Trauma Center (TV series)
Appearance
Trauma Center | |
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Genre | medical drama |
Starring | James Naughton Lou Ferrigno Dorian Harewood Wendie Malick |
Composer | James Di Pasquale |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 (3 unaired) |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Glen A. Larson Productions Jeremac Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 22 – December 8, 1983 |
Trauma Center is an American medical drama that aired on ABC from September 22, 1983 to December 8, 1983.[1]
In the run-up to the 1983–84 fall season, the series was promoted on-air and in the Fall Preview issue of TV Guide as Medstar, but was changed to Trauma Center prior to the first airdate.
Premise
The series followed the staff at Medstar Trauma Center, a special unit of the fictional McKee Hospital in Los Angeles County who dealt with numerous life-threatening medical incidents in each episode. The show also focused on two ambulance paramedics who often had to undertake unusual or dangerous actions in order to rescue injured people before delivering them to the Trauma Center.
Cast
- James Naughton as Dr. Michael 'Cutter' Royce
- Dorian Harewood as Dr. Nate 'Skate' Baylor
- Wendie Malick as Dr. Brigitte Blaine
- Bill Randolph as Dr. 'Beaver' Bouvier
- Eileen Heckart as Amy Decker, R.N.
- Arlean Dean Snyder as Dr. Charles Sternhouser
- Alfie Wise as paramedic Sidney 'Hatter' Pacelli
- Lou Ferrigno as paramedic John Six
- Jack Bannon as pilot Buck Williams
- Jayne Modean as Nurse Hooter
US Television Ratings
Season | Episodes | Start Date | End Date | Nielsen Rank | Nielsen Rating[2] | Tied With |
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1983-84 | 13 | September 22, 1983 | December 8, 1983 | 80 | 11.8 | N/A |
Episodes
- Trauma Center (Pilot) (September 22, 1983)
- Notes About Courage (September 29, 1983) *
- No Easy Days (October 6, 1983)
- Breakthrough (October 13, 1983)
- No More Heroes (October 20, 1983)
- Turnaround (October 27, 1983)
- Trail's End (November 10, 1983)
- Shock Waves (November 17, 1983)
- Silent Sounds (November 24, 1983)
- Out of Control (December 8, 1983)
- Line of Fire (Unaired)
- Win or Lose (Unaired)
- Smash-Up (Unaired)
- This is a crossover begun in The Fall Guy series. The episode is called Trauma, which was aired on Sep 28, 1983.
References
- ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1227. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- ^ "1983-84 Ratings History -- The Networks Are Awash in a Bubble Bath of Soaps".
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Categories:
- 1983 American television series debuts
- 1983 American television series endings
- 1980s American drama television series
- American Broadcasting Company network shows
- American medical television series
- English-language television programs
- Television shows set in Los Angeles
- Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
- Television series created by Glen A. Larson
- United States drama television series stubs