About this season
The Man and the City is a dramatic television series which was aired on the ABC television network as part of its Fall 1971 lineup from September 15, 1971 to January 5, 1972. The Man and the City stars the well-known Hollywood actor Anthony Quinn as Thomas Jefferson Alcala, the long-term Hispanic mayor of a major but unidentified city in the Southwestern United States. Quinn's WASP deputy, Andy Hays, was portrayed by Mike Farrell. Hays' main role was to make sure that the well-meaning Mayor Alcala did not become so engrossed in aiding individual constituents with their problems that he failed to address the issues facing the city as a whole. Despite the vast talents of Quinn and the earnest Farrell, The Man and the City was a Nielsen ratings failure, finishing third in its Wednesday night time slot against the hit private eye show Mannix and the Rod Serling anthology series Night Gallery, and was cancelled at midseason.
Episodes (15)
1. Hands of Love
Aired 15 September 1971 • 60 min
2. 100 Blank Pages
Aired 22 September 1971 • 60 min
3. I Should Have Let Him Die
Aired 29 September 1971 • 60 min
4. A Very Special Girl
Aired 6 October 1971 • 60 min
5. Reprisal
Aired 13 October 1971 • 60 min
6. Disaster on Turner Street
Aired 20 October 1971 • 60 min
7. The Handwriting on the Door
Aired 27 October 1971 • 60 min
8. Running Scared
Aired 3 November 1971 • 60 min
9. The Deadly Fountain
Aired 10 November 1971 • 60 min
10. Run for Daylight
Aired 17 November 1971 • 60 min
11. Cross-Country Man
Aired 1 December 1971 • 60 min
12. Pipe Me a Loving Tune
Aired 8 December 1971 • 60 min
13. The Girls in Truck Seven
Aired 15 December 1971 • 60 min
14. Jennifer
Aired 29 December 1971 • 60 min
15. The Girls in Truck 7
Aired 15 December 1971 • 60 min