| Genre: | Comedy drama Police procedural Crime drama |
| Theme Music Composer: | Brandon Calhoon |
| Opentheme: | "Lost to be Found" |
| Composer: | John Ottman |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 13 |
| Location: | Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Camera: | Single |
| Runtime: | 42 minutes |
| Network: | CBS |
Battle Creek is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on CBS on March 1, 2015, as a weekly show broadcast on each Sunday. Starring Josh Duhamel and Dean Winters, the show followed the mismatched partnership of a police detective and FBI agent in Battle Creek, Michigan. CBS announced on May 8, 2015, after only 9 episodes had aired, that Battle Creek would end after 13 episodes.
In September 2013, Sony Pictures Television announced that it struck a deal with CBS to produce a new television series created by Vince Gilligan titled Battle Creek based on a script written by Gilligan ten years prior. Despite the name, establishing shots and location shots were not shot in Battle Creek, Michigan. However most of the scenes in the opening credits were filmed in Battle Creek. The main actors visited Battle Creek, Michigan, in the summer of 2014 to get a feel of the location, people, and especially the police department.[3]
CBS ordered thirteen episodes, all of which it guaranteed to air.[3] It premiered on CBS on March 1, 2015. On May 8, 2015, the network announced that Battle Creek would not be renewed for a second season.[3] [4] The series ended on May 24, 2015.