Citizen Baines

Citizen Baines is an American drama series television series created by Emmy Award-winning producer Lydia Woodward, that stars James Cromwell. The series premiered on CBS September 29, 2001 and ended on November 3, 2001.

Citizen Baines
GenreDrama
Created byLydia Woodward
Written by
Directed by
Starring
ComposerMarty Davich
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producers
  • Christopher Chulack
  • John Wells
  • Lydia Woodward
Producers
  • Lesli Linka Glatter
  • David J. Latt
CinematographyErnest Holzman
Editors
  • Kevin Casey
  • Susanne Stinson Malles
  • Suzanne Michaels
  • Frederick Peterson
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 29 (2001-09-29) –
November 3, 2001 (2001-11-03)

Synopsis

Cromwell starred as Elliot Baines, a former three-term U.S. Senator who loses a re-election for the senate and goes back home to Seattle to re-establish his relationships with his three grown daughters Ellen (Embeth Davidtz), Reeva (Jane Adams), and Dori (Jacinda Barrett).

Cast

Main

Recurring
  • Tom Verica as Andy Carlson
  • McCaleb Burnett as Claude Waverley
  • Easton Gage as Sam Eidenberg
  • David Kriegel as David Goldman
  • Bryn Lauren Lemon as Ruthie Eidenberg
  • Emmett Shoemaker as Otis Croland
  • Paul McCrane as Sherman Bloom

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"A Day Like No Other"Christopher ChulackLydia WoodwardSeptember 29, 2001 (2001-09-29)
2"The Whole Thump-Thump-Thump"TBATBAOctober 6, 2001 (2001-10-06)
3"Days of Confusion"TBATBAOctober 13, 2001 (2001-10-13)
4"Three Days In November"TBATBAOctober 20, 2001 (2001-10-20)
5"The Appraisal"TBATBAOctober 27, 2001 (2001-10-27)
6"Lost and Found"TBATBANovember 3, 2001 (2001-11-03)
7"Out in the Rain"TBATBAUnaired
8"A Song That Never Ends"TBATBAUnaired
9"Safe at Home"TBATBAUnaired

Reception

Critical

PopMatters wrote that, "Citizen Baines showed genuine signs of bucking the CBS feel-good Saturday night orthodoxy, by assuming the complex task of creating family-friendly entertainment without soaking in sentiment the raw textures of domestic life... But Citizen Baines symbolizes the lack of imagination driving so much of prime-time, whether drama or sitcom, cable or network..." USA Today's Robert Bianco gave the series a negative, one-and-a-half star review, and stated, "After all, the only interesting thing about Elliott Baines is his job as a U.S. senator — and he loses that at the end of Saturday's premiere. Don't worry: I'm not revealing anything that the "citizen" in the title didn't already tell you."[1]

Ratings

Scheduled on Saturdays following Touched by an Angel,[2] the series ranked #90 (the lowest rank for a regularly scheduled series on one of the Big Four networks), and averaged 8.2 million viewers.[3][4] Due to the low ratings, CBS canceled the series in October 2001 after six of the nine episodes produced were aired.[5]

Award nomination
Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref
2002 American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Miniseries/Pilot for Network or Basic Broadcast TV Ernest Holzman
(for pilot episode)		 Nominated

References
  1. "'Baines' doesn't get my vote". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  2. Garron, Barry (2001-09-28). "Citizen Baines". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  3. "The Week That Was". Broadcasting & Cable. 2001-11-04. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  4. Kevin, Downey (2001-10-17). "'Friends' shows 'Survivor' its stuff". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  5. Littleton, Cynthia; Andreeva, Nellie (2001-12-07). "Wells, Wbtv On Call At Cbs". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
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