledsoe, a key witness set to testify against crime boss Alfredo Matessa, is escorted to Los Angeles by Nicole Stockman, a beautiful t
  18. S02E18Cop KillerMay 13, 1999A motorcycle cop is shot and killed during a routine traffic stop. The killer's car is traced back to James Burquette, an attorney who had r
  19. S02E19Professor BentonMay 14, 1999Professor Larry Benton, a former teacher of Augusts', is brutally killed outside a jewelry store by thief Willie Mathers. August is devastat
  20. S02E20Legacy of A Buffalo SoldierMay 17, 1999A Western memorabilia collector is found murdered, and among the victim's belongings is a laptop containing August's name. August figures ou
  21. S02E21Armageddon (1)May 18, 1999After three leading West Coast drug dealers die under suspicious circumstances, Chase and August suspect their old nemesis, Bobby Cole, is t
  22. S02E22Vengeance (2)May 19, 1999After witnessing Nicole Stockman's murder on the order of Bobby Cole, Chase becomes a loose cannon. August pleads with his partner to follow

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