The Big Easy television series was inspired by the film of the same name from 1987. The show premiered on the USA Cable Network August 11, 1996. Tony Crane played New Orleans police lieutenant/detective Remy McSwain, Susan Walters played state district attorney Anne Osbourne and Barry Corbin played police chief C.D. LeBlanc. Daniel Petrie Jr. was the executive producer of the series. 35 episodes were broadcast over two seasons.
The series takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana and was shot on location.
You can now watch The Big Easy online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Pilot | 1996-08-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Murder in Mind | 1996-08-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Cinderfella | 1996-08-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Hotshots | 1996-09-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | A Dead Man Is Hard to Find | 1996-09-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Stodermayer | 1996-09-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Gambler | 1996-09-29 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Crawdaddy | 1996-10-06 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | The Love Doctor | 1996-10-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | That Voodoo That You Do | 1996-10-20 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Snake Dance | 1996-12-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Big Life | 1996-12-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Master of Illusion | 1996-12-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Don't Shoot the Piano Player | 1997-01-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Long and Short | 1997-01-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Gatoraide | 1997-01-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Driving Miss Money | 1997-02-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | The Fabulous Bill Brothers | 1997-02-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Lafitte Don't Fail Me Now | 1997-02-16 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Ghost of the Pricky Rose | 1997-02-23 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Vamps Like Us | 1997-03-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | One Little Indian | 1997-03-09 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | A Streetcar with Desire | 1997-06-22 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Heavenly Body | 1997-06-29 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Moscow on the Mississippi | 1997-07-06 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Platinum Blond | 1997-07-13 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Yellow Queen in the Fires of Hell | 1997-07-20 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Night Music | 1997-08-03 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | A Perfect Day for Buffalo Fish | 1997-08-10 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | The Gospel According to McSwain | 1997-08-17 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Son o' McSwain | 1997-09-07 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Begirled | 1997-09-21 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | End of the World | 1997-09-28 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | Shrimp Stew | 1997-10-05 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | The Black Bag | 1997-10-12 | 60 min |
| Writing | Fred Golan | Writer |
| Writing | Janet Densmore | Writer |
| Writing | Eric Overmyer | Writer |
| Writing | Sherri Ziff | Writer |
| Production | Daniel Petrie Jr. | Producer |
| Writing | Tammy Ader | Writer |
| Writing | Eric DelaBarre | Writer |
| Writing | Laurence Frank | Writer |
| Writing | Alfonse Ruggiero | Writer |
| Writing | Daniel Petrie Jr. | Writer |
| Writing | Jacqueline Zambrano | Writer |
| Writing | Anne Kenney | Writer |
| Writing | Bob DeLaurentis | Writer |
