Third Watch is an
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television drama series which first aired on
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from 1999 to 2005 for a total of
132 episodes, broadcast in 6 seasons of 22 episodes each.
The show was set and filmed in
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, and with an
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of
characters the storylines centered on the lives of police officers of the
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(NYPD) and the firefighters and paramedics of the
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(FDNY), all working the same fictional
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during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.
After the September 11 terrorist attacks hit New York in 2001, season 3 opened with the award-winning October 15, 2001 episode "In Their Own Words", featuring interviews with real-life NYPD and FDNY members who responded to the attacks. The following episode was titled "September Tenth".
In the series finale, "
Goodbye to Camelot"Goodbye to Camelot" is the 132nd and final episode of the American television series Third Watch. It was the 22nd episode of the 6th season.-Plot summary:...
", broadcast on May 6, 2005, the third watch is disbanded after a grenade attack burned down the
police stationA police station or station house is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms, temporary holding cells and interview/interrogation rooms.- Facilities...
.
Premise
The series followed the exploits of a group of
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s, firefighters, and
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s in the fictional 55th Precinct and Fire Station 55 whose shifts fell between 3 pm and 11 pm, the "third watch." The precinct and fire station were located on the corner of King Blvd and Arthur St.; hence the nickname "
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." Exterior shots of the 55th Precinct and the Firehouse were filmed in
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.
Third Watch succeeded in presenting all three branches of New York City's emergency services in the same show, reviving a failed attempt to do so nine years prior with the similarly themed
H.E.L.P.H.E.L.P. was a United States ABC television drama series which appeared for only one season, as a mid-season replacement in March 1990. John Mahoney starred as Chief Patrick Meacham of the New York City Fire Department...
running for only a single season in 1990.
The show balanced numerous single-episode events with other, ongoing storylines, some of which spanned multiple seasons. While
Third Watch was lauded for its emotional and honest portrayal of the events surrounding the
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, it was also criticized in some circles for extremely detailed
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and prevalent (by network television standards)
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language. The show was created, produced, and written by
John WellsJohn Marcum Wells is an American theater and television producer, writer and director. He is best known for his role as executive producer and show runner of the television series ER, Third Watch, and The West Wing. His company, John Wells Productions, is currently based at Warner Bros. studios in...
and
Edward Allen BerneroEdward Allen Bernero is an American television writer, producer and director. He co-created the series Third Watch and has worked as an executive producer on Criminal Minds...
. The theme song for the show was "
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" by
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, except for the pilot episode when "Right Here Right Now" by
Fatboy SlimNorman Quentin Cook better known by his former stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, electronic dance music musician, and record producer. He is a pioneer of the big beat genre that achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s...
was played during the opening sequence.
Third Watch was not renewed by
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
in the spring of 2005, making the sixth season the show's last. The series' finale, "Goodbye to Camelot," was aired in the United States on Friday, May 6, 2005. It was listed in the
New York Times, the
Bergen Record and other newspapers as a TV show that was canceled too early.
Conception
Co-creator
John WellsJohn Marcum Wells is an American theater and television producer, writer and director. He is best known for his role as executive producer and show runner of the television series ER, Third Watch, and The West Wing. His company, John Wells Productions, is currently based at Warner Bros. studios in...
had wanted to do a show about paramedics for some time before
Third Watch began, but did not think he had enough material to make such a show. Ed Bernero, a former Chicago cop, had wanted to do a police drama partly based on his own experiences. The two worked together on the short lived show
Trinity, and after cancellation Wells asked Bernero if he wanted to co-create a show with him.
Third Watch was a combination of Wells' paramedics show and Bernero's police show.
Originally the show was only going to be about the police and paramedics, but firefighter
Jimmy DohertyJimmy Doherty may refer to:*Jimmy Doherty , a British rare breeds farmer and television presenter*Lt. James "Jimmy" Doherty, a character in the TV drama series Third Watch...
was added to the show after actor
Eddie CibrianEdward Carl "Eddie" Cibrian is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Cole Deschanel on Sunset Beach, Jesse Cardoza in CSI: Miami, Jimmy Doherty on Third Watch and Russell Varon in Invasion.-Early life and career:...
auditioned for the role of police officer Maurice 'Bosco' Boscorelli. Cibrian lost out to
Jason WilesJason Austin Wiles is an American actor known for his role in the TV series Third Watch.Wiles was born in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., and raised in Lenexa, Kansas, where he attended Holy Trinity Catholic School...
, but impressed the producers so much that they decided to put him in the show as a new character. Bernero said, "Well, we don't have any firefighters", and the fire aspect of the show was added in to produce a show revolving around all 3 emergency services.
Episodes
The series consists of six seasons with a total of 132 episodes produced and broadcast from September 23, 1999 to May 6, 2005.
Retcons
A number of notable retcons have occurred through the life of the series.
Tyrone Davis Sr. was originally stated to have been the victim of a random shooting while on duty. This was later changed when Sullivan confesses to a priest that the bullet was meant for him (Sullivan) and not Davis. This was once again changed towards the end of the series when Tyrone Davis Jr. discovers that his father was the victim of a conspiracy by some of his fellow officers. It can be argued that Davis Sr.'s originally stated death was simply a cover by Sullivan who wanted to forget the past. However this still does not explain why Sullivan stated that the bullet was meant for him.
At the beginning of the series Faith Yokas temporarily separated from her husband. Officer Boscorelli warns her about the possible ramifications of this on her children. He explains that when he was a child his parents never fought openly. They kept their arguments as quiet as possible but when they separated it was even harder for the kids because their whole world suddenly fell apart. This aspect of Boscorelli's childhood was later changed to him having grown up in a house where his parents always physically fought with each other. Boscorelli and his brother grew up in the middle of this conflict and sometimes ran away when things got really bad. It is possible that Boscorelli originally lied in order to help Yokas keep her family together.
Main cast
Third Watch's original ensemble cast in the series' first season consisted of
Michael Beach-Biography:Beach was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, of Cape Verdean descent. He attended the prestigious Noble & Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts on scholarship from ABC . He was introduced to acting when he was sidelined by a lacrosse injury during high school by a classmate...
,
Coby BellCoby Scott Bell is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as NYPD officer Tyrone Davis, Jr. on the NBC drama Third Watch, and professional football player Jason Pitts on the CW/BET comedy-drama The Game...
,
Bobby CannavaleRobert M. "Bobby" Cannavale is an American actor known for his leading role as Bobby Caffey in the first two seasons of the television series Third Watch. He also had a recurring role as Officer Vince D'Angelo on the comedy series Will & Grace.-Early life:Cannavale grew up in Union City, New...
,
Eddie CibrianEdward Carl "Eddie" Cibrian is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Cole Deschanel on Sunset Beach, Jesse Cardoza in CSI: Miami, Jimmy Doherty on Third Watch and Russell Varon in Invasion.-Early life and career:...
,
Molly Price-Personal life:Price was born in North Plainfield, New Jersey, and graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1984.She is a graduate of Rutgers University. She is married to a New York City Fire Department firefighter Derek Kelly...
,
Kim RaverKimberly Jayne "Kim" Raver is an American actress.She is best known for her numerous roles on TV: as Kim Zambrano on Third Watch, Audrey Raines on 24, Nico Reilly on Lipstick Jungle, and, most recently, Teddy Altman on Grey's Anatomy.-Personal life:Raver was raised in New York City by her mother,...
,
Anthony RuivivarAnthony Michael Ruivivar is an American actor known for his portrayal of FDNY paramedic Carlos Nieto in the TV series Third Watch, and other law-enforcement roles in different TV series.-Background:...
,
Skipp SudduthRobert Lee Sudduth IV , generally known by his stage name Skipp Sudduth, is an American theater, film, and TV actor. Sudduth is perhaps best known for his role in the movie Ronin and his lead in the TV drama Third Watch....
, and
Jason WilesJason Austin Wiles is an American actor known for his role in the TV series Third Watch.Wiles was born in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., and raised in Lenexa, Kansas, where he attended Holy Trinity Catholic School...
.
Eddie CibrianEdward Carl "Eddie" Cibrian is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Cole Deschanel on Sunset Beach, Jesse Cardoza in CSI: Miami, Jimmy Doherty on Third Watch and Russell Varon in Invasion.-Early life and career:...
also portrayed the contract-role of Cole on
Sunset Beach- United States :* Sunset Beach , in Cape May, New Jersey* Sunset Beach , in Pupukea, Oahu, Hawaii* Sunset Beach State Recreation Site, in Oregon* Sunset State Beach, near Watsonville, California- Canada :* Sunset Beach, Alberta...
while appearing on Third Watch at the same time until Sunset Beach's cancellation in January 2000.
In 2000,
Amy CarlsonAmy Lynn Carlson is an American actress best known for playing Josie Watts on Another World and Alex Taylor on Third Watch. More recently, she played Kelly Gaffney on the short-lived NBC courtroom drama, Law & Order: Trial by Jury. She currently plays Linda Reagan on the CBS drama Blue Bloods...
was added to the cast as Paramedic/Firefighter Alex Taylor. In 2001, Series regular Bobby Cannavale willingly left the series after he asked to be written out due to lack of character usage and development.
At the start of Season 3,
Chris BauerMark Christopher "Chris" Bauer is an American film and television actor.-Early life:Bauer was born in Los Angeles, California and attended high school at Miramonte High School in Orinda, California. He played on Miramonte Championship football team his senior year, 1984...
was added to the main credits as Fred Yokas after being a recurring guest star previously.
Tia TexadaTia Texada is an American actress and singer. She is probably best known for portraying the role of Sgt. Maritza Cruz from the American television show Third Watch and for her role as Shay on ABC Family's Huge.Texada was born in Louisiana to a reflexologist mother and an insurance agent father...
became a recurring guest star, and later, a full cast member, in 2002. Carlson left the show in 2003. Later that year,
Nia LongNia Talita Long is an American actress and occasional music video director. She is best known for her roles in the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Third Watch, and the films Boiler Room, Soul Food, Love Jones, The Best Man, Big Momma's House, Big Momma's House 2, Are We There...
was introduced as Officer Sasha Monroe (her rank was changed in season six in one of the show's most shocking plot twists). Yvonne Jung became a recurring guest star also in 2003 although she had been a guest in Season 3 episode "Act Brave" as a lawyer defending Kim in her custody battle with Jimmy. Also in 2003,
Bonnie DennisonBonnie Dennison is an American actress.-Career:Bonnie played Emily Yokas on the NBC television show Third Watch. In 2007, she joined the cast of the long-running CBS daytime drama Guiding Light in the role of Susan "Daisy" Lemay...
was added as Emily Yokas, previously being recurring.
In 2004, just after celebrating the show's 100th episode, Eddie Cibrian and Michael Beach left the show. Cibrian's departure marked the first time a main character was written out of the show without dying. Series regular
Molly Price-Personal life:Price was born in North Plainfield, New Jersey, and graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1984.She is a graduate of Rutgers University. She is married to a New York City Fire Department firefighter Derek Kelly...
's character, Faith Yokas, made very few appearances in season five of the series because Price was pregnant throughout much of the season. The writers for
Third Watch explained her absence by her character being seriously injured in a shootout, and then trying to recuperate at home. In the few scenes Price was in, her growing belly was frequently hidden by blankets piled on top of her while she lay in bed.
Cara BuonoCara Buono is an American actress, screenwriter and director, probably best known for her role as Dr. Faye Miller in the fourth season of the AMC drama series Mad Men.-Early life:...
joined the cast as Paramedic Grace Foster late in the show's fifth season in 2004.
Kim Raver decided to leave the show after the show's sixth-season opener and became a series regular on
2424 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
.
Josh StewartJoshua Regnall Stewart is an American actor best known for his role as Holt McLaren in the FX TV series Dirt. He was also cast as Brendan Finney in the final season of the NBC TV series Third Watch.-Early life:...
was introduced as a main cast member of Season 6 as Probationary Officer Brendan Finney. After a several-month absence, Dennison reclaimed the role of Emily Yokas for the rest of the final season, while Chris Bauer left the show to pursue his new show
Tilt, which coincidentally co-starred his former
Third Watch castmate, Eddie Cibrian, but made sporadic guest-star appearances in season six. Beach, Cibrian and Raver re-joined their former co-stars in the series finale, "Goodbye To Camelot."
Main cast
| Actor |
Character |
Seasons as main cast |
Episodes |
Jason WilesJason Austin Wiles is an American actor known for his role in the TV series Third Watch.Wiles was born in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., and raised in Lenexa, Kansas, where he attended Holy Trinity Catholic School...
|
NYPD Officer Maurice "Bosco" Boscorelli |
1–6 |
1–132 |
| Coby Bell Coby Scott Bell is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as NYPD officer Tyrone Davis, Jr. on the NBC drama Third Watch, and professional football player Jason Pitts on the CW/BET comedy-drama The Game...
|
NYPD Officer Tyrone "Ty" Davis, Jr. |
1–6 |
1–132 |
Skipp SudduthRobert Lee Sudduth IV , generally known by his stage name Skipp Sudduth, is an American theater, film, and TV actor. Sudduth is perhaps best known for his role in the movie Ronin and his lead in the TV drama Third Watch....
|
NYPD Officer John "Sully" Sullivan |
1–6 |
1–132 |
| Anthony Ruivivar Anthony Michael Ruivivar is an American actor known for his portrayal of FDNY paramedic Carlos Nieto in the TV series Third Watch, and other law-enforcement roles in different TV series.-Background:...
|
FDNY Paramedic Carlos Nieto |
1–6 |
1–132 |
Eddie CibrianEdward Carl "Eddie" Cibrian is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Cole Deschanel on Sunset Beach, Jesse Cardoza in CSI: Miami, Jimmy Doherty on Third Watch and Russell Varon in Invasion.-Early life and career:...
|
FDNY Firefighter/Lieutenant James "Jimmy" Doherty |
1–5 |
1–101 |
| Bobby Cannavale Robert M. "Bobby" Cannavale is an American actor known for his leading role as Bobby Caffey in the first two seasons of the television series Third Watch. He also had a recurring role as Officer Vince D'Angelo on the comedy series Will & Grace.-Early life:Cannavale grew up in Union City, New...
|
FDNY Paramedic Roberto "Bobby" Caffey |
1–2 |
1–38 |
| Molly Price -Personal life:Price was born in North Plainfield, New Jersey, and graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1984.She is a graduate of Rutgers University. She is married to a New York City Fire Department firefighter Derek Kelly...
|
NYPD Officer/Detective Faith Yokas |
1–6 |
1–132 |
Kim RaverKimberly Jayne "Kim" Raver is an American actress.She is best known for her numerous roles on TV: as Kim Zambrano on Third Watch, Audrey Raines on 24, Nico Reilly on Lipstick Jungle, and, most recently, Teddy Altman on Grey's Anatomy.-Personal life:Raver was raised in New York City by her mother,...
|
FDNY Paramedic Kimberly "Kim" Zambrano |
1–5 |
1–111 |
| Michael Beach -Biography:Beach was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, of Cape Verdean descent. He attended the prestigious Noble & Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts on scholarship from ABC . He was introduced to acting when he was sidelined by a lacrosse injury during high school by a classmate...
|
FDNY Paramedic Monte "Doc" Parker |
1–5 |
1–103 |
| Chris Bauer Mark Christopher "Chris" Bauer is an American film and television actor.-Early life:Bauer was born in Los Angeles, California and attended high school at Miramonte High School in Orinda, California. He played on Miramonte Championship football team his senior year, 1984...
|
Frederick "Fred" Yokas1 |
3–5 |
45–110 |
| Amy Carlson Amy Lynn Carlson is an American actress best known for playing Josie Watts on Another World and Alex Taylor on Third Watch. More recently, she played Kelly Gaffney on the short-lived NBC courtroom drama, Law & Order: Trial by Jury. She currently plays Linda Reagan on the CBS drama Blue Bloods...
|
FDNY Paramedic/Firefighter Alexandra "Alex" Taylor |
2–4 |
32–88 |
| Tia Texada Tia Texada is an American actress and singer. She is probably best known for portraying the role of Sgt. Maritza Cruz from the American television show Third Watch and for her role as Shay on ABC Family's Huge.Texada was born in Louisiana to a reflexologist mother and an insurance agent father...
|
NYPD Sergeant Maritza Cruz |
4–6 |
80–132 |
| Nia Long Nia Talita Long is an American actress and occasional music video director. She is best known for her roles in the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Third Watch, and the films Boiler Room, Soul Food, Love Jones, The Best Man, Big Momma's House, Big Momma's House 2, Are We There...
|
NYPD Officer/IAB Detective Sasha Monroe |
5–6 |
89–132 |
| Bonnie Dennison Bonnie Dennison is an American actress.-Career:Bonnie played Emily Yokas on the NBC television show Third Watch. In 2007, she joined the cast of the long-running CBS daytime drama Guiding Light in the role of Susan "Daisy" Lemay...
|
Emily Yokas2 |
5–6 |
89–132 |
| Cara Buono Cara Buono is an American actress, screenwriter and director, probably best known for her role as Dr. Faye Miller in the fourth season of the AMC drama series Mad Men.-Early life:...
|
FDNY Paramedic Grace Foster |
6 |
111–132 |
| Josh Stewart Joshua Regnall Stewart is an American actor best known for his role as Holt McLaren in the FX TV series Dirt. He was also cast as Brendan Finney in the final season of the NBC TV series Third Watch.-Early life:...
|
NYPD Officer Brendan Finney |
6 |
113–132 |
1 Fred Yokas appeared on a recurring basis for the first two seasons of the show. In seasons 3–5, Bauer received star billing in the episodes for which he appeared. In the final season, he returned to recurring status.
2 The Yokas' oldest child Emily was portrayed by P.J. Morrison in Seasons 1–3 in a recurring role. Dennison took over the role in Season 4 and received star billing in the final two seasons in the episodes for which she appeared.
Recurring cast
The following cast members are listed by the season in which they were introduced.
| Actor |
Character |
Seasons as recurring cast |
Notes |
| Derek Kelly Derek Kelly is an American actor best known for his role in the TV series Third Watch. He is a real life firefighter in the FDNY, having worked at Engine Company 258/Ladder 115, in Queens. This house also was used in the show for exterior shots...
|
FDNY Firefighter Derek "DK" Kitson |
1–6 |
Real-life FDNY firefighter; real-life husband of Molly Price |
| Bill Walsh |
FDNY Firefighter/Lieutenant William "Billy" Walsh |
1–6 |
Real-life FDNY firefighter |
| Patti D'Arbanville Patricia "Patti" D'Arbanville is an American actress and former model.-Early life:D'Arbanville, born May 25, 1951 in New York City, New York, is the daughter of Jean , an artist, and George D'Arbanville, a bartender, and attended PS 41 on Eleventh Street...
|
Rose Boscorelli |
1–6 |
Bosco's mother |
| Jeremy Bergman |
Charles "Charlie" Yokas |
1–4 |
Faith and Fred's youngest child |
| Lonette McKee Lonette McKee is an American film and television actress, music composer/producer/songwriter, screenwriter and director.-Biography:...
|
Maggie Davis |
1–4 |
Ty's mother |
James RebhornJames Robert Rebhorn is an American character actor who has appeared in over 100 television shows, feature films and plays.-Personal life:...
|
NYPD Captain "Stick" Elchisak |
1–3 |
| P.J. Morrison |
Emily Yokas |
1–3 |
First actress to portray character |
| Kristopher Scott Fiedell |
Joseph "Joey" Doherty |
1–3 |
Kim and Jimmy's son |
| Eva LaRue Eva Maria LaRue is an American model and actress. She is best known as Doctor Maria Santos on All My Children, and is now a cast regular on CSI: Miami, portraying Detective Natalia Boa Vista of the Miami-Dade Police Department.-Early life:LaRue was born Eva Maria LaRuy in Long Beach, California to...
|
NYPD Officer Brooke Doherty |
1–2 |
Jimmy's second wife |
| Lisa Vidal Lisa Vidal is an American film and television actress.-Early years:Vidal was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Josie, a secretary, and Manny Vidal, a tax consultant and businessman. Her parents moved from Puerto Rico and settled in Manhattan, New York, where Vidal and her two...
|
Dr. Sarah Morales |
1–2 |
Attending at Mercy Hospital; Doc's love interest |
| Wendell Pierce Wendell Pierce is an American actor, best known for his work in HBO dramas, including his portrayal of Detective Bunk Moreland in The Wire and trombonist Antoine Batiste in Treme.-Life and career:...
|
NYPD Officer Conrad "Candyman" Jones |
1 |
Cop with long and spotty history partnered with Davis |
| Nick Chinlund Zareh Nicholas "Nick" Chinlund is an American actor.-Early life:Chinlund was born in New York City. He attended the Friends Seminary in Lower Manhattan, later moving to Albany, NY in order to participate in Albany High School's varsity basketball program...
|
NYPD Detective Tancredi |
1 |
Ernest MingioneErnest Mingione is an American actor mainly known for portraying police officers. He has made many appearances in Third Watch between 1999 to 2000. He has appeared in shows such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent...
|
NYPD Lieutenant Kowalski |
1 |
Jon SedaJonathan Seda is an American actor, possibly best known for his role as Detective Paul Falsone on NBC's: Homicide: Life on the Street....
|
Mateo "Matty" Caffey |
1-2 |
Bobby's ex-con brother |
| Saundra McClain |
Nurse Mary Proctor |
2–6 |
Primary nurse at Mercy |
| John Michael Bolger John Michael Bolger is an American actor who resides in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan's Westside.Bolger can be seen in the 2009 summer release of Michael Mann's Public Enemies, portraying 1930s East Chicago, Indiana Detective Martin Zarkovich. Public Enemies stars Johnny Depp, Christian...
|
FDNY Lieutenant Johnson |
2–4 |
| Savannah Haske |
Tatiana Deschenko |
2–4 |
Wife of Sully |
| Nick Sandow |
FDNY Firefighter Joseph "Joe" Lombardo III |
2 |
| Carol Woods |
NYPD Lieutenant Rice |
2 |
| Anne Twomey Anne Twomey is an American theatre, film, and television actress.-Career:Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Twomey earned critical acclaim for her performance in the 1980 play Nuts, for which she won the Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress...
|
Catherine Zambrano |
2 |
Mother of Kim |
| Joe Lisi Joe Lisi , also credited as Joe Lissi, is an American television actor. He appeared in the NBC television show Third Watch as NYPD Lieutenant Swersky from 2000 to 2005...
|
NYPD Lieutenant Robert "Bob" Swersky |
3–6 |
| Sterling K. Brown Sterling K. Brown is an American actor.-Life and career:Brown was born in St. Louis, Missouri. An avid actor since he was a child, he went on to attend Stanford University, where he earned a B.A...
|
NYPD Officer Edward Dade |
3–5 |
| Charlie Day Charles Peckham "Charlie" Day is an American television and film actor, from Middletown, Rhode Island, best known for playing Charlie Kelly on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia".-Early life:...
|
Michael "Mikey" Boscorelli |
3–5 |
Brother of Bosco |
Brad BeyerBradford G. Beyer, Jr. is an American actor.A native of Waukesha, Wisconsin and a graduate of Catholic Memorial High School, Beyer briefly attended the University of Minnesota before moving to New York to pursue an acting career, on the advice of a professor.Beyer's roles include guest appearances...
|
NYPD Sergeant Jason Christopher |
2–3 |
| Charlie McWade |
NYPD Officer Steven Gusler |
3 |
A squeamish new officer training under Yokas and Bosco |
| Darien Sills-Evans |
Dr. Fields |
4–6 |
Attending at Mercy |
James RemarJames Remar is an American actor and voice artist. He has appeared in movies, video games, and TV shows. He is perhaps best known as Richard, the on-off tycoon boyfriend of Kim Cattrall's character in Sex and the City, as Ajax in The Warriors, as the homicidal maniac Albert Ganz in the 1982...
|
NYPD Detective Madjanski |
4 |
| Yvonne Jung |
FDNY Paramedic Holly Levine |
5–6 |
Love interest of Carlos |
| Joe Badalucco |
NYPD Detective "Jelly" Grimaldi |
5–6 |
Yokas' partner once she was promoted to detective |
| Charles Haid Charles Maurice Haid III is an American actor and director, with notable work in both movies and television. He is known for his portrayal of Officer Andy Renko in Hill Street Blues....
|
NYPD IAB Captain Cathal "CT" Finney |
6 |
Corrupt; father of Brendan |
| Manny Perez Manuel "Manny" Pérez Batista is a Dominican actor, who has appeared in the television series Third Watch and in the film Washington Heights. Pérez was born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, and currently resides in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood.Pérez is one of 11 siblings...
|
NYPD Officer Manny Santiago |
6 |
Partner to Cruz |
| Aidan Quinn -Early life:Quinn was born in Chicago, Illinois to Irish parents. He was brought up as a Roman Catholic and raised in Chicago and Rockford, Illinois, as well as in Dublin and Birr, County Offaly in Ireland. His mother, Teresa, was a homemaker, and his father, Michael Quinn, was a professor of...
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NYPD Lieutenant John Miller |
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Partner and eventual love interest to Yokas |
| Jason Shaw Jason M. Shaw American fashion model and actor. His nickname is Jay.He is a top male fashion model, who was the spokesmodel of fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger from 1998–2003.Shaw graduated from the University of Chicago in 1995 with a degree in History, where he was a member of the men's...
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FDNY Firefighter Stu "Lotta Zs" Szczelaszczyk |
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Notable guest stars
Notable guest stars include
Susan BlackwellSusan Blackwell is an American actress, writer and singer, best known for playing herself in the musical title of show. She has appeared in other plays, musicals, and television shows including Law & Order, P.S. I Love You, and Speech and Debate ...
,
Jack KlugmanJacob Joachim "Jack" Klugman is an American stage, film and television actor known for his roles in sitcoms, movies, and television and on Broadway...
,
Ossie DavisOssie Davis was an American film actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist.-Early years:...
,
Roy ScheiderRoy Richard Scheider was an American actor. He was best known for his leading role as police chief Martin C...
,
Helen MirrenDame Helen Mirren, DBE is an English actor. She has won an Academy Award for Best Actress, four SAG Awards, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards.-Early life and family:...
, Joseph Cross,
Mykelti WilliamsonMichael T. "Mykelti" Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford Blue in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, as Detective Bobby "Fearless" Smith in the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful crime drama Boomtown, and recently for appearing as the head of CTU for...
,
Rosie O'DonnellRoseann "Rosie" O'Donnell is an American stand-up comedian, actress, author and television personality. She has also been a magazine editor and continues to be a celebrity blogger, LGBT rights activist, television producer and collaborative partner in the LGBT family vacation company R Family...
,
Haylie DuffHaylie Katherine Duff is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is the older sister of actress and singer Hilary Duff...
,
Corbin BleuCorbin Bleu Reivers , known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, producer, and singer-songwriter. He performed in the High School Musical film series, the Discovery Kids drama series Flight 29 Down, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!...
,
Henry WinklerHenry Franklin Winkler, OBE is an American actor, director, producer, and author.Winkler is best known for his role as Fonzie on the 1970s American sitcom Happy Days...
,
Lea MicheleLea Michele Sarfati , known professionally as Lea Michele, is an American actress and singer. Michele began working professionally as a child actress on Broadway in productions such as Ragtime and Les Misérables. She originated the role of Wendla in the musical Spring Awakening and currently plays...
,
Kate JacksonKate Jackson is an American actress, director, and producer, perhaps best known for her role as Sabrina Duncan in the popular 1970s television series Charlie's Angels...
, Nick Turturro,
Anson MountAnson Adams Mount IV is an American actor who has appeared in both movies and television shows. Mount has also played Jim Steele on the short-lived NBC series Conviction and appeared in the independent movie Tully with Julianne Nicholson, as the title character Tully Coates, a playboy whose ways...
,
EveEve Jihan Jeffers , is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actress. Her first three albums have reached a total of over 8 million albums sold worldwide. She has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled "Fetish." She won a Grammy Award in 2002 for the...
,
Gene SimmonsGene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
,
DMXEarl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...
,
Method ManClifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man...
,
Paul Michael GlaserPaul Michael Glaser is an American actor and director, perhaps best known for his role as Detective David Starsky on the 1970s television series Starsky and Hutch; he also appeared as Captain Jack Steeper on the 1999 to 2005 NBC series Third Watch.-Early life:Glaser, the youngest of three...
,
Wyclef JeanWyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
,
Veronica HamelVeronica Hamel is an American actress.- Biography :After Hamel graduated from Temple University, she worked as a secretary for a company that manufactured ironing board covers. She began a fashion modeling career after being discovered by Eileen Ford...
,
Ethan SupleeEthan Suplee is an American film and television actor best known for his roles as Seth Ryan in American History X, Louie Lastik in Remember the Titans, Frankie in Boy Meets World, Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl, Thumper in The Butterfly Effect, Dewey in Unstoppable, and his roles in Kevin Smith...
,
TreachAnthony Criss , better known by his stage name Treach, is an American rapper and actor. He is best known as the lead rapper of the hip hop group Naughty by Nature.-Career:...
,
Adam BeachAdam Ruebin Beach is a Canadian Saulteaux actor.He is best known for his roles as Tommy on Walker, Texas Ranger, Kickin' Wing in Joe Dirt, Marine Private First Class Ira Hayes in Flags of Our Fathers, Private Ben Yazzie in Windtalkers, Dr...
,
Mia FarrowMia Farrow is an American actress, singer, humanitarian, and fashion model.Farrow first gained wide acclaim for her role as Allison Mackenzie in the soap opera Peyton Place, and for her subsequent short-lived marriage to Frank Sinatra...
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Tom BerengerTom Berenger is an American actor known mainly for his roles in action films.-Early life:Berenger was born as Thomas Michael Moore in Chicago to an Irish Catholic family. Berenger's father was a printer for the Chicago Sun-Times. Berenger has a sister, Susan...
,
Sherry StringfieldSherry Lea Stringfield is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Dr. Susan Lewis on the medical television drama ER, a role for which she received three Emmy Award nominations. Stringfield was a member of ER's original cast, but she quit the show during its third season,...
,
Chris ElliottChristopher Nash "Chris" Elliott is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his comedic sketches on Late Night with David Letterman, starring in the cult comedy series Get a Life and for his recurring role as Peter MacDougall on Everybody Loves Raymond...
,
Jason SehornJason Heath Sehorn is a former professional American football defensive back in the National Football League.-Early years:Sehorn was born in Sacramento, California...
,
Will ArnettWilliam Emerson "Will" Arnett is a Canadian actor and comedian best known for his role as George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II on the Fox comedy Arrested Development. He is also known for his role as Devon Banks on the NBC comedy 30 Rock. Since his success on Arrested Development, Arnett has landed major...
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Ted LevineFrank Theodore "Ted" Levine is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs and Captain Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series Monk.-Early life and career:...
,
Lev GornLev Gorn is an American stage, film and television actor. Sometimes he is credited as Lev Gorens.-Off-Broadway:**...
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Bruce WeitzBruce Peter Weitz is an American actor. He is perhaps best-known for his role as Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker in the 1980s TV series Hill Street Blues for which he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1984.-Early life:Weitz was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son...
and
Ann-MargretAnn-Margret Olsson is a Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer whose professional name is Ann-Margret. She became famous for her starring roles in Bye Bye Birdie, Viva Las Vegas, The Cincinnati Kid, Carnal Knowledge, and Tommy...
.
Crossover
The series exists in the same television setting as
ERER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
and
Medical InvestigationMedical Investigation was an American medical drama television series that began September 9, 2004, on NBC. It ran for 20 one-hour episodes before being cancelled in 2005...
.
Molly Price-Personal life:Price was born in North Plainfield, New Jersey, and graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1984.She is a graduate of Rutgers University. She is married to a New York City Fire Department firefighter Derek Kelly...
,
Jason WilesJason Austin Wiles is an American actor known for his role in the TV series Third Watch.Wiles was born in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., and raised in Lenexa, Kansas, where he attended Holy Trinity Catholic School...
,
Kim RaverKimberly Jayne "Kim" Raver is an American actress.She is best known for her numerous roles on TV: as Kim Zambrano on Third Watch, Audrey Raines on 24, Nico Reilly on Lipstick Jungle, and, most recently, Teddy Altman on Grey's Anatomy.-Personal life:Raver was raised in New York City by her mother,...
and
Amy CarlsonAmy Lynn Carlson is an American actress best known for playing Josie Watts on Another World and Alex Taylor on Third Watch. More recently, she played Kelly Gaffney on the short-lived NBC courtroom drama, Law & Order: Trial by Jury. She currently plays Linda Reagan on the CBS drama Blue Bloods...
appeared in a two-part
crossoverA fictional crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete fictional characters, settings, or universes into the context of a single story. They can arise from legal agreements between the relevant copyright holders, or because of unauthorized efforts by fans, or even amid common...
episode of
ER entitled
Brothers and Sisters (season 8, episode 19), while
Sherry StringfieldSherry Lea Stringfield is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Dr. Susan Lewis on the medical television drama ER, a role for which she received three Emmy Award nominations. Stringfield was a member of ER's original cast, but she quit the show during its third season,...
appeared in the corresponding episode of
Third Watch entitled
Unleashed (season 3, episode 20). However,
ER was mentioned as a pop culture reference during season two episode "Jimmy's Mountain."
A special two-part crossover event aired on February 18, 2005, establishing the television-universe connection by featuring the
Third Watch and
Medical Investigation teams working together.
Directors
- Guy Norman Bee http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066218/
- Peter Ellis
Peter Ellis may refer to:*Peter Ellis , architect who designed the Oriel Chambers in Liverpool*Peter Ellis , actor in The Bill*Peter Ellis , British television director...
(5 episodes, 2002–2003)
- Jesús Salvador Treviño
Jesús Salvador Treviño is an American television director of Mexican descent.Most notably, Treviño has directed a number of episodes from the television series Resurrection Blvd., Babylon 5, Crusade, Bones, Star Trek: Voyager, seaQuest DSV, Crossing Jordan, Third Watch and Star Trek: Deep Space...
(4 episodes, 2001–2002)
- Vincent Misiano
Vincent Misiano is an is an American television director. He has directed multiple episodes of Medium, Third Watch, and The West Wing. He is the older brother of fellow director Christopher Misiano....
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0592813/
- Christopher Chulack
Christopher Chulack is an American television producer and director. He has worked extensively on ER and has won several awards.-ER:Chulack began working on the NBC medical drama ER as a director and producer with the first season. He was promoted to co-executive producer midway through the third...
(3 episodes, 1999–2004)
- Charles Haid
Charles Maurice Haid III is an American actor and director, with notable work in both movies and television. He is known for his portrayal of Officer Andy Renko in Hill Street Blues....
(3 episodes, 2000–2005)
- Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Félix Enríquez Alcalá is an American film and television director.-Career:...
(3 episodes, 2003–2005)
- Gloria Muzio
Gloria Muzio is an American theatre and television director. She has worked on a number of TV shows including Criminal Minds, Brothers & Sisters, The Black Donnellys, The Closer, ER, Third Watch, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Wire and...
(3 episodes, 2003–2005)
- Skipp Sudduth
Robert Lee Sudduth IV , generally known by his stage name Skipp Sudduth, is an American theater, film, and TV actor. Sudduth is perhaps best known for his role in the movie Ronin and his lead in the TV drama Third Watch....
(3 episodes, 2003–2005)
- Edward Allen Bernero
Edward Allen Bernero is an American television writer, producer and director. He co-created the series Third Watch and has worked as an executive producer on Criminal Minds...
(3 episodes, 2004–2005)
- Nelson McCormick
Nelson McCormick is an American director and producer of film and television.Some of his television directing credits include NYPD Blue, V.I.P, Alias, House, Third Watch, ER, Prison Break, 24, The Closer, Southland, Nip/Tuck, The West Wing and among other series.He also directed the feature films...
(3 episodes, 2004–2005)
- Chris Misiano (2 episodes, 1999–2000)
- Bryan Spicer
Bryan Spicer is an American director of film and television.As a television director some his credits include Castle, 24, Day Break, Bones, House, Heroes, Killer Instinct, Vanished, Prison Break, Invasion, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The X-Files, The Lone Gunmen, In Plain Sight, Eureka and...
(2 episodes, 1999–2000)
- R.W. Goodwin (2 episodes, 1999)
- Jace Alexander
Jace Alexander is an American television director and former actor.-Biography:Alexander was born Jason Alexander in New York City, the only son of actress Jane Alexander and her first husband Robert, founder and former director of The Living Stage...
(2 episodes, 2000–2001)
- Nick Gomez
Nick Gomez is an American film director and actor. He has directed for a number of television and film studios. He has also acted in a few minor films...
(2 episodes, 2000–2001)
- Michael Fields
Michael Fields may refer to:*Michael Fields , American TV director, writer and producer*Michael Fields , British lute and theorbo player*Mickey Fields, jazz musicianSee also*Michael Field...
(2 episodes, 2000)
- Julie Hébert
Julie Hébert is a television writer, director and producer. She worked on the John Wells-produced series Third Watch, ER, and The West Wing. She was also a co-executive producer and regular writer and director for Numb3rs.-Biography:In 1996 she adapted the novel Female Perversions into a...
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0372877/
- Stephen Cragg
Stephen Cragg is an American television producer and director. Cragg has directed for several present-day network television series. More recently Cragg has directed episodes of Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal and Third Watch...
(2 episodes, 2004–2005)
- John E. Gallagher (2 episodes, 2004–2005)
- Paul Michael Glaser
Paul Michael Glaser is an American actor and director, perhaps best known for his role as Detective David Starsky on the 1970s television series Starsky and Hutch; he also appeared as Captain Jack Steeper on the 1999 to 2005 NBC series Third Watch.-Early life:Glaser, the youngest of three...
(2 episodes, 2004–2005)
- Rosemary Rodriguez
- Acts of Worship :In 2001 Rodriguez wrote, produced and directed a short film called Acts of Worship, about a young woman struggling with drug addiction...
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0735504/
- Matt Earl Beesley
Matthew Earl "Matt" Beesley is an American television director. He has directed episodes of television series such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Prison Break, Lost, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Criminal Minds, The Closer and CSI: Miami. He directed the 1998 Mickey Rourke film Point...
(2 episodes, 2004)
- Brooke Kennedy http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0447942/
Writers
- Edward Allen Bernero
Edward Allen Bernero is an American television writer, producer and director. He co-created the series Third Watch and has worked as an executive producer on Criminal Minds...
(132 episodes, 1999–2005)
- John Wells
John Marcum Wells is an American theater and television producer, writer and director. He is best known for his role as executive producer and show runner of the television series ER, Third Watch, and The West Wing. His company, John Wells Productions, is currently based at Warner Bros. studios in...
(132 episodes, 1999–2005)
- Janine Sherman (13 episodes, 2000–2005)
- Scott Williams
Scott Williams is the name of:*Scott Williams , stencil artist*Scott Williams , American basketball player*Scott Williams , first head coach of the Illinois college football program...
(11 episodes, 2001–2004)
- John Ridley
John Ridley is an American film director, actor, and writer.Ridley got his start as a stand-up comedian. He eventually was hired as a writer for sitcoms such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Martin...
(6 episodes, 1999–2001)
- Charles Murray
Charles Murray is the name of:*Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore *Charles Augustus Murray , British author diplomat*Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore *Charles James Murray , British politician...
(5 episodes, 2003–2005)
- Lance Gentile
-Career:Gentile graduated with a BA degree in psychology from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He was a medical student at New York Medical College and completed his residency in the emergency room at Maine Medical Center in Portland...
(4 episodes, 1999–2000)
- Bonnie Mark
Bonnie Mark is an American television writer and producer. She has worked on the ABC crime drama NYPD Blue and the NBC crime dramas Third Watch and Homicide: Life on the Street...
(4 episodes, 2000–2001)
- Angela Amato
Angela Amato is an Italian violinist who has worked with such major musicians as Tibor Varga, Igor Oistrach, Emanuel Hurwitz, Eiluned Davies and Beatrice Antonioni. As a soloist she has performed in Europe and Italy in the most renowned concert halls, recording for Italian National Radio and TV,...
(4 episodes, 2003–2005)
- Terri Kopp (3 episodes, 1999–2000)
- John Romano (3 episodes, 1999–2000)
- Julie Hébert
Julie Hébert is a television writer, director and producer. She worked on the John Wells-produced series Third Watch, ER, and The West Wing. She was also a co-executive producer and regular writer and director for Numb3rs.-Biography:In 1996 she adapted the novel Female Perversions into a...
(2 episodes, 2000–2001)
- Kyra Keene (2 episodes, 2000–2001)
- Victor De Jesus (2 episodes, 2004)
- Siobhan Byrne (unknown episodes)
- Paul Golding (unknown episodes)
- Brooke Kennedy (unknown episodes)
- Jorge Zamacona
Jorge Zamacona is an American television writer and producer. He worked extensively on the police drama Homicide: Life on the Street and wrote the series cross-over episodes with the crime drama Law & Order...
Broadcast and ratings information
All six seasons of
Third Watch were originally broadcast on NBC
CTVCTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
in the United States.
| Season |
|
Premiere |
Finale |
Viewers (in millions) |
Rank |
| 1 |
Sunday 8:00 pm ET, Monday 10:00 pm ET |
September 23, 1999 |
May 22, 2000 |
14.79 |
– |
| 2 |
Monday 10:00 pm ET |
October 2, 2000 |
May 21, 2001 |
15.8 |
#46 |
| 3 |
Monday 9:00 pm ET |
October 1, 2001 |
May 13, 2002 |
14.2 |
#38 |
| 4 |
Monday 9:00 pm ET |
September 22, 2002 |
April 28, 2003 |
12.55 |
#36 |
| 5 |
Monday 10:00 pm ET (2003)
Friday 10:00 pm ET (2004) |
September 29, 2003 |
May 7, 2004 |
12.42 |
#62 |
| 6 |
Friday 9:00 pm ET |
September 17, 2004 |
May 6, 2005 |
12.22 |
#55 |
Third Watch was also broadcast worldwide including Africa, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Oceania and the Middle East.
DVD releases
Warner Home VideoWarner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., itself part of Time Warner. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video . The company launched in the United States with twenty films on VHS and Betamax videocassettes in late 1979...
has released Season 1 of
Third Watch on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4. Season 2 was released in Region 1 on July 7, 2009.
| Season |
Episodes |
Release dates |
| Region 1 |
Region 2 |
Region 4 |
| 1 |
22 |
February 5, 2008 |
May 22, 2006 |
May 3, 2006 |
| Third Watch: The Complete First Season contains the 22 episodes of the series' first season in addition to special features which include a behind-the-scenes featurette, unaired scenes and a gag reel. Although the first season was released on DVD relatively later in Region 1 than Regions 2 and 4, special features are found in the Region 1 DVD box-set only. |
| 2 |
22 |
July 7, 2009 |
TBA |
TBA |
| Third Watch: The Complete Second Season contains the 22 episodes of the series' second season. A gag reel is included as a special feature. |
As of November 2011, there has been no announcement regarding a release of Season 3.
Reception
The hit series won the prestigious
Peabody AwardThe George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
for Season 3 episode "In Their Own Words", in which series regulars
Michael Beach-Biography:Beach was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, of Cape Verdean descent. He attended the prestigious Noble & Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts on scholarship from ABC . He was introduced to acting when he was sidelined by a lacrosse injury during high school by a classmate...
,
Coby BellCoby Scott Bell is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as NYPD officer Tyrone Davis, Jr. on the NBC drama Third Watch, and professional football player Jason Pitts on the CW/BET comedy-drama The Game...
,
Amy CarlsonAmy Lynn Carlson is an American actress best known for playing Josie Watts on Another World and Alex Taylor on Third Watch. More recently, she played Kelly Gaffney on the short-lived NBC courtroom drama, Law & Order: Trial by Jury. She currently plays Linda Reagan on the CBS drama Blue Bloods...
,
Eddie CibrianEdward Carl "Eddie" Cibrian is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Cole Deschanel on Sunset Beach, Jesse Cardoza in CSI: Miami, Jimmy Doherty on Third Watch and Russell Varon in Invasion.-Early life and career:...
,
Kim RaverKimberly Jayne "Kim" Raver is an American actress.She is best known for her numerous roles on TV: as Kim Zambrano on Third Watch, Audrey Raines on 24, Nico Reilly on Lipstick Jungle, and, most recently, Teddy Altman on Grey's Anatomy.-Personal life:Raver was raised in New York City by her mother,...
,
Anthony RuivivarAnthony Michael Ruivivar is an American actor known for his portrayal of FDNY paramedic Carlos Nieto in the TV series Third Watch, and other law-enforcement roles in different TV series.-Background:...
,
Skipp SudduthRobert Lee Sudduth IV , generally known by his stage name Skipp Sudduth, is an American theater, film, and TV actor. Sudduth is perhaps best known for his role in the movie Ronin and his lead in the TV drama Third Watch....
, and
Jason WilesJason Austin Wiles is an American actor known for his role in the TV series Third Watch.Wiles was born in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., and raised in Lenexa, Kansas, where he attended Holy Trinity Catholic School...
introduced clips of interviews with the real-life NYPD and FDNY members who responded to the September 11 attacks on the
World Trade CenterThe original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
. Series regular
Molly Price-Personal life:Price was born in North Plainfield, New Jersey, and graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1984.She is a graduate of Rutgers University. She is married to a New York City Fire Department firefighter Derek Kelly...
was interviewed in a segment because she is married to real-life FDNY firefighter and
Third Watch recurring guest star
Derek KellyDerek Kelly is an American actor best known for his role in the TV series Third Watch. He is a real life firefighter in the FDNY, having worked at Engine Company 258/Ladder 115, in Queens. This house also was used in the show for exterior shots...
.
Many
Third Watch former cast members were nominated for awards for their work on the show. Among them, both
Bobby CannavaleRobert M. "Bobby" Cannavale is an American actor known for his leading role as Bobby Caffey in the first two seasons of the television series Third Watch. He also had a recurring role as Officer Vince D'Angelo on the comedy series Will & Grace.-Early life:Cannavale grew up in Union City, New...
and
Anthony RuivivarAnthony Michael Ruivivar is an American actor known for his portrayal of FDNY paramedic Carlos Nieto in the TV series Third Watch, and other law-enforcement roles in different TV series.-Background:...
were nominated for ALMA Awards for their positive portrayals of Latino characters.
Nia LongNia Talita Long is an American actress and occasional music video director. She is best known for her roles in the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Third Watch, and the films Boiler Room, Soul Food, Love Jones, The Best Man, Big Momma's House, Big Momma's House 2, Are We There...
also won several NAACP Image Awards for her portrayal of the African-American character Sasha Monroe. Other cast members, including
Michael Beach-Biography:Beach was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, of Cape Verdean descent. He attended the prestigious Noble & Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts on scholarship from ABC . He was introduced to acting when he was sidelined by a lacrosse injury during high school by a classmate...
,
Molly Price-Personal life:Price was born in North Plainfield, New Jersey, and graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1984.She is a graduate of Rutgers University. She is married to a New York City Fire Department firefighter Derek Kelly...
, and
Tia TexadaTia Texada is an American actress and singer. She is probably best known for portraying the role of Sgt. Maritza Cruz from the American television show Third Watch and for her role as Shay on ABC Family's Huge.Texada was born in Louisiana to a reflexologist mother and an insurance agent father...
also were nominated for various awards. The show itself was nominated for several
Primetime Emmy AwardThe Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...
s including Outstanding Stunt Coordination and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, which it won in 2000.