BAYWATCH

Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production. From 1999–2001, with a setting change and large cast overhaul, it was known as Baywatch Hawaii. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Baywatch was the most watched TV show of all time, with over 1.1 billion viewers around the world each week.

Baywatch premiered on NBC in 1989, but was canceled after only one season due to low ratings and also because the studio, GTG, went out of business. Feeling the series still had potential, Hasselhoff along with creators and Executive Producers Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz and Greg Bonann revived it for the first-run syndication market in 1991. Hasselhoff was given the title of Executive Producer for his work on bringing the show back. The series was hugely successful, especially internationally. The show led to a spin-off: Baywatch Nights, and a reunion movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.

In 1999, with production costs rising in Los Angeles, and the syndication market shrinking, the plan was to move the show to Australia and launch Baywatch Down Under. A pilot was filmed but the series was stopped when residents of avalon put forth strong objections, including potential damage to a fragile ecosystem. Pittwater Council permanently barred all future filming. This pilot finally aired as a two-part episode of Baywatch.
As an alternative to Australia, Hawaii offered the producers large financial incentives to move the show to the islands instead, and in Season 10, Baywatch Hawaii was launched.

Cast

David Hasselhoff	Mitch Buchannon	1989–1999
Parker Stevenson	Craig Pomeroy	1989–1990, recurring thereafter
Shawn Weatherly	Jill Riley	1989–1990
Billy Warlock	Eddie Kramer	1989–1992
Erika Eleniak	Shauni McClain	1989–1992
Peter Phelps	Trevor Cole	1989–1990
Brandon Call	Hobie Buchannon	1989–1990
Holly Gagnier	Gina Pomeroy	1989–1990
Monte Markham	Don Thorpe	1989–1992, recurring thereafter
John Allen Nelson	John D. Cort	1989–1990, recurring thereafter
Gregory Alan Williams	Garner Ellerbee	1989–1990, 1992, 1993–1995, recurring otherwise
Jeremy Jackson	Hobie Buchannon	1991–2000
Tom McTigue	Harvey Miller	1991–1992
Richard Jaeckel	Ben Edwards	1991–1992, recurring thereafter
Nicole Eggert	Summer Quinn	1992–1994
David Charvet	Matt Brody	1992–1995
Pamela Anderson	C. J. Parker	1992–1997
Kelly Slater	Jimmy Slade	1992–1993
Alexandra Paul	Stephanie Holden	1992–1997
Yasmine Bleeth	Caroline Holden	1994–1997, recurring thereafter
Jaason Simmons	Logan Fowler	1994–1996
David Chokachi	Cody Madison	1995–1999
Gena Lee Nolin	Neely Capshaw	1995–1998
Donna D'Errico	Donna Marco	1996–1998
José Solano	Manny Gutierrez	1996–1998
Traci Bingham	Jordan Tate	1996–1998
Nancy Valen	Samantha Thomas	1996–1997
Michael Newman	Michael Newman	1996–1999, recurring previously
Carmen Electra	Lani McKenzie	1997–1998
Kelly Packard	April Giminski	1997–1999
Michael Bergin	J.D. Darius	1997–1999
Angelica Bridges	Taylor Walsh	1997–1998
Marliece Andrada	Skylar Bergman	1997
Mitzi Kapture	Alex Ryker	1998–1999
Brooke Burns	Jessie Owens	1998–1999