Touched by an Angel season 1

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Touched by an Angel
Season 1
Starring
No. of episodes11
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseSeptember 21, 1994 (1994-09-21) –
March 4, 1995 (1995-03-04)
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The first season of the American dramatic television series Touched by an Angel premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 where it ran for 11 episodes until it concluded on March 4, 1995. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series chronicled the cases of two angels, Monica (Roma Downey) and her supervisor Tess (Della Reese), who bring messages from God to various people to help them as they reach a crossroads in their lives. A season set containing all of the episodes of the season was released to Region 1 DVD on August 31, 2004.

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The episodes use the song "Walk with You", performed by Reese, as their opening theme.

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  1. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . September 28, 1994. p. 3D.
  2. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . October 5, 1994. p. 3D.
  3. ↑ DeRosa, Robin (October 19, 1994). "Regular series put ABC back on top". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  4. ↑ DeRosa, Robin (October 26, 1994). "'Grace' leads ABC to tie with CBS". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  5. ↑ DeRosa, Robin (November 2, 1994). "ABC is 'Home' alone at the top". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  6. ↑ DeRosa, Robin (November 9, 1994). "'Cagney & Lacey' makes winning return". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  7. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . December 14, 1994. p. 3D.
  8. ↑ DeRosa, Robin (December 21, 1994). "ABC's winning way with comedy". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  9. ↑ DeRosa, Robin (December 29, 1994). "Football kicks off ABC's winning week". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  10. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . March 1, 1995. p. 3D.
  11. ↑ DeRosa, Robin (March 8, 1995). "'Murphy,' 'Dust' help push CBS to No. 1 tie". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		 Viewers
(millions)
11"The Southbound Bus"Jerry J. Jameson Martha Williamson September 21, 1994 (1994-09-21)10113.7 [1]

Tess guides Monica on her first assignment as a case worker after being promoted from search and rescue. On the southbound bus, she befriends David Morrow, a young Wyoming boy who tells her that his mother and sister died in a car accident. After helping David fend off some bullies, Monica escorts him home. There she meets his father, Nick a police detective who is looking for a live-in nanny. Monica is hired on the spot, but soon has a chance encounter with Adam, the Angel of Death, who informs her that although David's sister, Katie died of crib death, his mother is very alive. Confronting the child with his untruth, Monica learns that his guilt-wracked mother left home afterwards and hasn't returned. She promises to bring his mother home and sets out to find her in Hewitt, leaving David is Tess's care. In a seedy cafe, Monica befriends two waitresses, and mistakes one of them as David's mother. She arranges a meeting between Ruth Ann and Nick, which backfires when the police officer recognizes the waitress as a wanted fugitive. The angel appeals to Ruth Ann to stop running, but she refuses to turn herself in. Returning to the cafe, Monica discovers the other waitress, Christine, is actually David's mother and reveals herself in an effort to persuade the women to return to her family. But Christine blames herself for Katie's death and refuses. In anguish, Monica prays for guidance and returns to David and Nick to deliver the bad news. The child is crushed, and Tess admonishes Monica for mishandling of the assignment. While Nick is outside comforting his son, Christine drives up in her red Cadillac, Monica's revelation convinced her to return home, thus reuniting the family. In gratitude, Christine gives the angels her car, which Tess gladly accepts.

Guest stars: Linda Hart, T.J. Lowther, Mark Metcalf, Wendy Phillips and Charles Rocket
22"Show Me the Way to Go Home"Tim BondChris RuppenthalSeptember 28, 1994 (1994-09-28)10212.7 [2]

Monica is assigned to Earl Rowley, a crusty baseball coach. Bitter because his Vietnam War injury prevented him from pursuing a major league career, he pushes his high school players hard, especially Peter Enloe, the star player whose own father died. Earl is less than thrilled to have a female assistant coach but is told that Monica was the only substitute teacher who had strong credentials in both history and baseball. Tess, in the meantime, accepts a position working in a sports bar run by Peter's mother, Laura. A few days before a crucial game, Earl appoints the young man team captain and tells him a college scout will be watching the game to see if Peter is worthy of a baseball scholarship. However, the coach also expects Peter to lead the team with his authoritarian leadership style. Prompted by Monica's history lesson that sometimes a person must stand up to a bully, the team captain takes a stand against Earl, which results in a fist fight and Peter's suspension from the team. While walking away, the coach collapses on the field and is rushed to the hospital. There Monica learns from Adam, that Earl is dying from pancreatic cancer. As he confides in Monica that the one time he let his guard down, a Vietnamese soldier shot him, he remembers that she was the one who saved him during the heat of the battle. He laments being spared since his life didn't turn out the way he had planned; she chides him for failing to take advantage of the numerous opportunities he had to positively influence their lives of his students. Although Monica reinstates Peter on the team, Laura realizes that what her son really needs is Earl's approval. She visits the coach in the hospital, to talk about Peter and is followed by Monica. But while the angel states her case, Earl's life signs diminish and Adam appears to escort him to the afterlife. Monica prays for him to have a second chance, a request that is granted. During the big game, the team is down three with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Peter is on the verge of striking out when Earl appears and loans him the wooden bat his own father gave him. Peter hits a home run, winning the game and the scholarship. Afterwards, Adam arrives to take Earl, who requested that Monica hold his hand as they walk into the light.

Guest stars: Ivan Sergei, Jarrad Paul and Kevin Dobson
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