Everwood season 1

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Everwood
Season 1
No. of episodes23
Release
Original network The WB
Original releaseSeptember 16, 2002 (2002-09-16) –
May 19, 2003 (2003-05-19)
List of episodes

The first season of Everwood , an American drama television series, began airing on September 16, 2002, on The WB television network. The season concluded on May 16, 2003, after 23 episodes.

Contents

The season was released on DVD as a six-disc boxed set under the title of Everwood: The Complete First Season on May 4, 2004, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. [1]

Plot

The season begins with the arrival of Dr. Andy Brown, a widower who leaves his successful job as a top Manhattan neurosurgeon to live in a small Colorado town, bringing his 9-year-old daughter Delia and 15-year-old son Ephram with him. He chooses the town of Everwood because his late wife had told him of her emotional attachment to the town. Many of the story lines revolve around settling into a new town, dealing with the death of the mother and wife of the family, and the growing relationship between Andy and his son, who did not interact much in New York, due to the demands of Andy's job. Andy at first finds some conflict with Dr. Harold Abbott, with whom his professional opinions differ. However, Harold's cranky demeanor and Andy's passive, cheerful attitude prove to mesh well, and the two begin a friendly rivalry. Ephram continually struggles with his emerging adolescence, his studies as a classical pianist, and his crush on Amy, Harold's daughter.

The first season revolves around the main storyline involving Colin Hart, Amy's boyfriend and older brother Bright's best friend. Amy sees the arrival of Andy as an opportunity: Colin has been in a coma since July 4 of the previous summer, after Bright and he were in a car accident. Amy befriends Ephram in an effort to convince Andy to revive his neurosurgeon skills to save Colin. Andy reluctantly agrees. Amy is elated, but Bright is sullen and distant about the situation. Later, he tearfully confesses to his father that—contrary to what he had claimed all summer—he does in fact remember the accident: He was the one driving Colin's father's truck and the two boys were drunk at the time. However, his anguish is relieved when Andy is successful, and soon Colin is awake.

In the meantime, Ephram's maternal grandparents come to visit their new home in the fall and Ephram decides he wants to move back to New York City to live with them. Ephram's grandfather—also a surgeon—berates Andy into letting Ephram go. Delia and her grandmother befriend Edna Harper, a semi-retired army nurse and Harold's estranged mother. They decide to throw her a surprise birthday party at the Browns' home. During the party, in front of all the guests, Ephram and Andy have a loud fight about his moving to New York City. The two stalk to different parts of the house with no decision resolved. Andy and his father-in-law also begin to fight about the situation but are interrupted because Bright has collapsed. He needs his appendix removed, but the snow has prevented travel to the nearest hospital, so they do emergency surgery on him in Andy's office. Andy sees how concerned and loving Harold is toward his son and resolves to try and patch things up with Ephram. He confesses that he will be "half a person" if Ephram leaves, and as a result Ephram decides to stay.

Andy meets his next-door neighbor Nina Feeney after a loud fight with Ephram in the front yard. She is friendly but outspoken and honest. Nina eventually explains that she is serving as a surrogate mother for a woman who was unable to conceive. A scandal erupts when Nina has the baby and it is revealed that the mother is well over fifty, but Andy supports Nina's decision.

All is not well, however, for Colin. He returns home and re-enrolls in school, but he has lost most of his memory, including his memory of Amy. Under pressure to step back into his old life, Colin befriends Ephram since the latter is the only person who does not have a preconceived notion of him. Amy, meanwhile, struggles with emerging feelings for Ephram as he has an unsuccessful relationship with Colin's sister, Laynie. His lingering attachment to Amy flares up at inopportune moments, causing Laynie to break it off.

Soon Colin begins lashing out violently and acting out emotionally and loses his friendship with Ephram. Ephram tries to let his friends know that Colin is not acting normally, but Amy believes he is just jealous of her relationship with Colin and that Colin is "under a lot of stress." Bright, frustrated at Colin's friendship with Ephram in the first place, refuses to listen as well, until Colin accosts Ephram outside the local diner, proceeding to uncharacteristically punch Bright in the face when he objects to Colin's roughness. Andy believes Ephram (also following a grievous, self-inflicted hand injury during a homecoming ceremony) and brings the subject up with Colin's parents. They are unwilling to believe that Colin is anything but fully recovered and fire Andy from Colin's care. Physical symptoms begin to manifest as well, and eventually Colin collapses. It is learned there are complications from the first surgery. Colin's parents ask Andrew to operate again, but then he experiences complications during the surgery. [2]

Cast

The initial season had eight major roles getting star billing in the opening credits. Treat Williams portrayed Dr. Andrew "Andy" Brown, the newly widowed father of Ephram Brown (portrayed by Gregory Smith) and Delia Brown (portrayed by Vivien Cardone) and runs his own clinic "free of charge" in an abandoned train station. Emily VanCamp portrayed Amy Abbott, who befriends Ephram and is the girlfriend of Colin Hart, who, throughout the first half of the season, is still in a coma. Debra Mooney portrayed Edna Harper, a semi-retired army nurse and Harold's estranged mother. John Beasley portrayed Irv Harper, the kind-hearted husband of Edna and the narrator of the series. Chris Pratt portrayed Bright Abbott, the older brother of Amy and best friend of Colin. Tom Amandes portrayed Dr. Harold Abbott, the father of Amy and Bright, who begins a friendly rivalry with Andy.

Main cast

Episodes

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  2. ↑ "Everwood". Epguides.Com.
  3. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Sep. 16-22)". The Los Angeles Times . September 25, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  4. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Sep. 23-29)". The Los Angeles Times . October 2, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  5. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Sep. 30-Oct. 6)". The Los Angeles Times . October 9, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  6. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 7-13)". The Los Angeles Times . October 16, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  7. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 14-20)". The Los Angeles Times . October 23, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  8. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 21-27)". The Los Angeles Times . October 30, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  9. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 28-Nov. 3)". The Los Angeles Times . November 6, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  10. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 4-10)". The Los Angeles Times . November 13, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  11. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 11-17)". The Los Angeles Times . November 20, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  12. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 18-24)". The Los Angeles Times . November 27, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  13. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 25-Dec. 1)". The Los Angeles Times . December 4, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  14. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 6-12)". The Los Angeles Times . January 15, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  15. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 20-26)". The Los Angeles Times . January 29, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  16. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 27-Feb. 2)". The Los Angeles Times . February 5, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  17. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 3-9)". The Los Angeles Times . February 12, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  18. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 10-16)". The Los Angeles Times . February 21, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  19. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 17-23)". The Los Angeles Times . February 26, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  20. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 24-Mar. 2)". The Los Angeles Times . March 5, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  21. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Apr. 21-27)". The Los Angeles Times . April 30, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  22. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Apr. 28-May. 4)". The Los Angeles Times . May 7, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  23. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (May. 5-11)". The Los Angeles Times . May 14, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  24. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (May. 12-18)". The Los Angeles Times . May 21, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  25. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (May. 19-25)". The Los Angeles Times . May 29, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  26. 1 2 "Everwood - Season 1". Amazon.co.uk . Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Everwood - Season 1 (DVD) (FSK 12)". Amazon.co.uk . Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Everwood - The Complete 1st Season (6 Disc Set) (DVD)". Ezy DVD. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot" Mark Piznarski Greg Berlanti September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16)7.43 [3]
After his wife is killed in a car accident, Dr. Andrew (Andy) Brown (Treat Williams) moves his 15-year-old son, Ephram (Gregory Smith), and 9-year-old daughter, Delia (Vivien Cardone), to the idyllic Everwood, Colorado, to make a new start. In the opener, the relocation sparks harsh words and hurt feelings between the emotionally distant father and his neglected son, despite Andy's attempts to reconnect with the teen. Bonding with Ephram is further hindered by Andy's decision not to explain the reason for leaving New York. The good doctor also runs afoul of the town's only other physician, Dr. Harold Abbott, when he decides to open his own practice right across the street from his rival's office, and not charge patients. Ephram falls for Amy Abbott, Harold's daughter, but learns she's still in love with her boyfriend Colin, who is in a coma after a car accident.
22"The Great Doctor Brown" Kathy Bates Greg BerlantiSeptember 23, 2002 (2002-09-23)5.54 [4]
Andy and Ephram's fragile relationship is further strained when it appears that Andy is once again putting work before family. Meanwhile, as the town of Everwood celebrates its annual Fall Thaw Festival, Ephram's interest in Amy continues to blossom, and Delia gets into trouble at school for questioning her teacher's antiquated rules. Andrew hallucinates about Julia, which attracts unwanted attention from the townspeople. Ephram lies to Amy, telling her Andrew won't help Colin.