Third Watch

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Third Watch
Genre	Crime, Drama, Police procedural
Created by	John Wells
Starring	see Main casts below
Opening theme	"Keep Hope Alive" by The Crystal Method
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	132 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	Approx. 42-43 mins
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Picture format	480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV)
Original run	September 23, 1999 – May 6, 2005
Chronology
Related shows	ER, Medical Investigation
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Third Watch was an NBC television drama set in New York City that ran from September 23, 1999 to May 6, 2005. It followed the exploits of a group of police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct and Fire Station 55 whose shifts fell between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m, the "third watch." The precinct and fire station were located on the corner of King St. and Arthur St.; hence the nickname "Camelot." Exterior shots of the 55th Precinct and the Firehouse were filmed in Long Island City, Queens. Third Watch succeeded in presenting all three branches of New York City's emergency services in the same show, reviving a failed attempt to do so nine years prior with the similarly-themed H.E.L.P. running for only one season in 1990.

The show balanced numerous single-episode events with other, ongoing storylines, some of which spanned multiple seasons. While Third Watch was lauded for its emotional and honest portrayal of the events surrounding the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it was also criticized in some circles for extremely detailed violence and prevalent (by network television standards) profane language. The show was created, produced, and written by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero. The theme song for the show was "Keep Hope Alive" by The Crystal Method.

Third Watch was not renewed by NBC in the spring of 2005, making the sixth season the show's last. The series' finale, "Goodbye to Camelot," was aired in the United States on Friday, May 6, 2005. It was listed in the Bergen Record, The Times and other newspapers as a TV show that was canceled too early.

Contents 1 Episodes 2 Cast 2.1 Main casts 2.2 Recurring cast 2.3 Notable guest stars 3 Crossover 4 Broadcast and ratings information 5 DVD releases 6 Reception 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Third Watch episodes

The series consists of six seasons with a total of 132 episodes produced and broadcast from September 23, 1999 to May 6, 2005.

[edit] Cast

Third Watch's original ensemble cast in the series' first season consisted of Michael Beach, Coby Bell, Bobby Cannavale, Eddie Cibrian, Molly Price, Kim Raver, Anthony Ruivivar, Skipp Sudduth, and Jason Wiles.

In 2000, Amy Carlson was added to the cast as Paramedic/Firefighter Alex Taylor. In 2001, Series regular Bobby Cannavale willingly left the series after he asked to be written out of the series due to lack of character usage and development.^[1]

At the start of Season 2, Chris Bauer was added to the main credits as Fred Yokas after being a recurring guest star previously. Tia Texada became a recurring guest star, and later, a full cast member, in 2002. Carlson left the show in 2003. Later that year, Nia Long was introduced as Officer Sasha Monroe (her rank was changed in season six in one of the show's most shocking plot twists). Yvonne Jung became a recurring guest star also in 2003 although she had been a guest in Season 3 episode "Act Brave" as a lawyer defending Kim in her custody battle with Jimmy. Also in 2003, Bonnie Dennison was added as Emily Yokas, previously being recurring.

In 2004, just after celebrating the show's 100th episode, Eddie Cibrian and Michael Beach left the show. Cibrian's departure marked the first time a main character was written out of the show without dying. Series regular Molly Price's character, Faith Yokas, made very few appearances in season five of the series because Price was pregnant throughout much of the season. The writers for Third Watch explained her absence by her character being seriously injured in a shootout, and then trying to recuperate at home. In the few scenes Price was in, her growing belly was frequently hidden by blankets piled on top of her while she lay in bed. Cara Buono joined the cast as Paramedic Grace Foster late in the show's fifth season in 2004.

Kim Raver decided to leave the show after the show's sixth-season opener and became a series regular on 24. Josh Stewart was introduced as a main cast member of Season 6 as Probationary Officer Brendan Finney. After a several-month absence, Dennison reclaimed the role of Emily Yokas for the rest of the final season, while Chris Bauer left the show to pursue his new show Tilt, but made sporadic guest-star appearances in season six. Beach, Cibrian and Raver re-joined their former co-stars in the series finale, "Goodbye To Camelot."

[edit] Main casts

The following cast members are ordered by episode count.

Actor	Character	Episode count	Seasons as main cast	Seasons as guest cast
Coby Bell	NYPD Officer Tyrone "Ty" Davis, Jr.	131	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	NA
Jason Wiles	NYPD Officer Maurice "Bosco" Boscorelli	130	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	NA
Michael Beach	FDNY Paramedic Monte "Doc" Parker	123	1, 2, 3, 4, 5	6
Skipp Sudduth	NYPD Officer John "Sully" Sullivan	131	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	NA
Molly Price	NYPD Officer/Detective Faith Yokas	112	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	NA
Anthony Ruivivar	FDNY Paramedic Carlos Nieto	65	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	NA
Tia Texada	NYPD Sergeant Maritza Cruz	57	4, 5, 6	NA
Kim Raver	FDNY Paramedic Kimberly "Kim" Zambrano	53	1, 2, 3, 4, 5	6
Bobby Cannavale	FDNY Paramedic Roberto "Bobby" Caffey	39	1, 2	NA
Eddie Cibrian	FDNY Firefighter/Lieutenant James "Jimmy" Doherty	37	1, 2, 3, 4, 5	6
Nia Long	NYPD Officer/IAB Detective Sasha Monroe	26	5, 6	NA
Cara Buono	FDNY Paramedic Grace Foster	23	6	5
Amy Carlson	FDNY Paramedic/Firefighter Alexandra "Alex" Taylor	21	2, 3, 4	NA
Josh Stewart	NYPD Officer Brendan Finney	20	6	NA

[edit] Recurring cast

The following cast members are listed by the season in which they were introduced. Recurring cast members Bill Walsh and Derek Kelly are firefighters in real life.

Actor	Character	Seasons as recurring cast
Derek Kelly	FDNY Firefighter Derek "DK" Kelly	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Bill Walsh	FDNY Firefighter/Lieutenant William "Billy" Walsh	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Bonnie Dennison	Emily Yokas	3, 4, 5, 6
Chris Bauer	Frederick "Fred" Yokas	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Patti D'Arbanville	Rose Boscorelli	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Jeremy Bergman	Charles "Charlie" Yokas	1, 2, 3, 4
Lonette McKee	Maggie Davis	1, 2, 3, 4
James Rebhorn	NYPD Captain Elchisak	1, 2, 3
P.J. Morrison	Emily Yokas	1, 2, 3
Kristopher Scott Fiedell	Joseph "Joey" Doherty	1, 2, 3
Lisa Vidal	Dr. Sara Morales	1, 2
Wendell Pierce	NYPD Officer Conrad "Candyman" Jones	1
Nick Chinlund	NYPD Detective Tancredi	1
Ernest Mingione	NYPD Lieutenant Kowalski	1
Jon Seda	Mateo "Matty" Caffey	1
Saundra McClain	Nurse Mary Proctor	2, 3, 4, 5, 6
John Michael Bolger	FDNY Lieutenant Johnson	2, 3, 4
Savannah Haske	Tatiana Deschenko	2, 3
Nick Sandow	FDNY Firefighter Joseph "Joe" Lombardo III	2
Carol Woods	NYPD Lieutenant Rice	2
Eva LaRue	NYPD Officer Brooke Doherty	2
Anne Twomey	Catherine Zambrano	2
Joe Lisi	NYPD Lieutenant Robert "Bob" Swersky	3, 4, 5, 6
Charlie Day	Michael "Mikey" Boscorelli	3, 4, 5
Brad Beyer	NYPD Sergeant Jason Christopher	3
Charlie McWade	NYPD Officer Steven Gusler	3
Darien Sills-Evans	Dr. Fields	4, 5, 6
Yvonne Jung	FDNY Paramedic Holly Levine	5, 6
Joe Badalucco	NYPD Detective "Jelly" Grimaldi	5, 6
Charles Haid	NYPD IAB Captain Cathal "CT" Finney	6
Manny Perez	NYPD Officer Manny Santiago	6
Aidan Quinn	NYPD Lieutenant John Miller	6
Jason Shaw	FDNY Firefighter Stu "Lotta Zs" Szczelaszczyk	6

[edit] Notable guest stars

Notable guest stars include Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren, Joseph Cross, Mykelti Williamson, Rosie O'Donnell, Haylie Duff, Corbin Bleu, Henry Winkler, Kate Jackson, Nick Turturro, Anson Mount, Eve, Gene Simmons, DMX, Method Man, Paul Michael Glaser, Wyclef Jean, Veronica Hamel, Ethan Suplee, Treach, Adam Beach, Mia Farrow, Tom Berenger, Sherry Stringfield, Jason Sehorn, Lev Gorn and Ann-Margret.

[edit] Crossover

The series exists in the same television universe as ER and Medical Investigation. Molly Price, Jason Wiles, Kim Raver and Amy Carlson appeared in a two-part crossover episode of ER, while Sherry Stringfield appeared in the corresponding episode of Third Watch. However, ER was mentioned as a pop culture reference during season two episode "Jimmy's Mountain," and Michael Beach guest starred on ER in several episodes.

A special two-part crossover event aired on February 18, 2005, establishing the television-universe connection by featuring the Third Watch and Medical Investigation teams working together.

[edit] Broadcast and ratings information

All six seasons of Third Watch were originally broadcast on NBC in the United States.

Season	Timeslot	Premiere	Finale	Viewers (in millions)	Rank
1	Sunday 8:00 pm ET, Monday 10:00 pm ET	September 23, 1999	May 22, 2000	11.179[2]	-
2	Monday 10:00 pm ET	October 2, 2000	May 21, 2001	-	-
3	Monday 9:00 pm ET	October 1, 2001	May 13, 2002	11.2[3]	#38
4	Monday 9:00 pm ET	September 22, 2002	April 28, 2003	11.55[4]	#36
5	Monday 10:00 pm ET (2003) Friday 10:00 pm ET (2004)	September 29, 2003	May 7, 2004	9.42[5]	#62
6	Friday 9:00 pm ET	September 17, 2004	May 6, 2005	9.22[6]	#55

Third Watch was also broadcast worldwide including Africa, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Oceania and the Middle East.

[edit] DVD releases

Season	Cover art	Release dates
		Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
1		February 5, 2008[7]	May 22, 2006	May 3, 2006
		Third Watch: The Complete First Season contains the 22 episodes of the series' first season in addition to special features which include a behind-the-scenes featurette, unaired scenes and a gag reel.[7] Although the first season was released on DVD relatively later in Region 1 than Regions 2 and 4, special features are found in the Region 1 DVD box-set only.

Season 2 will be released on August 13 in the Netherlands (Region 2)

[edit] Reception

The hit series won the prestigious Peabody Award for Season 3 episode "In Their Own Words", in which series regulars Michael Beach, Coby Bell, Amy Carlson, Eddie Cibrian, Kim Raver, Anthony Ruivivar, Skipp Sudduth, and Jason Wiles introduced clips of interviews with the real-life NYPD and FDNY members who responded to the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. Series regular Molly Price was interviewed in a segment because she is married to FDNY firefighter and Third Watch recurring guest star Derek Kelly.

Many Third Watch former cast members were nominated for awards for their work on the show. Among them, both Bobby Cannavale and Anthony Ruivivar were nominated for ALMA Awards for their positive portrayals of Latino characters. Nia Long also won several NAACP Image Awards for her portrayal of the African-American character Sasha Monroe. Other cast members, including Michael Beach, Molly Price, and Tia Texada also were nominated for various awards. The show itself was nominated for several Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Stunt Coordination and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, which it won in 2000.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Third Watch's official UK website
• Filming location Third Watch in Google Earth