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Genre | Crime drama |
Created by | Glen A. Larson |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 19 |
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Executive producer | Glen A. Larson |
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Release | August 4, 1994 – May 25, 1996 |
One West Waikiki is an American crime drama television series that aired on CBS from August 4, 1994 until September 8, 1994, and then in first-run syndication for its second season from October 15, 1995 until May 25, 1996. [1] The series was set in Hawaii, and starred Cheryl Ladd and Richard Burgi.
The program was created by Glen A. Larson. [2] The New York Times reported that the show's producers sought a summer slot in order to raise money for filming more episodes because "They had already sold the idea of the program to international broadcasters". [3]
Dr. Dawn "Holli" Holliday (Cheryl Ladd), a forensics expert formerly of the Los Angeles Coroner's Office, is appointed as the Hawaiian Police Department's medical examiner. [4] She finds herself at odds with Lt. Mack Wolfe (Richard Burgi), Honolulu PD's No.1 homicide detective. They have a love-hate relationship yet they must cooperate in order to solve various crimes. [2]
Most of the series was filmed at Hawaii Film Studio at Diamond Head, but episodes were also filmed in San Diego, American Samoa, and New Zealand. Episodes were broadcast in Canada, Europe, New Zealand, and Singapore. [6]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code [7] |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" "'Til Death Do Us Part" | August 4, 1994 | 100 |
Note: Aired as a 2-hour television movie. | ||||
2 | 2 | "Vanishing Act" | August 11, 1994 | 102 |
3 | 3 | "Terminal Island" | August 18, 1994 | 104 |
4 | 4 | "A Model for Murder" | August 25, 1994 | 103 |
5 | 5 | "Along Came a Spider" | September 1, 1994 | 101 |
6 | 6 | "Scales of Justice" | September 8, 1994 | 105 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code [7] |
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7 | 1 | "Flowers of Evil" | October 15, 1995 | 112 |
8 | 2 | "Holliday on Ice" [8] | October 21, 1995 | 108 |
9 | 3 | "Manpower" | November 4, 1995 | 107 |
10 | 4 | "Unhappily Ever After" | November 11, 1995 | 109 |
11 | 5 | "The Dead Don't Lie" | November 18, 1995 | 111 |
12 | 6 | "Past Due" | December 2, 1995 | 110 |
13 | 7 | "Rest in Peace" | February 3, 1996 | 115 |
14 | 8 | "Guilty" | February 9, 1996 | 114 |
15 | 9 | "The Romanoff Affair" | February 17, 1996 | 117 |
16 | 10 | "The South Seas Connection" | February 24, 1996 | 118 |
17 | 11 | "Kingmare on Night Street" | March 2, 1996 | 116 |
18 | 12 | "Battle of the Titans" | April 27, 1996 | 113 |
19 | 13 | "Allergic to Golf" | May 25, 1996 | 106 |
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