Civil Wars (TV series)


Civil Wars is an American legal drama that aired on ABC from November 20, 1991 to March 2, 1993. The series was created and executive produced by William M. Finkelstein and produced by Steven Bochco.

Synopsis

The series focused on the lives and cases of New York City divorce attorneys. In the series, two of New York City's top divorce lawyers, Charlie Howell and Sydney Guilford, form a partnership despite barely knowing each other, following the mental breakdown of Guilford's stressed-out partner, Eli Levinson. The show had a famously misanthropic opening credits sequence; in it, romantic photo albums were shown as the voice track played couples ripping into each other in court, as each of the show's principal attorneys interrogated them, one by one, on the stand.

Cast

Two of the characters lived on longer than the show itself. After Civil Wars was canceled, Eli Levinson and Denise Iannello were transplanted to the final season of L.A. Law, despite the fact that L.A. Law aired on NBC and Civil Wars aired on ABC.

Episodes

Season 1 (1991–92)

Season 2 (1992–93)

Awards and nominations