Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 award nominations during its six-year run and won 27, including the 1992 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, two additional Primetime Emmy Awards, four Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globes.
| Northern Exposure | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Joshua Brand John Falsey |
| Starring | Rob Morrow Barry Corbin Janine Turner John Cullum Darren E. Burrows John Corbett Cynthia Geary Elaine Miles Peg Phillips Paul Provenza Teri Polo |
| Theme music composer | David Schwartz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 110 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Joshua Brand John Falsey David Chase Diane Frolov Andrew Schneider |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production companies | Cine-Nevada Productions (season 1) Finnegan-Pinchuk Productions (seasons 2–6) Falahey/Austin Street Productions (seasons 1–3) Brand/Falsey Productions (seasons 4–6) Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | July 12, 1990 – July 26, 1995 |
In the show Rob Morrow played New York City native Joel Fleischman, a recently graduated physician who is sent to practice in Anchorage, Alaska, for several years to repay the state of Alaska for underwriting his medical education. Much to his chagrin, he is assigned to the much smaller and remote town of Cicely, which is in need of a general practitioner. Originally the show focused on Fleischman's fish-out-of-water experiences in rural Alaska but as it progressed, it became more of an ensemble show, focusing on various other Cicely residents.