Ryan's Four
{{Short description|American medical drama television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
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| genre = Medical drama
| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = Fair Dinkum Productions
Groverton Productions, Ltd.
Paramount Television
| creator = David Victor
| producer =
| camera =
| starring = Tom Skerritt
| narrated =
| country = United States
| language = English
| network = ABC
| first_aired = {{Start date|1983|04|05}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1983|04|27}}
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 5
| list_episodes = Ryan's Four#Episodes
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Ryan's Four is an American medical drama television series that aired from April 5 until April 27, 1983.
Premise
A doctor acts as a guide for four interns at a medical center.{{cite web|author=TV Guide |url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/ryans-four/cast/204174 |title=Ryan's Four Cast and Details|publisher=TV Guide |accessdate=2013-02-18}}
Cast
- Tom Skerritt as Dr. Thomas Ryan
- Lisa Eilbacher as Dr. Ingrid Sorenson
- Tim Daly as Dr. Edward Gillian
- Albert Hall as Dr. Terry Wilson
- Dirk Blocker as Dr. Norman Rostov
- Nicolas Coster as Dr. Morris Whitford
US television ratings
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| Season
! Episodes ! Start Date ! End Date ! Nielsen Rank ! Nielsen Rating ! Tied With |
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| style="text-align:center" | 1982-83
| style="text-align:center" | 6 | style="text-align:center" | April 5, 1983 | style="text-align:center" rowspan=6| April 27, 1983 | style="text-align:center: rowspan=8| 24 | style="text-align:center" | 18.3{{cite web|url=http://www.tvratingsguide.com/2017/07/1982-83-top-30-soap-bubbles-rise.html|title=The TV Ratings Guide: 1982-83 Ratings History -- Soap Bubbles Rise, Several Veterans Part and NBC Renews Poorly Rated Masterpieces|last=Lina|publisher=|accessdate=1 April 2018}} | style="text-align:center" | "That's Incredible", "Archie Bunker's Place" |
Episodes
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! style="background:#39f;"| Title ! style="background:#39f;"| Directed by ! style="background:#39f;"| Written by ! style="background:#39f;"| Original air date {{Episode list |Title=Pilot |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|04|05}} |EpisodeNumber=1 |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Never Say Die |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|04|06}} |EpisodeNumber=2 |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |ShortSummary= A convict makes a break for it while undergoing a medical exam. Dr. Ryan treats an aging movie star, who has just been mugged. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=The Choice |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|04|13}} |EpisodeNumber=3 |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |ShortSummary= There's only one donor for two infants who need a life-saving transplant. Sorenson treats a young junkie. Gillian and Wilson try to find a lost dog at the hospital. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Heartaches |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|04|20}} |EpisodeNumber=4 |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |ShortSummary= Gillian feels intimidated by his father, who is a surgeon. Sorenson becomes friends with a lonely hypochondriac. Wilson tries some homemade remedies for the common cold. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Couples |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|04|27}} |EpisodeNumber=5 |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |ShortSummary= A young heart attack victim is afraid that he can't go back to a normal life again. Sorenson's boyfriend thinks that she spends too much time with her patients and not enough with him. |LineColor=3399ff }} |
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0085084|Ryan's Four}}
- [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/ryans-four/204174 TV Guide]
- {{epguides|RyansFour}}
Category:1983 American television series debuts
Category:1983 American television series endings
Category:1980s American medical drama television series
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television series by CBS Studios