Rescue 911
| Rescue 911 | |
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| Genre | Docudrama |
| Written by | Paula Deats Nancy Platt Jacoby Aaron Kass Jim Milio Jean O'Neill |
| Directed by | Sheri Goldstein Mary Hardwick Nancy Platt Jacoby Jim Milio Chris Pechin Ronnie Weinstock Segment directors Ron Brody Mark Cole Michael Collins Allison Grodner Robin Groth Dan Jackson Jim Milio Steve Muscarella Chris Pechin |
| Presented by | William Shatner |
| Theme music composer | Scott Roewe |
| Composer(s) |
Richard Stone (Seasons 1–3) Stu Goldberg (Seasons 4–7) |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 186 + 2 specials (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Arnold Shapiro Jean O'Neill (Seasons 5–7) |
| Producer(s) | Nancy Platt Jacoby (Seasons 1–2) Jim Milio (Seasons 3–7) |
| Running time | 60 minutes (30 minutes in syndication) |
| Production company(s) |
CBS Entertainment Productions (1989–1995) CBS Productions (1995–1996) Arnold Shapiro Productions |
| Distributor |
US TV airings: MTM Enterprises (1994–1998) 20th Television (1998–present) Possible DVDs: CBS Television Distribution International TV Airings: CBS Broadcast International (1989–2004)CBS Paramount International Television (2004–2009) CBS Studios International (2009–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | April 18, 1989 – August 27, 1996 |
US TV airings: MTM Enterprises (1994–1998) 20th Television (1998–present) Possible DVDs: CBS Television Distribution International TV Airings:
Rescue 911 was an informational docudrama television series that premiered on CBS on April 18, 1989 and ended on August 27, 1996. The series was hosted by William Shatner and featured reenactments (and occasionally real footage) of emergency situations that often involved calls to 911.
Though never intended as a teaching tool, various viewers used the knowledge they obtained watching the show. Two specials, titled "100 Lives Saved" and "200 Lives Saved," were dedicated to these viewers who had written to CBS with their stories on how the knowledge they obtained watching the show allowed them to save the life of someone else. At least 350 lives have been saved as a result of what viewers learned from watching it. The show's popularity coincided with the widespread adoption of the 911 emergency system, replacing standalone police and fire numbers that would vary from municipality to municipality. The number is now universally understood in the United States and Canada to be the number dialed for emergency assistance nationwide.
At its height, the show was adapted in 45 countries (with their own 911 equivalent showcased).
Originally intended to be only a set of three TV specials, the show was picked up by CBS for the 1989 fall season after two specials aired on April 18 and May 9 of that year. It began airing as a regular series on September 5, 1989 and ran for 7 seasons, with the last new episode airing on August 27, 1996. The last episode to air on CBS (a repeat) aired on September 3, 1996.
Though it aired Tuesdays at 8:00 PM for most of its run, Rescue 911 occasionally aired on other nights either as an additional episode shown during that week, or a temporary rearrangement to make room for another program.
In 1993, The Family Channel (FAM) began airing reruns, but it was removed from the lineup when the Family Channel became the FOX Family Channel in August 1998.
In 1993, a reformatted version (see below) of the show was sold into off-network syndication. The syndicated version continued to air both in the U.S. and internationally long after the show's cancellation, but it has not aired in the U.S. since July 2005.
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