This show was originally supposed to be broadcast along with Part I as a two-hour movie, but was shown as two separate one-hour shows instead -- partially because everyone concerned (including producer Quinn Martin and ABC programming chief Fred Silverman) thought it would outpoint Martin's "Barnaby Jones" series by a huge margin. It didn't work out that way. The two shows ran nearly even. Over the winter, "Barnaby" edged ahead so much that "Streets" was suspended with eight shows remaining and then canceled.