Runaway (TV series)

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Runaway
Format	Drama, Action/Adventure
Created by	Chad Hodge
Starring	Donnie Wahlberg Dustin Milligan Karen Leblanc Leslie Hope Nathan Gamble Sarah Ramos Susan Floyd
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (3 unaired)
Production
Running time	60 minutes (incl. advertising)
Broadcast
Original channel	The CW
Picture format	HDTV
Original run	September 25, 2006 – October 15, 2006
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Runaway is a short-lived American drama series that aired on The CW Television Network from September 25, 2006 to October 15, 2006. The series was created by Chad Hodge and was produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Television. Along with The Game, it was one of only two series on the new network not to be inherited as previously aired from either of its predecessor networks, The WB and UPN. The series aired on both Global and CH in Canada. The show was officially cancelled on October 18, 2006.[1]

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 2.3 Minor 3 Cancellation 4 Episodes 5 Ratings 6 Other releases 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Runaway chronicles the life of the Raders, an average middle-class American family who just moved to Bridgewater, Iowa from Potomac, Maryland. Although they may look like the perfect family neighbors see every day in their lives, the Raders are also a family with a secret: they are frequently on the run from the law. That's because Paul Rader, the patriarch of the family, was convicted for a crime that he didn't commit. But there is also another reason for trying to keep his family together: they are also hunted by the real killer, who had made good on targeting his family, especially his children. These two reasons alone are enough for Paul (similar to the plot line of The Fugitive) to seek out the evidence that will clear him and end the nightmare that put him and his family in hiding from the justice system, which seeks to capture him and the person who framed him.

[edit] Cast and characters

[edit] Main

Paul Rader (Donnie Wahlberg) is the patriarch - husband and father of the family, a successful attorney. He was wrongly accused of the murder of Erin Baxter, a beautiful young associate in his law firm. The real killer's next move is to go after his three children, so Paul must relocate them.

Lily Rader (Leslie Hope) is the wife and mother of the family who owned an art gallery near their previous home in Maryland.

Henry Rader (Dustin Milligan) is the elder son in the family, high school sophomore. He misses his girlfriend Kylie in Maryland and sometimes takes rash risks in order to try and communicate with her.

Hannah Rader (Sarah Ramos) is the only daughter in the family, high school sophomore, who seems to be the only one who prefers the possibility of creating a new life where she isn't the social outcast she was back in Maryland.

Tommy Rader (Nathan Gamble) is the younger son of the family, eight years old. As the youngest, it is the most difficult for him to keep his lies straight.

Angela Huntley (Karen Leblanc) is the defense attorney assigned to the Raders' case and is considered one of the best agents in the U.S. Marshals Service.

Gina Bennett (Susan Floyd) is the Raders' local realtor, a single mother with a law school education, who helps the Raders.

[edit] Recurring

Jake (Craig Olejnik) seen in the first episode taking an instant dislike to Henry and making his life at the new school difficult from running his car into the ditch and assault. Turns out later that he and his mother have been on the run from an abusive husband, with new identities and contacts that could have potentially also helped the Raders.

[edit] Minor

Tannen (Aaron Abrams)

Erin (Sandrine Holt)

[edit] Cancellation

The CW cancelled Runaway on October 18, 2006, a mere four weeks following its debut. Runaway holds the unfortunate distinction of being the first show to be cancelled on the new network. The show never found an audience which resulted in it being the show which had the lowest in ratings in all 5 major broadcast networks.^[1]

[edit] Episodes

Episode #	Title	Date Aired	Viewers (m)
1	Pilot	September 25, 2006	2.35
2	Identity Crisis	October 2, 2006	1.95
3	Mr. Rader Goes to Washington	October 15, 2006	1.80
4	Homecoming	Unaired
5	Father Figure	Unaired
6	Liar, Liar	Unaired
7	Turn, Turn, Turn	Unaired
8	There's No Place Like Home	Unaired
9	End Game	Unaired

Note: Thirteen scripts were ordered, nine episodes were filmed, but only three were broadcast. The unfilmed scripts were named "They Say It's Your Birthday," "Dashing Through the Snow," "Trial and Error" and "Knock, Knock."

[edit] Ratings

For the season it was broadcast, Runaway scored dead last with a ranking of 142, and an average of 2 million viewers.^[2] In May of 2007, the other new scripted CW drama picked up Hidden Palms would go to achieve a new CW record with even lower viewer turnout than Runaway even in the least competitive summer season.

[edit] Other releases

In June 2007, British Television channel E4 started showing Runaway. Episode 5 was due to be shown on July 18, but was replaced by How to Look Good Naked. The episode was eventually shown early the next morning at 1:35am and since then has a very late timeslot of around 1 o clock, Thursday morning. The shows slot was moved from late evening to early morning due to poor ratings.

Runaway has now broadcast all 9 episodes in the UK.

In January 2008 Slovak Television channel TV JOJ started airing Runaway. All nine episodes were aired from 8th January.

In January 2008 Latin American Television channel AXN started airing Runaway. All nine episodes were aired from 12th January.

In February 2008 Polish Television channel Polsat started airing Runaway. All nine episodes will be aired following from 4th February.

In Hungary the show aired on RTL Klub from February 17, 2008.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Runaway at the Internet Movie Database
• Runaway at TV.com
• TV Series Finale - article on series cancellation