What Might've Been: Unsub (1989)

 Unsub was a winter-spring replacement series for NBC in 1989. Still another entry from prolific writer-producer Stephen J. Cannell, this series about a team of forensic investigators predates current franchises like NCIS & CSI by a few years, but also brought a pair of icons together as part of an ensemble cast.

Unsub marked a return to series television for David Soul (ex-Starsky & Hutch, Here Come The Brides), who hadn't done anything resembling a series since Salem's Lot. Kent McCord (ex-Adam-12, Galactica 1980) would reunite with former Adam-12 co-star Martin Milner six months after Unsub ended in the cable series, Nashville Beat. Also, comic Richard Kind, later of shows such as Spin City, Carol & Company, and Gotham, had a supporting role. Curiously, it's not listed on Kind's Wikipedia page, which tells you something about how badly Unsub performed in the ratings opposite Dallas.

Let's check a sample episode:

In memory of David Soul, 80, who passed away earlier this week. No rating.