| City on a Hill | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Chuck MacLean |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Kevin Kiner |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 55–58 minutes |
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| Network | Showtime |
| Release | June 16, 2019 – September 25, 2022 |
City on a Hill is an American crime drama television series created by Charlie MacLean, based on a story by Ben Affleck and MacLean. The series stars Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Amanda Clayton, Cathy Moriarty, Kevin Dunn and Jill Hennessy. [1] [2] The series premiered on June 7, 2019 (online) and June 16, 2019 (Showtime). On August 2, 2019, Showtime renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 28, 2021. [3] On June 2, 2021, the series was renewed for a third season which began on July 31, 2022. [4] [5] On October 27, 2022, Showtime canceled the series after three seasons. [6]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 10 | June 7, 2019(online) June 16, 2019(Showtime) | August 18, 2019 | |
| 2 | 8 | March 28, 2021 | May 16, 2021 | |
| 3 | 8 | July 31, 2022 | September 25, 2022 | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Night Flynn Sent the Cops on the Ice" | Michael Cuesta | Chuck MacLean | June 7, 2019(online) June 16, 2019(Showtime) | 0.532 [16] |
| 2 | 2 | "What They Saw in Southie High" | Ed Bianchi | Chuck MacLean | June 23, 2019 | 0.446 [17] |
| 3 | 3 | "If Only the Fool Would Persist in His Folly" | Christoph Schrewe | Emily Ragsdale | June 30, 2019 | 0.409 [18] |
| 4 | 4 | "The Wickedness of the Wicked Shall Be Upon Himself" | Hagar Ben-Asher | J.M. Holmes | July 7, 2019 | 0.411 [19] |
| 5 | 5 | "From Injustice Came the Way to Describe Justice" | Alex Zakrzewski | Michele McPhee | July 14, 2019 | 0.459 [20] |
| 6 | 6 | "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" | Metin Hüseyin | Jorge Zamacona | July 21, 2019 | 0.406 [21] |
| 7 | 7 | "There Are No Fucking Sides" | Kyra Sedgwick | Emily Ragsdale & J.M. Holmes | July 28, 2019 | 0.534 [22] |
| 8 | 8 | "High on the Looming Gallows Tree" | Clark Johnson | Stephen Day | August 4, 2019 | 0.601 [23] |
| 9 | 9 | "The Deaf Sage of Pompeii" | Adam Bernstein | Matthew Nemeth | August 11, 2019 | 0.555 [24] |
| 10 | 10 | "Mayor Curley and the Last Hurrah" | Christoph Schrewe | Chuck MacLean | August 18, 2019 | 0.569 [25] |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Bill Russell's Bedsheets" | Kevin Bacon | Chuck MacLean | March 28, 2021 | 0.372 [26] |
| 12 | 2 | "I Need a Goat" | Ed Bianchi | Tamara P. Carter | April 4, 2021 | 0.353 [27] |
| 13 | 3 | "Is the Total Black, Being Spoken" | Benny Boom and Hagar Ben-Asher | J.M. Holmes | April 11, 2021 | 0.347 [28] |
| 14 | 4 | "Overtime White and Overtime Stupid" | Benny Boom | Regina Porter | April 18, 2021 | 0.372 [29] |
| 15 | 5 | "East of Eden" | Christoph Schrewe | Jorge Zamacona | April 25, 2021 | 0.308 [30] |
| 16 | 6 | "Don't Go Sayin Last Words" | Christoph Schrewe | Emily Ragsdale | May 2, 2021 | 0.426 [31] |
| 17 | 7 | "Apophasis" | Clark Johnson | Matthew Nemeth | May 9, 2021 | 0.471 [32] |
| 18 | 8 | "Pax Bostonia" | Clark Johnson | Jorge Zamacona & Haley Cameron | May 16, 2021 | 0.382 [33] |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [34] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [34] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | "Gods and Monsters" | Christoph Schrewe | Jorge Zamacona | July 31, 2022 | 0.244 [35] |
| 20 | 2 | "A Program of Complete Disorder" | Christoph Schrewe | J.M. Holmes | August 7, 2022 | 0.199 [36] |
| 21 | 3 | "Speak When You're Angry" | Marshall Tyler | Emily Ragsdale | August 14, 2022 | 0.207 [37] |
| 22 | 4 | "Ugly, Like I Said" | Marshall Tyler | Tamara P. Carter | August 28, 2022 | 0.289 [38] |
| 23 | 5 | "Take Me Home" | Hagar Ben-Asher | Haley Cameron | September 4, 2022 | 0.224 [39] |
| 24 | 6 | "Tenderness" | Hagar Ben-Asher | Regina Porter | September 11, 2022 | 0.167 [40] |
| 25 | 7 | "Boston Bridges, Falling Down" | Ed Bianchi | Chris Andrien | September 18, 2022 | 0.258 [41] |
| 26 | 8 | "Whipping Post" | Ed Bianchi | Matthew Nemeth | September 25, 2022 | 0.201 [42] |
The show was picked up by Showtime in May 2018. [43] Although set in early 1990s Boston, filming primarily took place took in New York City, with some external filming in Boston. [44] [45] [46] [47]
The series premiered on June 16, 2019. [48]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 76% approval rating with an average score of 6.9/10, based on 37 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though City on a Hill's meandering story can't quite match its ambitions, it's entertaining—and even occasionally riveting—to watch Kevin Bacon and company take on bureaucracy." [49] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 65 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [50]
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Night Flynn Sent the Cops on the Ice" | June 16, 2019 | 0.07 | 0.532 [16] | — | — |
| 2 | "What They Saw in Southie High" | June 23, 2019 | 0.06 | 0.446 [17] | 0.584 | 1.030 [51] |
| 3 | "If Only the Fool Would Persist in His Folly" | June 30, 2019 | 0.04 | 0.409 [18] | 0.571 | 0.980 [52] |
| 4 | "The Wickedness of the Wicked Shall Be Upon Himself" | July 7, 2019 | 0.06 | 0.411 [19] | 0.574 | 0.985 [53] |
| 5 | "From Injustice Came the Way to Describe Justice" | July 14, 2019 | 0.06 | 0.459 [20] | — | — |
| 6 | "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" | July 21, 2019 | 0.04 | 0.406 [21] | — | — |
| 7 | "There Are No Fucking Sides" | July 28, 2019 | 0.06 | 0.534 [22] | — | — |
| 8 | "High on the Looming Gallows Tree" | August 4, 2019 | 0.08 | 0.601 [23] | 0.573 | 1.174 [54] |
| 9 | "The Deaf Sage of Pompeii" | August 11, 2019 | 0.06 | 0.555 [24] | — | — |
| 10 | "Mayor Curley and the Last Hurrah" | August 18, 2019 | 0.06 | 0.569 [25] | — | — |
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bill Russell's Bedsheets" | March 28, 2021 | 0.06 | 0.372 [26] | — | — |
| 2 | "I Need a Goat" | April 4, 2021 | 0.03 | 0.353 [27] | — | — |
| 3 | "Is the Total Black, Being Spoken" | April 11, 2021 | 0.04 | 0.347 [28] | 0.427 | 0.774 [55] |
| 4 | "Overtime White and Overtime Stupid" | April 18, 2021 | 0.05 | 0.372 [29] | 0.404 | 0.776 [56] |
| 5 | "East of Eden" | April 25, 2021 | 0.03 | 0.308 [30] | 0.358 | 0.666 [57] |
| 6 | "Don't Go Sayin Last Words" | May 2, 2021 | 0.03 | 0.426 [31] | 0.372 | 0.798 [58] |
| 7 | "Apophasis" | May 9, 2021 | 0.07 | 0.471 [32] | 0.420 | 0.891 [59] |
| 8 | "Pax Bostonia" | May 16, 2021 | 0.03 | 0.382 [33] | 0.387 | 0.769 [33] |
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gods and Monsters" | July 31, 2022 | 0.06 | 0.244 [35] | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | "A Program of Complete Disorder" | August 7, 2022 | 0.02 | 0.199 [36] | TBD | TBD |
| 3 | "Speak When You're Angry" | August 14, 2022 | 0.03 | 0.207 [37] | TBD | TBD |
| 4 | "Ugly, Like I Said" | August 28, 2022 | 0.08 | 0.289 [38] | TBD | TBD |
| 5 | "Take Me Home" | September 4, 2022 | 0.07 | 0.224 [39] | TBD | TBD |
| 6 | "Tenderness" | September 11, 2022 | 0.00 | 0.167 [40] | TBD | TBD |
| 7 | "Boston Bridges, Falling Down" | September 18, 2022 | 0.04 | 0.258 [41] | TBD | TBD |
| 8 | "Whipping Post" | September 25, 2022 | 0.01 | 0.201 [42] | TBD | TBD |
