L.A. Doctors
| L.A. Doctors | |
|---|---|
| Created by | John Lee Hancock |
| Starring | Ken Olin Matt Craven Rick Roberts Sheryl Lee |
| Theme music composer | Jeff Rona |
| Composer | Jeff Beal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Michelle Ashford John Lee Hancock Mark Johnson |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Johnson/Hancock CBS Productions Columbia TriStar Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 21, 1998 – May 10, 1999 |
L.A. Doctors is an American medical drama television series set in a Los Angeles primary care practice. It ran on CBS during the 1998-99 season. It replaced Brooklyn South after its cancellation in May 1998.[1]
Premise
Four Los Angeles doctors run a practice in this drama that focuses as much on the problems in the American medical system as it does on the patients.
Cast
- Ken Olin as Dr. Roger Cattan
- Matt Craven as Dr. Tim Lonner
- Rick Roberts as Dr. Evan Newman
- Sheryl Lee as Dr. Sarah Church
- Deirdre O'Connell as Suzanne Blum
Cancellation
The series was scheduled opposite ABC's Monday Night Football and NBC's Dateline Monday, and struggled in the ratings, leading up to the show's cancellation in May 1999
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by [2] | Original air date | Prod. code [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot"[3] | Gary Fleder | September 21, 1998[3] | 100[3] |
| 2 | "Under the Radar" | Dean Parisot | September 28, 1998 | 101 |
| 3 | "A Prayer for the Lying" | Peter Markle | October 5, 1998 | 102 |
| 4 | "Fear of Flying" | David Carson | October 12, 1998 | 104 |
| 5 | "Whither Thou Goest" | Graham Yost | October 19, 1998 | 105 |
| 6 | "Classic Evan" | Gary Fleder | October 26, 1998 | 106 |
| 7 | "Maybe It's You" | Ken Olin | November 2, 1998 | 107 |
| 8 | "The Code" | David Carson | November 9, 1998 | 108 |
| 9 | "What About Bob?" | Scott Brazil | November 16, 1998 | 109 |
| 10 | "Nate Expectations" | Nicole Holofcener | November 30, 1998 | 103 |
| 11 | "Leap of Faith" | Reynaldo Villalobos | December 7, 1998 | 110 |
| 12 | "Endless Bummer" | Gary Fleder | December 14, 1998 | 111 |
| 13 | "Been There, Done That" | Rick Bota | January 11, 1999 | 112 |
| 14 | "Just Duet" | Joe Napolitano | January 18, 1999 | 113 |
| 15 | "True Believers" | Ken Olin | January 25, 1999 | 114 |
| 16 | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | Stephen Gyllenhaal | February 8, 1999 | 115 |
| 17 | "Immaculate Deception" | Joe Napolitano | February 15, 1999 | 116 |
| 18 | "Denial" | Rick Rosenthal | March 1, 1999 | 117 |
| 19 | "Where the Rubber Meets the Road" | John Lee Hancock | March 8, 1999 | 118 |
| 20 | "The Life Lost in Living" | Rick Rosenthal | March 22, 1999 | 119 |
| 21 | "O Captain, My Captain" | Ken Olin | April 19, 1999 | 120 |
| 22 | "Que Sera, Sarah" | Scott Brazil | April 26, 1999 | 121 |
| 23 | "Every Picture Tells a Story" | Alex Graves | May 3, 1999 | 122 |
| 24 | "Forty-Eight Minutes" | Ken Olin | May 10, 1999 | 123 |
Awards and nominations
The series won the 1999 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Dramatic Television Series.
References
- ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 653. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- ^ a b From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "LA Doctors"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ^ a b c From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "L.A. Doctors"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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