''L.A. Doctors'' is an American

medical drama A medical drama is a Television film, television movie or film in which events center upon a hospital, clinic, doctor's office, a paramedic, or any other medical topic or environment. Most recent medical drama (film and television), dramatic progra ...

television series set in a

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practice. It ran on

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from September 21, 1998 to May 10, 1999. It replaced ''

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'' after its cancellation in May 1998.

Premise

Four

doctors run a practice in this drama that focuses as much on the problems in the American medical system as it does on the patients.

Cast

Ken Olin Kenneth Edward Olin (born July 30, 1954) is an American actor, television director, and producer. As an actor, Olin is known for his role as Michael Steadman in the ABC drama series ''Thirtysomething'' (1987–1991), for which he received a Gold ...

as Dr. Roger Cattan *

Matt Craven Matthew John Crnkovich (born November 10, 1956), known as Matt Craven, is a Canadian character actor. He has appeared in over 40 films including '' Happy Birthday to Me'', ''Jacob's Ladder'', '' K2'', ''A Few Good Men'', '' Crimson Tide'', ''The ...

as Dr. Tim Lonner * Rick Roberts as Dr. Evan Newman *

Sheryl Lee Sheryl Lee (born April 22, 1967) is an American film, stage, and television actress. After studying acting in college, Lee relocated to Seattle, Washington to work in theater, where she was cast by David Lynch as Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguso ...

as Dr. Sarah Church * Deirdre O'Connell as Suzanne Blum

Cancellation

The series was scheduled opposite ABC's ''

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'' and NBC's '' Dateline Monday'', and struggled in the ratings, leading up to the show's cancellation in May 1999, after ranking 56th for the season. http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/1991/08/1998-99-ratings-history.html?m=1

Episodes

Awards and nominations

The series won the 1999

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for Favorite New Dramatic Television Series.

References

External links

* * 1998 American television series debuts 1999 American television series endings 1990s American medical drama television series Television shows set in Los Angeles Television series by CBS Studios Television series by Sony Pictures Television CBS television dramas Long stubs with short prose {{US-drama-tv-prog-stub