''Safe Harbor'' is an American

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television series that aired on

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from September 20 to November 28, 1999. The series was created and executive produced by

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, who at the time was best known for work on the fellow WB series '' 7th Heaven'', the series was paired with ''7th Heaven'' on the network's Monday night lineup. Despite ''7th Heaven'' being the No. 1 show on The WB during the 1999-2000 season, ''Safe Harbor'' was unable to hold a solid audience after ''7th Heaven'' and was canceled after ten episodes and one season with the show moving to Sunday nights where the last two episodes aired.

Premise

John Loring (

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) is the sheriff of a local Florida town named Magic Beach. He is a widower who has his hands full finding the truth behind his wife's death and raising his three sons Hayden (Christopher Khayman Lee), Turner (Jeremy Lelliott) and Jeff (Jamie Williams). Jeff is best friends with Chris ( Orlando Brown) and Jamie ( Chyler Leigh) is a runaway that John cares for. Helping John raise his kids is his eccentric mother Grandma Loring (

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) who runs the local beach-side motel.

Cast

as Sheriff John Loring *

as Grandma Loring * Christopher Khayman Lee as Hayden Loring * Jeremy Lelliott as Turner Loring * Jamie Williams as Jeff Loring * Orlando Brown as Chris * Chyler Leigh as Jamie Martin * Deborah Magdalena as Deputy Lopez * Anthony Hubert as Deputy Chafin

Episodes

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* * {{The WB 1990s American drama television series 1999 American television series debuts 1999 American television series endings English-language television shows Television series by CBS Studios Television series by Spelling Television Television shows set in Florida The WB original programming Television series created by Brenda Hampton