Peaceable Kingdom (TV series)
{{Short description|American television series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Peaceable Kingdom (TV series).jpg
| caption =
| based_on = The Peaceable Kingdom: A Year In the Life of America's Oldest Zoo by John Sedgwick
| creator = Art Monterastelli
| developer = Mark Waxman
| genre = Family drama
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| composer = {{Plainlist|
- David McHugh
- Jack Smalley
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 12 (5 unaired)
| executive_producer = Mark Waxman
| producer =
| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Victoria Productions
- Columbia Pictures Television
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| network = CBS
| first_aired = {{start date|1989|9|20}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1989|11|15}}
}}
Peaceable Kingdom is an American family drama television series that aired on CBS from September 20 until November 15, 1989. The series was cancelled after only seven episodes (though twelve episodes were produced).
Overview
Peaceable Kingdom stars Lindsay Wagner as the recently hired managing director of the Los Angeles County Zoo, who was also recently widowed with three children. Her zoologist colleagues included Tom Wopat and David Ackroyd.
Perhaps due to scheduling competition from other networks (NBC's Top 20 hit Unsolved Mysteries and ABC's Top 30 hits Growing Pains and Head of the Class), Peaceable Kingdom was a ratings failure and CBS cancelled the series after seven episodes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-12-04-8903150079-story.html|title = IN THE EYE OF RATINGS STORM - Chicago Tribune| website=Chicago Tribune | date=4 December 1989 }} The remaining episodes aired some years later in syndication.
Some scenes of the series was shot on location at the San Diego Zoo and the Los Angeles Zoo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-13-ca-2064-story.html|title=The New TV Season : CBS' Animal Park : Network Spends Millions of Dollars on a Zoo for Lindsay Wagner's 'Peaceable Kingdom'|website=Los Angeles Times|date=13 September 1989}}
Cast
- Lindsay Wagner as Rebecca Cafferty
- Melissa Clayton as Courtney Cafferty
- Michael Manasseri as Dean Cafferty
- Victor Di Mattia as Sam Cafferty
- David Ackroyd as Dr. Bartholomew Langley
- Tom Wopat as Dr. Jed McFadden
- Conchata Ferrell as Kate Galindo
- David Renan as Sequoya Ridge
- Kathryn Spitz as Robin
Episodes
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|Title=Chimp
|DirectedBy=Jerry Jameson
|WrittenBy=Misty Stewart-Taggart
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References
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- Brooks, Tim, and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0096675}}
Category:CBS original programming
Category:1980s American drama television series
Category:1989 American television series debuts
Category:1989 American television series endings
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television shows set in Los Angeles