Notes
- ↑ "Sunset Beat". TV.com . Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ↑ Terrace 2008 , pp. 1468–9
- ↑ Sunset Beat at IMDb
- 1 2 Terrace 2008, p. 1468
- ↑ Terrace 2008 , p. 1469
| Sunset Beat | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 1990 – 1992 |
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