''MacGruder and Loud'' is an American

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from

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Productions that aired on

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from January 20 to April 30, 1985.

Premise

The series stars

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and

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as married police officers Malcolm MacGruder and Jenny Loud in a

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-styled police agency (where strict anti-fraternization policies were in effect). They fought a battle every day to keep it a closely guarded secret from their boss, Sgt. Hanson (played by veteran actor

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). Zoglin, Richard (January 21, 1985)
Autumn Goofs, Winter Repairs
''

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''. Malcolm and Jenny lived in a duplex-type apartment complex where there was a secret door behind the grandfather clock in her apartment, where Malcolm could sneak in and enjoy her company.

Cast

as Det. Malcolm MacGruder *

as Det. Jenny Loud MacGruder *Ted Ross as Det. Sgt. Debbin *Frank McCarthy as Sgt. Myhrum

Episodes

Production

This was one of the relatively few failures from Aaron Spelling's production company in its history, since it was picked by ABC to debut right after the

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in 1985 and was heavily promoted during the game. The promotion resulted in high ratings at first, but the series was cancelled three months into its run. The ratings decline was blamed on ABC's repeated changing of the show's timeslot before settling on Monday nights at 10:00 p.m., known as "the graveyard slot". It ranked 36th out of 77 shows with a 14.9 rating and a 23 share. Because of the frequent commercials during the Super Bowl, the following night

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asked rhetorically during his monologue on ''

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'', "Did you see that new show, 'Frequent and Loud'?" The series was rushed into production by ABC in order to capitalize on the popularity of another crime drama at that time, ''

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'' (which aired on

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References

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*{{IMDb title, id=0088558 1985 American television series debuts 1985 American television series endings Television series by CBS Studios Television series by Spelling Television 1980s American crime drama television series 1980s American police procedural television series American English-language television shows Television duos Television series about marriage Television shows set in Los Angeles American Broadcasting Company crime dramas