Medical Center (TV series)

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Medical Center
Format	Medical Drama
Starring	James Daly Chad Everett Audrey Totter
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	171
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 24, 1969 – September 6, 1976
External links
IMDb profile

Medical Center was a dramatic television series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976.

The show starred James Daly as Dr. Paul Lochner and Chad Everett (Richard Bradford in the pilot) as Dr. Joe Gannon, surgeons working in an otherwise unnamed university hospital in Los Angeles. The show focused both on the lives of the doctors as well as the patients showcased each week. At the core of the series was the tension between youth and experience, as seen between Drs. Lochner and Gannon. Helping the doctors was efficient Nurse Wilcox, played by Audrey Totter. She started out as a bit role but was eventually upgraded to co-star status starting in 1972.

At the time the show was canceled, it tied with Marcus Welby, M.D. (which also ran from 1969 to 1976) as the longest-running medical drama on television at that point.

The show's Nielsen Ratings are as follows:

Season	Ranking
1970-71	#8
1971-72	#13
1972-73	#21
1974-75	#27

[edit] External links

• Medical Center at the Internet Movie Database