Michael Hayes (TV series)

*Michael Hayes*
Michael Hayes
Genre	Police procedural ; Legal drama ;
Created by	John Romano ; Nicholas Pileggi ; ;
Developed by	Paul Haggis
Starring	David Caruso ; Ruben Santiago-Hudson ; Mary B. Ward; Jimmy Galeota; David Cubitt ; Peter Outerbridge ; Hillary Danner; Philip Baker Hall ; Rebecca Rigg ;
Theme music composer	Mark Isham
Composer	Roger Neill
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producers	Paul Haggis; Michael Pressman ;
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Baumgarten-Prophet Entertainment; Trotwood Productions; New Regency Pictures ; Columbia TriStar Television ;
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 15, 1997 –; June 15, 1998

Last updated November 11, 2025

Michael Hayes is an American police legal drama television series that aired on CBS ^[1]^[2] from September 15, 1997, to June 15, 1998. It stars David Caruso and Ruben Santiago-Hudson.

Summary

David Caruso plays in the title role, an Irish Catholic ex-New York City police officer appointed acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

This series was Caruso's first attempt at a comeback on television after he left NYPD Blue .

Cast

David Caruso as Michael Hayes
Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Eddie Diaz
Mary B. Ward as Caitlin Hayes
Jimmy Galeota as Daniel Hayes Jr.
David Cubitt as Danny Hayes
Peter Outerbridge as John Manning
Hillary Danner as Jenny Nevins
Philip Baker Hall as William Vaughn
Rebecca Rigg as Lindsay Straus

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by ^[3]	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code ^[3]
1	"Prequel"	Peter Weller	Paul Haggis & John Romano	September 15, 1997 (1997-09-15)	101
2	"Pilot"	Thomas Carter	Story by : Nicholas Pileggi & John Romano Teleplay by : John Romano	September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)	100
3	"True Blue"	Fred Gerber	Barry Schindel & Paul Haggis	September 30, 1997 (1997-09-30)	102
4	"The Doctor's Tale"	Peter Weller	Gardner Stern & John Romano	October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07)	103
5	"Act of Contrition"	Felix Alcala	John Romano & Michael Harbert	October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)	104
6	"Heroes"	Fred Gerber	Paul Haggis & Anne Kenney	October 21, 1997 (1997-10-21)	105
7	"Radio Killer"	Dennie Gordon	Michelle Ashford & John Romano (teleplay), Gallatin Warfield & Michelle Ashford (story)	October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)	106
8	"Death and Taxes"	Alex Graves	Richard Kletter & Gardner Stern	November 4, 1997 (1997-11-04)	107
9	"Slaves"	Adam Nimoy	Anne Kenney & Paul Haggis	December 2, 1997 (1997-12-02)	108
10	"The Confidence Man"	Dan Lerner	Barry M. Schkolnick & John Romano	December 9, 1997 (1997-12-09)	109
11	"Retribution"	Fred Gerber	Gardner Stern	December 16, 1997 (1997-12-16)	110
12	"Mob Mentality"	Allen Coulter	Anne Kenney	January 6, 1998 (1998-01-06)	111
13	"Arise and Fall"	Richard J. Lewis	John Romano & Allan Steele	January 13, 1998 (1998-01-13)	112
14	"Imagine: Part 1"	Michael Pressman	Michael Chernuchin	March 4, 1998 (1998-03-04)	115
15	"Imagine: Part 2"	Mel Damski	Michael Chernuchin	March 11, 1998 (1998-03-11)	116
16	"Under Color of Law"	Lou Antonio	Ray Hartung & John Romano (teleplay), Ray Hartung (story)	March 18, 1998 (1998-03-18)	114
17	"Lawyers, Guns and Money"	Michael Schultz	Fred Golan	March 25, 1998 (1998-03-25)	117
18	"Gotterdammerung"	Oz Scott	Michael Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick	April 1, 1998 (1998-04-01)	118
19	"Power Play"	Vahan Moosekian	Bonnie Mark	April 8, 1998 (1998-04-08)	119
20	"Devotion"	Alex Graves	Richard Kletter & Gardner Stern	June 1, 1998 (1998-06-01)	120
21	"Faith"	Michael Pressman	Michael Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick	June 8, 1998 (1998-06-08)	121
22	"Vaughn Mower"	Tim Hunter	Eugene Lee & Gardner Stern	June 15, 1998 (1998-06-15)	113

References

↑ Kelleher, Terry. "Picks and Pans Review: Michael Hayes". People. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
↑ Richmond, Ray (September 21, 1997). "Michael Hayes". Variety. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
1 2 From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Michael Hayes : no."]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved August 30, 2017.

External links

Michael Hayes at IMDb
Michael Hayes at epguides.com

This article relating to a drama television series in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Kelleher, Terry. "Picks and Pans Review: Michael Hayes". People. Retrieved May 31, 2023.

[2] Richmond, Ray (September 21, 1997). "Michael Hayes". Variety. Retrieved May 31, 2023.

[U.S.C.O.-3] 1 2 From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Michael Hayes : no."]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved August 30, 2017.

[1]

[2]

[3]

Michael Hayes
Genre	Police procedural Legal drama
Created by	John Romano Nicholas Pileggi
Developed by	Paul Haggis
Starring	David Caruso Ruben Santiago-Hudson Mary B. Ward Jimmy Galeota David Cubitt Peter Outerbridge Hillary Danner Philip Baker Hall Rebecca Rigg
Theme music composer	Mark Isham
Composer	Roger Neill
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producers	Paul Haggis Michael Pressman
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Baumgarten-Prophet Entertainment Trotwood Productions New Regency Pictures Columbia TriStar Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 15, 1997 (1997-09-15) – June 15, 1998 (1998-06-15)