''L.A. Doctors'' is an
American
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medical drama
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television series
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set in a
Los Angeles
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primary care
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practice. It ran on
CBS
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from September 21, 1998 to May 10, 1999. It replaced ''
Brooklyn South
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'' after its cancellation in May 1998.
Premise
Four
Los Angeles
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doctor
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Personal titles
* Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree
* A medical practitioner, including:
** Physician
** Surgeon
** Dentist
** Veterinary physician
** Optometrist
*Other roles
** ...
s run a practice in this drama that focuses as much on the problems in the American medical system as it does on the patients.
Cast
*
Ken Olin
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as Dr. Roger Cattan
*
Matt Craven
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as Dr. Tim Lonner
*
Rick Roberts as Dr. Evan Newman
*
Sheryl Lee
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as Dr. Sarah Church
*
Deirdre O'Connell
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as Suzanne Blum
Cancellation
The series was scheduled opposite
ABC's ''
Monday Night Football
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'' and
NBC's
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''
Dateline Monday'', and struggled in the ratings, leading up to the show's cancellation in May 1999
Episodes
Awards and nominations
The series won the 1999
People's Choice Award
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for Favorite New Dramatic Television Series.
References
External links
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1990s American drama television series
1998 American television series debuts
1999 American television series endings
1990s American medical television series
Television shows set in Los Angeles
Television series by CBS Studios
Television series by Sony Pictures Television
CBS original programming
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