The Ultimate Fighter

Series premiere. After returning from Alcatraz, Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson seeks to regain control of Harlem. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy must take on the Genovese crime family, led by Vincent "Chin" Gigante.

Realizing a consistent source of heroin is vital to reclaim Harlem, Bumpy engages in a fevered search to find a dope supply independent of the Italians. Chin engages the services of crooked cops in a plot to arrest Bumpy and send him back to jail.

Bumpy unexpectedly finds himself at his daughter Elise's side. When her shoplifting arrest and subsequent abuse is the catalyst for a protest where conflicting interests cause tensions to rise.

Cassius Clay battles local boxing hero Doug Jones in the ring. Mayme insists Bumpy back Jones, an advocate for her Harlem Youth organization, but Malcolm X urges Bumpy to back Clay.

On the day the March on Washington date is announced, all of Harlem places a bet using its date as their lucky number. In an effort to break Bumpy’s bank, Chin fixes the bet because Bumpy is on the hook to cover the hefty payouts.

To cover his debt, Bumpy is tasked with killing a witness testifying against the Genovese family. Elijah Muhammed tours Malcolm X’s mosque where he meets Elise and asks her to spy on Malcolm.

Bumpy incites war between the Genovese and Bonanno families. Meanwhile, when Margaret goes missing, Mayme teams up with Elise in a desperate attempt to find her.

On the day of the March on Washington, Chin and Bonnano are at war in Harlem. Meanwhile, Mayme asks Bumpy to create a will. As a result, Bumpy finds out he and Mayme never formally adopted Margaret, so he asks Elise for her permission.

Due to slum conditions in Harlem, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. leads a rent strike and investigates the owners of the buildings. Ernie Nunzi searches for the hooker who helped set up Zambrano.

In the Season One Finale, when Bumpy blackmails the mob in an effort to secure the safety of himself and his family, it doesn’t go as planned. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated leading to a cease of the Congressional investigation into the mob.