Photoconductive detector arrays fabricated from metalorganic chemical vapor deposited epitaxial films of Hg//0//. //8Cd//0//. //2Te on both CdTe and Al//2O//3 substrates are reported for the first time. These devices operate in the 8-12- mu m spectral region and have detectivities of 3. 6 multiplied by 10**1**0 and 2. 6 multiplied by 10**1**0 cmHz**1**/**2/W for CdTe and Al//2O//3 substrates, respectively. These results approach background limited performance, and as such establish the feasibility of metalorganic chemical vapor deposited HgCdTe for use in advanced infrared detection systems.