Series synopsis
Medical Center is an American drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 24, 1969. It ended on March 15, 1976. It was created by Frank Glicksman, Al C. Ward. It stars Chad Everett, James Daly, Tim O'Connor and Pamela Franklin.
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.
Premise
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Chad Everett as Joe Gannon
- James Daly as Paul Lochner
- Tim O'Connor
- Pamela Franklin
- Beverly Garland
- Meredith Baxter
- France Nuyen
- Vic Tayback
Supporting cast
- David Birney
- Joanna Miles
- Glenn Corbett
- Nick Nolte as Tank
- Perry King
- Ken Howard
- Adam Roarke
- Michael Parks
- Shirley Knight
- Kate Reid
- Ed Asner
- Mercedes McCambridge
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 170 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | September 24, 1969 | April 15, 1970 |
| Season 2 | 24 | September 16, 1970 | March 10, 1971 |
| Season 3 | 24 | September 15, 1971 | March 8, 1972 |
| Season 4 | 24 | September 20, 1972 | March 7, 1973 |
| Season 5 | 24 | September 10, 1973 | April 15, 1974 |
| Season 6 | 24 | September 9, 1974 | March 24, 1975 |
| Season 7 | 24 | September 8, 1975 | March 15, 1976 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Last 10 Yards Bru Wiley, a college football star up for Heisman honors and a top pro career, ignores his failing health. |
September 24, 1969 |
| 2 |
Victim Although the father of a 7-year-old with severe internal injuries insists the child fell off an embankment, Dr. Gannon suspects the child was beaten. |
October 1, 1969 |
| 3 |
Emergency in Ward E Focuses on the psychological interplay between two patients in serious shape. |
October 8, 1969 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brink of Doom A surgeon's (George Grizzard) career may be ended by multiple sclerosis. |
September 16, 1970 |
| 2 |
Undercurrent A dedicated research scientist's vital work on a new drug is threatened when anonymous letters accuse him of being a homosexual. |
September 23, 1970 |
| 3 |
Junkie A story about the feelings of parents whose teenagers are drug addicts. Gannon tries to save a 16-year-old girl from heroin addiction. His efforts are continually frustrated by her father, a professor who refuses to acknowledge the problem. |
September 30, 1970 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Blood Line A fugitive (William Windom) is torn between freedom and love for his anemic son. |
September 15, 1971 |
| 2 |
The Corrupted A character study of an ambitious surgeon (Steve Lawrence). |
September 22, 1971 |
| 3 |
The Imposter A highly respected country doctor's (Forrest Tucker) long career as a bogus physician is about to be exposed. |
September 29, 1971 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vision of Doom A doctor (William Windom) has a premonition that his wife will die in surgery. |
September 20, 1972 |
| 2 |
Cycle of Peril A woman refuses an emergency operation for fear it will endanger her pregnancy. |
September 27, 1972 |
| 3 |
Condemned The story of a growing attachment between an injured teenager and his critically ill roommate. |
October 4, 1972 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Guilty A young woman is stricken with hysterical paralysis after seeing her mother with a lover. |
September 10, 1973 |
| 2 |
Time of Darkness An emergency call to a mountain community leads Gannon to a patient guarded by mysterious, gun-toting townsfolk. |
September 17, 1973 |
| 3 |
Broken Image Bent on proving his virility, an aging surgeon becomes involved with a young patient. |
September 24, 1973 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Adults Only After learning that his wife is a pornographic-movie star, a gifted surgeon wants to leave the hospital. |
September 9, 1974 |
| 2 |
Demi-God A cancer patient doesn't know whether to believe her faith-healer husband's assurances that he can cure her. |
September 16, 1974 |
| 3 |
The Faces of Peril A patient refuses to divulge information about herself that might prevent a deadly epidemic. |
September 23, 1974 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Fourth Sex (1) A famed surgeon (Robert Reed) shocks family and colleagues by requesting a sex-change operation. First of two parts. |
September 8, 1975 |
| 2 |
The Fourth Sex (2) A noted surgeon's request for a sex-change operation is denied. |
September 15, 1975 |
| 3 |
Torment On his 36th birthday, Gannon is suddenly beset by peculiar emotional and physical symptoms. |
September 22, 1975 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 24, 1969 |
| Last aired | March 15, 1976 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 21:00:00 |