''Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy'' is a Canadian television drama series, which aired on CBC from 1998 to 2000. The series, which is set in the 1940s, was based on the memoirs of author and rancher Richmond P. Hobson, Jr. and set on a ranch in rural northern

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. The series began with a 1998 television film pilot directed by

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, starring

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in the title role as Hobson,

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as his love interest and later wife Gloria McIntosh and

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as his friend and business partner Panhandle Phillips, as well as

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and

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in supporting roles. It then premiered as a weekly series in February 1999, with

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replacing Willett as Hobson while Chalke and Atherton continued to play the same roles. The series aired nine episodes in the winter and spring of 1999; although thirteen had been produced, the network's programming schedule was disrupted in the spring by a technician's strike which resulted in the season ending earlier than planned.Tony Atherton, "Nothing too hard for a cowgirl: Versatile star has sprained ankles four times since series began". ''

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'', October 6, 1999. The series was renewed for a second season; it aired seventeen episodes, including the four leftover episodes from the first season and thirteen new episodes, between October 1999 and February 2000. The second season initially saw a significant ratings dropoff from the first, to which the CBC responded by scheduling one episode for a special airing in a prime family viewing spot on Sunday evening; the special airing doubled the ratings of the season's previous episodes and the show's ratings improved significantly in its regular time slot for the rest of the season. The series was not renewed for a third season.

Awards

The television film received a

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nomination to Danny Nowak for Best Photography in a Drama Program or Series at the 13th Gemini Awards in 1998. At the 14th Gemini Awards in 1999,

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received a nomination for Guest Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series, for the episode "Wild Horses", and Lorraine Carson received a nomination for Best Costume Design. At the 15th Gemini Awards in 2000, Atherton was nominated for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role and Chalke was nominated for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role."Nominees for Gemini Awards". ''

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'', October 30, 2000.

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*{{IMDb title , id=0159899 , title=Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy CBC Television original programming 1990s Canadian comedy-drama television series 2000s Canadian comedy-drama television series 1998 Canadian television series debuts 2000 Canadian television series endings 1990s Western (genre) television series 2000s Western (genre) television series Television shows set in British Columbia Canadian Western (genre) television series