Heartland is an American medical drama television series that aired on TNT from June 18 to August 31, 2007. It was produced by Warner Horizon Television.
| Heartland | |
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| Genre | Medical drama |
| Created by | David Hollander |
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| Composer | W.G. Snuffy Walden |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David Hollander |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | TNT |
| Release | June 18 – August 31, 2007 |
On Monday, July 23, Heartland was moved to its new time beginning at 8:00pm Eastern/7:00pm Central followed by The Closer and the series premiere of Saving Grace.
On Friday, August 31, Heartland was canceled by TNT due to disappointing ratings.[1]
Summary
editThe series was based in the high-stakes world of heart-transplant surgery at "St. Jude" hospital in Pittsburgh based largely on the transplant center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.[2][3] It followed a recently separated couple who work both sides of the trade: She convinces the survivors and loved ones to donate the organs of the newly or about to be deceased; he races against time to implant the valuable organs into patients who are struggling against time and their failing bodies to hold on just long enough to receive the life-saving gifts.
Cast
edit- Treat Williams as Dr. Nathaniel "Nate" Grant
- Danielle Nicolet as Mary Singletary
- Morena Baccarin as Nurse Jessica Kivala
- Kari Matchett as Kate Armstrong
- Gage Golightly as Thea Grant
- Rockmond Dunbar as Dr. Tom Jonas
- Chris William Martin as Dr. Simon Griffith
- Dabney Coleman as Dr. Bart Jacobs
- Melinda Dillon as Janet Jacobs
Episodes
editS01, E01: "Pilot"
S01, E02: "I Make Myself Into Something New"
S01, E03: "Picking Up Little Things"
S01, E04: "Mother & Child Reunion"
S01, E05: "The Place You'll Go"
S01, E06: "Domino Effect"
S01, E07: "A Beautiful Day"
S01, E08: "As We So Wonderfully Done With Each Other"
S01, E09: "Smile"
References
edit- ^ ""Heartland" Canceled By TNT". wordpress.com. 31 August 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ Owen, Rob (June 15, 2015). "Tune In: Pittsburgh setting lifts 'Heartland'; 'Conchords' is silly". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Owen, Rob (June 15, 2015). "Series comes from the heart of local medicine". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 5, 2015.