On the tube: Lincoln Heights

Lincoln Heights is an African- American drama series about Eddie Sutton, a police officer who moves his family back to his old neighborhood, Lincoln Heights, to start a new life and help out his old neighborhood. It is a dangerous place to raise a family, and through the many trials the family goes through, they soon learn that settling in is not as easy as it seems. While Officer Sutton struggles to cope with everyday life as a street cop in Los Angeles, his kids try to fit in at their new schools and with their new neighbors.


Lincoln Heights is a neighborhood in the fictional southern California city of Mission Vista.

The show premiered January 2007 on the ABC Family network with 13 episodes ordered for the first season. It was approved for a second season, which premiered September 2007.

Lincoln Heights returned for a third season on September 2008. The season premiere brought the show its highest ratings ever at 1.66 million viewers.

On January 31, 2009, it was announced that Lincoln Heights would return for a fourth & fifth season.

Lincoln Heights aired on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 8PM/9PM central for its fourth season.

The main characters are:

Edward "Eddie" Sutton (Russell Hornsby) is an officer who moves his family back to his old neighborhood hoping to make a difference, however, things start to overwhelm him and his family.

Jennifer "Jenn" Sutton (Nicki Micheaux) is Eddie's wife who is a nurse.

Cassandra "Cassie" Sutton (Erica Hubbard) is Eddie and Jenn's oldest daughter, named after Eddie's mother. She is romantically involved with a boy at her school named Charles.

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sutton (Rhyon Nicole Brown) is Eddie and Jenn's youngest daughter and second-oldest child. Later she is kidnapped by two thugs, but one helps her escape.

Taylor "Tay" Sutton (Mishon Ratliff) is the youngest child and Eddie and Jenn's only son together. He has a strong passion for music.

Please watch the show. It’s very entertaining and it’s definitely a show for the entire family.