Nightingales

Nightingales

1989
Nightingales
Nightingales

Nightingales

7.5 | en | Drama

Nightingales is an American medical drama television series follows the stories of Christine Broderick, a supervisor of student nurses and her five nursing students: Sam, Bridget, Yolanda, Becky, and Allyson. Other hospital personnel include Christine's love interest, Dr. Paul Petrillo; the head nurse, Lenore Ritt; and the chief of staff, Dr. Garrett Braden.

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EP13  Episode 13
Apr. 26,1989
Episode 13

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EP12  Episode 12
Apr. 19,1989
Episode 12

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EP11  Episode 11
Apr. 12,1989
Episode 11

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EP10  Episode 10
Apr. 05,1989
Episode 10

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EP9  Episode 9
Mar. 22,1989
Episode 9

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EP8  Episode 8
Mar. 15,1989
Episode 8

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EP7  Episode 7
Mar. 01,1989
Episode 7

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EP6  Episode 6
Feb. 22,1989
Episode 6

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EP5  Episode 5
Feb. 15,1989
Episode 5

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EP4  Episode 4
Feb. 08,1989
Episode 4

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EP3  Episode 3
Feb. 01,1989
Episode 3

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EP2  Episode 2
Jan. 25,1989
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EP1  Pilot
Jan. 21,1989
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7.5 | en | Drama | More Info
Released: 1989-01-21 | Released Producted By: Aaron Spelling Productions , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

Nightingales is an American medical drama television series follows the stories of Christine Broderick, a supervisor of student nurses and her five nursing students: Sam, Bridget, Yolanda, Becky, and Allyson. Other hospital personnel include Christine's love interest, Dr. Paul Petrillo; the head nurse, Lenore Ritt; and the chief of staff, Dr. Garrett Braden.

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Cast

Suzanne Pleshette , Barry Newman , Chelsea Field

Director

Aaron Spelling

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asrexproductions *sigh* The only thing I want to respond to are the comments about why this show was cancelled, that pretty much ILLUSTRATE why this show was cancelled.As Ken Auletta explained in his book THREE BLIND MICE, Aaron Spelling pitched this show (from memory, so apologies if I botch this quote)as "student nurses sharing a house in California and the air conditioning doesn't work." As the people who had advertisers pull their support for this show (actual nurses) pointed out, the nursing was barely a part of this show (whose episodes you can all find on YouTube, perverts) pointed out, it was pretty nurses in various states of undress sharing what was essentially a sorority house, with Pleshette as "Mrs. Garret" to these girls. At a time when networks were trying shows like "St. Elsewhere," "LA Law," and "Hill Street Blues," this throwback to Spelling's jiggle era just looked silly. Comparing it to "Grey's Anatomy" is insulting, IMO, but then, I find the idea of couching softcore porn in a pre-internet age pathetic, but typical of the latter part of Spelling's career. The saddest part is, by today's standards, it's not even good at that (in other words, it's not even very sexy). Plots are juvenile, sensationalist at times, and melodramatic. The fact that people still think this was a great show pretty much illustrates how Donald Trump can do so well as a Presidential candidate.
A_Different_Drummer The thrust of the other IMDb reviews is that this show was "ahead of its time" and was unfairly thrust into the garbage can of history because of its overt sexuality.All I can say is ... maybe.One reviewer went so far as to mention it was a Spelling production and therefore, logically, it should have had an edge as to quality.That's completely wrong.It was BECAUSE it was a Spelling production, and BECAUSE it was green-lighted on the basis that it had the potential to be another Charlie's Angels .... that problems arose. That the buzz went sour. And expectations backfired.Remember that during the peak of the Charlie's Angel phenomenon, a reporter asked one of the leads why, in her view, the series was so successful...? And without blinking an eye she responded that it was "a mystery" to her too, until she realized "we weren't wearing any bras." So, in one sense, the battle was over before it even began. It was the wrong time and the wrong place to try to make lightening strike again.And, as for the argument that the show was ahead of its time, "no" there too.As I have written in hundreds of other reviews for the IMDb (over 600 so far) current TV is on an entirely different level of magnitude than what came before -- the change happened in the mid 2000s and it was HUGE.Casting, directing, writing, scoring, management of story arcs, even the way titles are rolled -- so much has changed.Yes, there are copies of this series floating around Youtube. Out of curiosity, I watched one or two.We already know the series did not survive when matched against its contemporaries. Does it fare any better when allowed to age like fine wine? Does it stand the test of TIME? No, frankly, it does not.
atrac Second only to any given season of "Charlie's Angels," "Nightingales" had an incredibly gorgeous cast. Stunning in fact. I recently saw the opening titles again on Youtube and my jaw literally hit the floor!Kristy Swanson, Chelsea Field, Susan Walters, Roxann Dawson, Kim Johnston Ulrich, and Suzanne Pleshette. WOW.And this show only lasted one season? Are you KIDDING me??? "Too sexual?"The only other reviewer on here stated this show was ahead of it's time. I remember this show quite well and it was tame...make that VERY tame...compared to today's standards. It's a shame it only lasted one season.The theme to this show is also one of my favorites. A very catchy tune that I swear ends with a snippet of the NBC News Theme.
skipAMERICA This series dealt with a group of female student nurses under the care of Susan Pleshette(from The Bob Newhart show fame). Young student nurses who spent quite a bit of time out of their uniforms. If this sounds like Roger Corman movie "Night Call Nurses", you would be correct(except for the part of it taking place at a psychiatric hospital. If this sounds like the current hit TV show Grey's Anatomy, you would also be correct.This show was canceled before the first season was complete due criticism of the overt sexual nature of the show. I thought it fairly good and I have yet to see Susan Pleshette in anything since.