The Raven (2012 film) was unreleased in the United States.
`` A Dog and Pony Show '' is the sixth episode of the first season of the American police drama television series Homicide  : Life on the Street .. first season. Homicide : Life on the Street ( season 1 ). It originally aired on NBC in the United States on March 10 , 1993 .. NBC. NBC. In the episode , Pembleton and Bayliss investigate the murder of a police dog , Crosetti helps his friend adjust after a serious injury , and Felton and Howard suspect a drug dealer for a brutal murder .. Pembleton. Frank Pembleton. Bayliss. Tim Bayliss. Crosetti. Steve Crosetti. Felton. Beau Felton. Howard. Kay Howard. The episode was written James Yoshimura based on a story by executive producer Tom Fontana , and was directed by Alan Taylor , who Homicide executive director Barry Levinson chose after being impressed by Taylor 's short film That Burning Question -LRB- 1988 -RRB- .. James Yoshimura. James Yoshimura. Tom Fontana. Tom Fontana. Alan Taylor. Alan Taylor ( director ). Barry Levinson. Barry Levinson. That Burning Question. That Burning Question. Elements of the episode , including the shooting of patrolman Chris Thormann , were adapted from David Simon 's non-fiction crime book , Homicide  : A Year on the Killing Streets .. David Simon. David Simon. `` A Dog and Pony Show '' included guest appearances by actors Michael Constantine , Larry Gilliard , Jr. , Lisa Gay Hamilton and Edie Falco .. Michael Constantine. Michael Constantine. Edie Falco. Edie Falco. Lisa Gay Hamilton. Lisa Gay Hamilton. Since ratings for Homicide had gradually declined throughout the season , NBC announced a decision about whether the series would be renewed would depend on the Nielsen ratings of the final four episodes , starting with `` A Dog and Pony Show '' .. NBC. NBC. Nielsen ratings. Nielsen ratings. Before it aired , Barry Levinson appeared in a commercial making a direct appeal to viewers to watch .. Barry Levinson. Barry Levinson. Nevertheless , it was seen by 8.47 million household viewers , which was considered relatively low , although it was an improvement over the previous episode `` Three Men and Adena '' .. Three Men and Adena. Three Men and Adena