| Extreme | |
|---|---|
| Starring | James Brolin, Julie Bowen, Danny Masterson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 aired |
| Production company(s) | ABC |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original airing | 1995 |
Extreme was an action adventure series starring James Brolin and centered around a Rocky Mountains search and rescue operation.
Debuting on ABC on January 29, 1995, Extreme was the lead-out program which followed the network's coverage of Super Bowl XXIX. After its low-rated premiere the network put Extreme on hiatus, and canceled the series after seven episodes aired. The final episode aired on April 6, 1995, with six episodes left unaired.
Following the downfall of Extreme, the Big Four networks have largely steered themselves away from premiering new programming after the Super Bowl and have instead chosen to run special episodes of their own programming. After Extreme, it wasn't until Super Bowl XXXIII that a network elected to premiere a new series following the game; in addition to a special episode of The Simpsons, Fox aired the premiere episode of Family Guy, "Death Has a Shadow" as part of a 60-minute postgame comedy block. The network did the same thing in 2005, with the premiere of American Dad! (created by Seth MacFarlane, also the creator of Family Guy) following another Simpsons episode. The most recent series to premiere after the Super Bowl was Undercover Boss, which premiered on CBS following their broadcast of Super Bowl XLIV.
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A search and rescue team operates in the Rocky Mountains.