The Man and the City

The Man and the City is an American drama series which aired on ABC as part of its Fall 1971 lineup from September 15, 1971 to January 5, 1972.

The Man and the City
Anthony Quinn and Janice Rule, 1971
Created by	Howard Rodman
Starring	Anthony Quinn
Composer	Alex North
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	15
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Universal Television
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 15, 1971 (1971-09-15) – January 5, 1972 (1972-01-05)

The Man and the City stars the well-known Hollywood actor Anthony Quinn as Thomas Jefferson Alcala, the long-term Hispanic mayor of a major but unidentified city in the Southwestern United States (location shooting was done in Albuquerque, New Mexico). Quinn's WASP deputy, Andy Hays, was portrayed by Mike Farrell. Hays' main role was to make sure that the well-meaning Mayor Alcala did not become so engrossed in aiding individual constituents with their problems that he failed to address the issues facing the city as a whole.

Despite the vast talents of Quinn and the earnest Farrell, The Man and the City was a Nielsen ratings failure, finishing third in its Wednesday night time slot against the hit private eye show Mannix and the Rod Serling anthology series Night Gallery, and was cancelled at midseason.