MIAMI VICE COPS & VILLAINS FOR THE '80s

It’s the biggest television phenomenon of the ’80s. Heck, forget the television “qualifier,” and just say that it’s one of the biggest phenomenons of the ’80s in any field. When Miami Vice debuted on Fridays at 10 p.m. last season, NBC carried the show at a loss, meaning it wasn’t scoring terribly high in the TV ratings.