L.A. Doctors#Episodes
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| genre = Medical drama
| creator = John Lee Hancock
| developer =
| starring = {{Plain list|
}}
| theme_music_composer = Jeff Rona
| composer = Jeff Beal
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 24
| executive_producer = {{Plain list|
- Michelle Ashford
- John Lee Hancock
- Mark Johnson
}}
| producer = Ken Olin
| camera =
| company = {{Plain list|
}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| network = CBS
| first_aired = {{start date|1998|9|21}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1999|5|10}}
}}
L.A. Doctors is an American medical drama television series set in a Los Angeles primary care practice. It ran on CBS from September 21, 1998 to May 10, 1999. It replaced Brooklyn South after its cancellation in May 1998.{{cite book|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present|year=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8|pages=653}}
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, after ranking 56th for the season. http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/1991/08/1998-99-ratings-history.html?m=1
Episodes
{{Episode table
|background=
|overall=10
|title=25
|director=20
|writer=24
|airdate=15
|prodcode=10
|episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Pilot
| DirectedBy = Gary Fleder
| WrittenBy = John Lee Hancock
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|9|21}}
| ShortSummary = Young doctors (Ken Olin, Matt Craven, Rick Roberts) open a medical practice where patients come before profit; with Sheryl Lee.
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Under the Radar
| DirectedBy = Dean Parisot
| WrittenBy = John Lee Hancock
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|9|28}}
| ShortSummary = Tim and Roger go after marijuana for a patient with advanced AIDS; a woman hides the fact that she has lupus from her new employer.
| ProdCode = 101
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = A Prayer for the Lying
| DirectedBy = Peter Markle
| WrittenBy = Michelle Ashford & Greg Walker
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|5}}
| ShortSummary = Roger buys a celebrity-laden client list; a teen refuses treatment on religious grounds; with Tom Arnold.
| ProdCode = 102
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Fear of Flying
| DirectedBy = David Carson
| WrittenBy = Tim Kring
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|12}}
| ShortSummary = Evan and Sarah find a makeshift medical facility for illegal aliens; Roger's stepmother needs bypass surgery; Tim vents anxiety on a claims adjuster.
| ProdCode = 104
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Whither Thou Goest
| DirectedBy = Graham Yost
| WrittenBy = Emily Whitesell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|19}}
| ShortSummary = Evan learns Roger is treating Kelly; a technician blackmails Tim; Sarah's husband is increasingly aloof.
| ProdCode = 105
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Classic Evan
| DirectedBy = Gary Fleder
| WrittenBy = Andrew Lipsitz
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|26}}
| ShortSummary = Tim and Julie may lose the twins to their biological mother; Evan treats a drug-addled radio personality.
| ProdCode = 106
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Maybe It's You
| DirectedBy = Ken Olin
| WrittenBy = Grey Walker
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|2}}
| ShortSummary = Roger confronts a man he suspects of spouse abuse; a couple breaks up over Viagra; chicken soup and a cork.
| ProdCode = 107
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = The Code
| DirectedBy = David Carson
| WrittenBy = Marilyn Osborn
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|9}}
| ShortSummary = Tim helps a mother addicted to heroin; Roger confronts a dangerous plastic surgeon.
| ProdCode = 108
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = What About Bob?
| DirectedBy = Scott Brazil
| WrittenBy = Tim Kring
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|16}}
| ShortSummary = Sarah delivers two babies simultaneously; Roger identifies with a homeless man; Tim encounters a racist.
| ProdCode = 109
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Nate Expectations
| DirectedBy = Nicole Holofcener
| WrittenBy = Gardner Stern
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|30}}
| ShortSummary = Parents abort an unborn child after learning it is male; seeking a nontraditional cure, Tim accompanies a terminal patient to Mexico.
| ProdCode = 103
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Leap of Faith
| DirectedBy = Reynaldo Villalobos
| WrittenBy = Emily Whitesell, story by Emily Whitesell & Harlan Levine
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|12|7}}
| ShortSummary = Sarah is happy to be pregnant; Roger has a new relationship; Evan and Kelly date.
| ProdCode = 110
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Endless Bummer
| DirectedBy = Gary Fleder
| WrittenBy = Gardner Stern & Greg Walker
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|12|14}}
| ShortSummary = Roger's old flame has a brain tumor; Tim wants to donate bone marrow to a cancer patient.
| ProdCode = 111
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title = Been There, Done That
| DirectedBy = Rick Bota
| WrittenBy = Andrew Litsitz
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|11}}
| ShortSummary = Teenage girl abuses steroids; suicide attempt; crooked business manager.
| ProdCode = 112
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| Title = Just Duet
| DirectedBy = Joe Napolitano
| WrittenBy = Greg Walker
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|18}}
| ShortSummary = Sarah searches for a dying patient's mysteriously absent husband (Robin Williams).
| ProdCode = 113
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| Title = True Believers
| DirectedBy = Ken Olin
| WrittenBy = Tim Kring
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|25}}
| ShortSummary = A boy has a flesh-eating bacteria; a patient says he was abducted by aliens.
| ProdCode = 114
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| Title = Baby, It's Cold Outside
| DirectedBy = Stephen Gyllenhaal
| WrittenBy = Gary Glasberg
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|8}}
| ShortSummary = A sniper traps Dr. Newman and wounded children inside a classroom; an African-American mother delivers a white baby.
| ProdCode = 115
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| Title = Immaculate Deception
| DirectedBy = Joe Napolitano
| WrittenBy = Bonnie Mark
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|15}}
| ShortSummary = Sarah's patient falls victim to rape; Roger helps a drug addict.
| ProdCode = 116
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| Title = Denial
| DirectedBy = Rick Rosenthal
| WrittenBy = Samantha Howard Corbin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|3|1}}
| ShortSummary = Tim helps a dying 3-year-old boy; Evan's ex-wife wants to move; obsessive-compulsive disorder.
| ProdCode = 117
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| Title = Where the Rubber Meets the Road
| DirectedBy = John Lee Hancock
| WrittenBy = John Lee Hancock & Greg Walker
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|3|8}}
| ShortSummary = The father of a patient sues Roger for malpractice; Evan's patient wants to die.
| ProdCode = 118
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| Title = The Life Lost in Living
| DirectedBy = Rick Rosenthal
| WrittenBy = Andrew Lipsitz
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|3|22}}
| ShortSummary = Roger treats a death row inmate with a brain tumor; Sarah's father has palsy.
| ProdCode = 119
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| Title = O Captain, My Captain
| DirectedBy = Ken Olin
| WrittenBy = Emily Whitesell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|4|19}}
| ShortSummary = A patients-rights activist (Vanessa Williams) questions Evan's professional judgment.
| ProdCode = 120
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| Title = Que Sera, Sarah
| DirectedBy = Scott Brazil
| WrittenBy = Gardner Stern & Greg Walker
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|4|26}}
| ShortSummary = Tim and Leanne clash over a mentally impaired patient's wish to have a baby; guest Dennis Rodman.
| ProdCode = 121
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| Title = Every Picture Tells a Story
| DirectedBy = Alex Graves
| WrittenBy = Kimberly Costello
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|3}}
| ShortSummary = Sarah and Evan's romance blossoms; Roger thinks his friend was poisoned; Susann's boyfriend has hepatitis C.
| ProdCode = 122
| LineColor =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| Title = Forty-Eight Minutes
| DirectedBy = Ken Olin
| WrittenBy =
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|10}}
| ShortSummary = The doctors are involved in a massive, multicar pileup while on their way to a medical convention and try to attend to the injured amid chaos.
| ProdCode = 123
| LineColor =
}}
}}
Awards and nominations
The series won the 1999 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Dramatic Television Series.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0161160|L.A. Doctors}}
- {{Epguides|LADoctors|L.A. Doctors}}
{{People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama |state=collapsed}}
Category:1998 American television series debuts
Category:1999 American television series endings
Category:1990s American medical drama television series
Category:Television shows set in Los Angeles
Category:Television series by CBS Studios
Category:Television series by Sony Pictures Television
Category:CBS television dramas
Category:Long stubs with short prose
{{US-drama-tv-prog-stub}}