- The critically-acclaimed Wiseguy, which originally premiered on CBS, follows Vinnie Terranova (Ken Wahl), an undercover officer for the Organized Crime Bureau of the federal government sent to infiltrate crime families. At the time of its first broadcast, Wiseguy was unique to the crime action genre; series creator Stephen J. Cannell introduced a hero who establishes an affinity with and becomes ...www.courttv.com/onair/shows/wiseguy