Heartland | |
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Created by | Don Reo |
Starring | Brian Keith Richard Gilliland Katie Layman |
Opening theme | performed by Dion DiMucci |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Impact Zone Productions Witt/Thomas Productions |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | March 20 – June 12, 1989 |
Heartland is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 20, 1989, until June 12, 1989. The series stars Brian Keith as an old-fashioned Nebraska farmer who moves in with his daughter (Katie Layman), son-in-law (Richard Gilliland) and their family. Keith's real-life daughter Daisy Keith plays one of his grandchildren. The show was created by Don Reo, and was produced by Impact Zone Productions in association with Witt/Thomas Productions and distributed by TeleVentures. [1]
An old-fashioned farmer, B. L. McCutcheon, loses his farm and has to move in with his daughter's family [2] in the fictional rural town of Pritchard, Nebraska. [3]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (households) | |
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1 | "The Tornado" | Terry Hughes | Don Reo | March 20, 1989 | 17.9 [4] | 12.4/19 [4] | |
The Staffords refuse an offer from an agribusiness representative. A tornado hits the farm. | |||||||
2 | "B.L. Moves Out" | Terry Hughes | Don Reo | March 27, 1989 | 13.2 [5] | 9.6/15 [5] | |
B.L. and Tom have a fight and B.L. runs from the house. Johnny goes skinny-dipping. | |||||||
3 | "Johnny Goes to California" | Steve Zuckerman | Don Reo | April 3, 1989 | 11.8 [6] | 8.6/13 [6] | |
Johnny plans a road trip to California. | |||||||
4 | "Gus Sees a Dead Guy" | Steve Zuckerman | Don Reo | April 10, 1989 | 13.3 [7] | 9.5/15 [7] | |
Gus sees his first dead body at a funeral. Johnny doesn't trust Kim's new boyfriend. | |||||||
5 | "Girl Wrestler" | Andy Cadiff | Don Reo & Judith D. Allison | April 17, 1989 | 14.3 [8] | 9.8/16 [8] | |
Gus quits the wrestling team when a girl joins the team. | |||||||
6 | "Life and Death" | Steve Zuckerman | Don Reo | April 24, 1989 | 11.8 [9] | 8.2/14 [9] | |
Casey thinks she is pregnant. Johnny goes deer hunting. | |||||||
7 | "The Sky Is Falling" | Unknown | Unknown | May 1, 1989 | 13.9 [10] | 10.1/16 [10] | |
One of the Staffords' sheep is killed when an airplane falls out of the sky. | |||||||
8 | "The Dog Story" | Zane Busby | Don Reo & Judith D. Allison | May 8, 1989 | 12.0 [11] | 8.9/14 [11] | |
Johnny falls in love with a farmer's daughter. | |||||||
9 | "No Place Like Home" | Andy Cadiff | Julia Newton | May 22, 1989 | 12.2 [12] | 9.0/16 [12] | |
Tom attends an auction. B.L. accompanies Kim on her trip to New York City to apply to Juilliard. | |||||||
10 | "The Wild One" | Unknown | Unknown | June 12, 1989 | 11.9 [13] | 8.4/15 [13] | |
Tom and B.L. have to share a bed when they go for a trip to Kansas. Johnny buys an old motorbike. |