Cutter to Houston

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Cutter to Houston
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Genre Medical drama
Created by Sandor Stern
Written byRick Edelstein
Larry Mollin
Sandor Stern
Directed byRichard Michaels
Starring Shelley Hack
Jim Metzler
Alec Baldwin
Composers Dennis McCarthy
J.A.C. Redford
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producer Gerald W. Abrams
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time4548 minutes
Production companiesCypress Point Productions
MGM/UA Television
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseOctober 1 (1983-10-01) 
December 31, 1983 (1983-12-31)

Cutter to Houston is an American medical drama starring Shelley Hack, Jim Metzler, and Alec Baldwin that aired on CBS on Saturday night from October 1 to December 31, 1983 at 8 p.m Eastern time. The series was created by Sandor Stern.

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Synopsis

Cutter to Houston is set at Cutter Community Hospital in the small town of Cutter, Texas, sixty miles from Houston. The series stars Shelley Hack as surgeon Dr. Beth Gilbert, Jim Metzler as Dr. Andy Fenton, and Alec Baldwin as Dr. Hal Wexler, a GP under probation for writing illegal prescriptions. [1]

Cutter to Houston aired on Saturdays at 8:00 PM Eastern. Due to low ratings, it was canceled after seven episodes and was replaced by Whiz Kids .

Cast

Notable guest appearance

In a 1983 episode, Chad Allen, then 9 years of age, "played a kid who got hurt and had to be given mouth-to-mouth and carried to the waiting chopper by Dr. Hal Wexler." Years later, Chad reminisced that "I thought it was the greatest job I had ever gotten," because Alec Baldwin was Dr. Wexler. [2]

US television ratings

SeasonEpisodesStart DateEnd DateNielsen RankNielsen Rating [3] Tied With
1983-849 (2 Unaired)October 8, 1983December 31, 1983978.7N/A

Episodes

  1. Paietta, Ann Catherine; Kauppila, Jean L. (1999). Health Professionals On Screen. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 326. ISBN   0-8108-3636-X.
  2. When I Knew (2005), ISBN   0-06-057146-2
  3. "1983-84 Ratings History -- The Networks Are Awash in a Bubble Bath of Soaps".


No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Pilot"UnknownUnknownOctober 1, 1983 (1983-10-01)
2"In the Eye of the Hurricane"Kevin HooksLarry MollinOctober 8, 1983 (1983-10-08)
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