Providence (TV series)

Providence

The Providence Collection DVD box set. Clockwise from top left: Tomei, Peterson, Farrell, Kanakaredes, and Cale.
Genre Drama
Created by John Masius
Starring Melina Kanakaredes
Paula Cale
Seth Peterson
Concetta Tomei
Mike Farrell
Leslie Silva (1999)
Theme music composer John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Opening theme "In My Life" by
Chantal Kreviazuk
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 96 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time 44 mins.
Production company(s) John Masius Productions
NBC Studios
Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution (U.S.)
MGM Television (internationally)
Release
Original network NBC
Original release January 8, 1999 – December 20, 2002

Providence is an American television drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.

Synopsis

The show revolves around Dr. Sydney Hansen (played by Kanakaredes), who left her glamorous job in Beverly Hills as a plastic surgeon for the rich, so she could return to her hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, and be with her family. Sydney lives with her father Jim, brother Robbie, sister Joanie, and sister's baby Hannah in a large home in suburban Providence that also houses her father's veterinary clinic. Sydney's mother dies in the first episode but continues to appear to Sydney as a spirit, and to offer advice.

The show ends rather abruptly, with a two-part wedding episode. NBC called this Providence's "winter finale," fully expecting to bring it back in the spring or autumn of 2003, but these plans were eventually scrapped when some cast members, including Melina Kanakaredes, opted out of producing a sixth season. Reruns of the show are currently running in the UK on the True Entertainment channel on Sky (United Kingdom) (formerly BSkyB) and Freeview (UK) platforms.

Characters

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired Nielsen ratings
First aired Last aired Viewers
(in millions)
Rank
1 17 January 8, 1999 (1999-01-08) May 21, 1999 13.9[1] #18[1]
2 23 September 24, 1999 May 19, 2000 13.14[2] #25[2]
3 22 October 20, 2000 May 18, 2001 11.5[3] #43[3]
4 22 September 28, 2001 May 10, 2002 11.4[4] #36[4]
5 12 October 4, 2002 December 20, 2002 10.9[5] #39[5]

Crew

John Masius created the series. Regular writers include Masius, Mike Kelley, Carol Barbee, Elle Triedman, Robert De Laurentiis, Robert Fresco, Tim Kring, Jennifer M. Johnson, and Ann Lewis Hamilton.

Theme song

In the United States, the theme song was "In My Life", a cover of the Beatles song performed by Chantal Kreviazuk. Internationally, the theme song was "You Make Me Home", composed by Tim Truman and performed by Angelica Hayden.

DVD release

To date, the only DVD release of the series is The Providence Collection (released 2004 by Lions Gate), a collection of select episodes from the show's 5-year run featuring 12 episodes on four discs:

References

  1. 1 2 "TV Winners & Losers: Numbers Racket A Final Tally Of The Season's Show (from Nielsen Media Research)". GeoCities. June 4, 1999. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  2. 1 2 "Top TV Shows For 1999–2000 Season". Variety. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  3. 1 2 "The Bitter End". Entertainment Weekly Published in issue #598 Jun 1, 2001. June 1, 2001. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "How did your favorite show rate?". USA Today. May 28, 2002. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Rank And File". Entertainment Weekly Published in issue #713 Jun 6, 2003. June 6, 2003.

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