City of Angels (2000 TV series)

City of Angels
Created by	Steven Bochco Paris Barclay Nicholas Wootton
Starring	Blair Underwood Vivica A. Fox Michael Warren Hill Harper Phil Buckman Gabrielle Union Maya Rudolph Kyle Secor
Opening theme	Performed by: Amy Keys (Season 1) Brian McKnight (Season 2)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	24 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kevin Hooks Steven Bochco
Running time	44 minutes
Production company(s)	Steven Bochco Productions CBS Productions
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	January 16 – December 21, 2000 (2000-12-21)

City of Angels is an American medical drama television series which ran for two seasons on CBS during the 2000 calendar year. It was network television's first medical drama with a predominantly African American cast.

Synopsis

The show centered around the professional and personal lives of the doctors and nurses at Angels of Mercy Hospital in Los Angeles, California. While the show brought about familiar faces (Vivica A. Fox, Blair Underwood and Michael Warren), it was a launching point for actors Hill Harper (who, in a controversial episode, was on screen with his buttocks exposed), Gabrielle Union and Saturday Night Live's Maya Rudolph. During the second season, Les Moonves, president of CBS, wanted to cancel the show, and many members of the African-American community began a letter-writing campaign (à la Living Single), but to no avail. The show was cancelled in December 2000.

Cast

• Blair Underwood as Dr. Ben Turner
• Vivica A. Fox as Dr. Lillian Price (Season 1)
• Michael Warren as Ron Harris
• Hill Harper as Dr. Wesley Williams
• Phil Buckman as Dr. Geoffrey Weiss
• T. E. Russell as Dr. Arthur Jackson
• Viola Davis as Nurse Lynette Peeler
• Maya Rudolph as Nurse Grace Patterson (Season 1, recurring thereafter)
• Robert Morse as Edwin "Ed" O'Malley (Season 1, recurring thereafter)
• Gabrielle Union as Dr. Courtney Ellis (Season 2)
• Kyle Secor as Dr. Raleigh Stewart (Season 2)
• Tamara Taylor as Dr. Ana Syphax (recurring)
• Harold Sylvester as Wendell Loman (recurring)

Episodes

Season 1

• 1. "Prototype" - Pilot Episode (January 16, 2000)
• 2. "Oscar de la Boya" (January 19, 2000)
• 3. "Weenis Between Us" (January 26, 2000)
• 4. "The High Cost of Living" (February 2, 2000)
• 5. "The Prince and the Porker" (February 9, 2000)
• 6. "Unhand Me" (February 16, 2000)
• 7. "Ax and Ye Shall Receive" (March 1, 2000)
• 8. "Cry Me A Liver" (March 8, 2000)
• 9. "Assume the Position" (March 15, 2000)
• 10. "Deliver the Male" March 22, 2000
• 11. "When Worlds Colitis" (March 28, 2000)
• 12. "To Halve or Not To Halve" (March 29, 2000)
• 13. "Dress For Success" (April 5, 2000)

Season 2

• 14. "Leg Erie" (October 12, 2000)
• 15. "Jerque Du Soleil" (October 19, 2000)
• 16. "Bride and Prejudice" (October 26, 2000)
• 17. "A Farewell to Arm" (November 2, 2000)
• 18. "Straight Flush" (November 9, 2000)
• 19. "Nathan's Hot Dog" (November 16, 2000)
• 20. "The Lone Free-Ranger" (November 30, 2000)
• 21. "Saving Faces" (December 7, 2000)
• 22. "Smoochas Gracias" (December 14, 2000)
• 23. "SWAT's Happening" (December 21, 2000)
• 24. "Pick and Roll Over" UNAIRED

External links

• City of Angels at IMDb
• City of Angels at TV.com