Boston Public
Boston Public | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | David E. Kelley |
Starring | |
Composer | Danny Lux |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 81 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | |
Running time | 44 minutes |
Production companies | 20th Century Fox Television |
Original release | |
Network | Fox |
Release | October 23, 2000 January 30, 2004 | –
Related | |
Boston Public is an American
History
Boston Public initially preceded
The title of each episode was a numbered chapter, similar to that in a
, with the professional and personal lives often intersecting.Boston Public was the winner of the 2002 Peabody Award ("Chapter Thirty-Seven") from the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.[4]
Cast and characters
Actor | Character | Seasons | Role |
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Chi McBride | Steven Harper | 1–4 | Principal |
Anthony Heald | Scott Guber | 1–4 | Vice Principal |
Jessalyn Gilsig | Lauren Davis | 1–2 | Social Studies teacher; left Winslow to teach at a private school |
Nicky Katt | Harry Senate | 1–3 (episodes 1–49) | Teacher of "the Dungeon"; quit in episode 49 |
Loretta Devine | Marla Hendricks | 1–4 | Social Studies teacher |
Sharon Leal | Marilyn Sudor | 1–4 | English teacher and music instructor |
Fyvush Finkel | Harvey Lipschultz | 1–4 | History teacher |
Rashida Jones | Louisa Fenn | 1–2 | Secretary |
Thomas McCarthy | Kevin Riley | 1 (episodes 1–13; special guest appearance in episode 18) | Football coach; fired in episode 13 |
Joey Slotnick | Milton Buttle | 1 (episodes 1–13; special guest appearance in episode 15) | English teacher; fired in episode 13 |
Kathy Baker | Meredith Peters | 1–2; recurring in season 1 | Teacher |
Jeri Ryan | Ronnie Cooke | 2–4 | Teacher; assistant vice principal (end of season 3); guidance counselor (season 4) |
Michael Rapaport | Danny Hanson | 2–4 | Teacher |
China Jesusita Shavers | Brooke Harper | 2–3; recurring in season 2 | Student |
Jon Abrahams | Zach Fischer | 3 | Physics teacher |
Joey McIntyre | Colin Flynn | 3 | English Teacher |
Michelle Monaghan | Kimberly Woods | 3 (episodes 49–57; not featured in opening credits but receives "also starring" billing) | Teacher; transferred to a school in another state to avoid a dangerous, obsessed student in episode 57 |
Cara DeLizia | Marcy Kendall | 2–3 (not featured in opening credits but receives "also starring" billing); guest during season 2 | Principal's assistant and student |
Natalia Baron | Carmen Torres | 4 | Physics teacher |
Episodes
Boston Public ran for four seasons, consisting of 81 episodes. Each season contained 22 episodes, except the fourth season which had 15 episodes due to cancellation.[5]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 22 | October 23, 2000 | May 21, 2001 | |
2 | 22 | October 29, 2001 | May 20, 2002 | |
3 | 22 | October 21, 2002 | May 12, 2003 | |
4 | 15 | September 19, 2003 | January 30, 2004 |
Crossover with The Practice
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Awards and nominations
Boston Public received a total of 31 nominations from various award ceremonies, and won 8 of them.[6]
Awards won
- Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series (2001)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Loretta Devine (2001, 2003–2004)
- Peabody Award for Episode "Chapter Thirty-Seven"[7]
- Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor – Thomas Dekker (2004)
Nominations
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series – Kathy Baker (2001)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Rashida Jones (2002)
- Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series – Loretta Devine (2002)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Vanessa Bell Calloway (2002)
- Outstanding Drama Series (2002–2004)
Television Critics Association Awards
- Individual Achievement in Drama – Chi McBride (2001)
- Best Performance in a TV Drama Series – Guest Starring Young Actress – Ashley Tisdale (2001)
- Best Family TV Drama Series (2002)
- Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor – Miko Hughes (2004)
- Choice TV Breakout Star Female – Tamyra Gray (2003)
References
- ^ Boston Public article, Great Television Shows Blog, February 22, 2007
- ^ 'Bernie,' 'Boston' Make Friday Switch on Fox
- ^ Boston Public: Chapter Eighty episode on TV.com
- ^ The Futon Critic
- ^ Shows A-Z Boston Public on Fox | TheFutonCritic.com
- ^ IMDd: Boston Public
- ^ 62nd Annual Peabody Awards, May 2003.
External links
- Boston Public at IMDb
- Boston Public at epguides.com