# L.A. Doctors

L.A. Doctors is an American medical drama television series set in a Los Angeles primary care practice. It ran on CBS from September 21, 1998 to May 10, 1999. It replaced Brooklyn South after its cancellation in May 1998.

## Premise

Four Los Angeles doctors run a practice in this drama that focuses as much on the problems in the American medical system as it does on the patients.

## Cast

* Ken Olin as Dr. Roger Cattan
* Matt Craven as Dr. Tim Lonner
* Rick Roberts as Dr. Evan Newman
* Sheryl Lee as Dr. Sarah Church
* Deirdre O'Connell as Suzanne Blum

## Cancellation

The series was scheduled opposite ABC's Monday Night Football and NBC's Dateline Monday, and struggled in the ratings, leading up to the show's cancellation in May 1999

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 1 | "Pilot" | Gary Fleder | John Lee Hancock | September 21, 1998 (1998-09-21) | 100 |
| Young doctors (Ken Olin, Matt Craven, Rick Roberts) open a medical practice where patients come before profit; with Sheryl Lee. ||||||
| 2 | "Under the Radar" | Dean Parisot | Unknown | September 28, 1998 (1998-09-28) | 101 |
| Tim and Roger go after marijuana for a patient with advanced AIDS; a woman hides the fact that she has lupus from her new employer. ||||||
| 3 | "A Prayer for the Lying" | Peter Markle | Unknown | October 5, 1998 (1998-10-05) | 102 |
| Roger buys a celebrity-laden client list; a teen refuses treatment on religious grounds; with Tom Arnold. ||||||
| 4 | "Fear of Flying" | David Carson | Unknown | October 12, 1998 (1998-10-12) | 104 |
| Evan and Sarah find a makeshift medical facility for illegal aliens; Roger's stepmother needs bypass surgery; Tim vents anxiety on a claims adjuster. ||||||
| 5 | "Whither Thou Goest" | Graham Yost | Unknown | October 19, 1998 (1998-10-19) | 105 |
| Evan learns Roger is treating Kelly; a technician blackmails Tim; Sarah's husband is increasingly aloof. ||||||
| 6 | "Classic Evan" | Gary Fleder | Unknown | October 26, 1998 (1998-10-26) | 106 |
| Tim and Julie may lose the twins to their biological mother; Evan treats a drug-addled radio personality. ||||||
| 7 | "Maybe It's You" | Ken Olin | Unknown | November 2, 1998 (1998-11-02) | 107 |
| Roger confronts a man he suspects of spouse abuse; a couple breaks up over Viagra; chicken soup and a cork. ||||||
| 8 | "The Code" | David Carson | Unknown | November 9, 1998 (1998-11-09) | 108 |
| Tim helps a mother addicted to heroin; Roger confronts a dangerous plastic surgeon. ||||||
| 9 | "What About Bob?" | Scott Brazil | Unknown | November 16, 1998 (1998-11-16) | 109 |
| Sarah delivers two babies simultaneously; Roger identifies with a homeless man; Tim encounters a racist. ||||||
| 10 | "Nate Expectations" | Nicole Holofcener | Unknown | November 30, 1998 (1998-11-30) | 103 |
| Parents abort an unborn child after learning it is male; seeking a nontraditional cure, Tim accompanies a terminal patient to Mexico. ||||||
| 11 | "Leap of Faith" | Reynaldo Villalobos | Unknown | December 7, 1998 (1998-12-07) | 110 |
| Sarah is happy to be pregnant; Roger has a new relationship; Evan and Kelly date. ||||||
| 12 | "Endless Bummer" | Gary Fleder | Unknown | December 14, 1998 (1998-12-14) | 111 |
| Roger's old flame has a brain tumor; Tim wants to donate bone marrow to a cancer patient. ||||||
| 13 | "Been There, Done That" | Rick Bota | Unknown | January 11, 1999 (1999-01-11) | 112 |
| Teenage girl abuses steroids; suicide attempt; crooked business manager. ||||||
| 14 | "Just Duet" | Joe Napolitano | Unknown | January 18, 1999 (1999-01-18) | 113 |
| Sarah searches for a dying patient's mysteriously absent husband (Robin Williams). ||||||
| 15 | "True Believers" | Ken Olin | Unknown | January 25, 1999 (1999-01-25) | 114 |
| A boy has a flesh-eating bacteria; a patient says he was abducted by aliens. ||||||
| 16 | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | Stephen Gyllenhaal | Unknown | February 8, 1999 (1999-02-08) | 115 |
| A sniper traps Dr. Newman and wounded children inside a classroom; an African-American mother delivers a white baby. ||||||
| 17 | "Immaculate Deception" | Joe Napolitano | Unknown | February 15, 1999 (1999-02-15) | 116 |
| Sarah's patient falls victim to rape; Roger helps a drug addict. ||||||
| 18 | "Denial" | Rick Rosenthal | Unknown | March 1, 1999 (1999-03-01) | 117 |
| Tim helps a dying 3-year-old boy; Evan's ex-wife wants to move; obsessive-compulsive disorder. ||||||
| 19 | "Where the Rubber Meets the Road" | John Lee Hancock | Unknown | March 8, 1999 (1999-03-08) | 118 |
| The father of a patient sues Roger for malpractice; Evan's patient wants to die. ||||||
| 20 | "The Life Lost in Living" | Rick Rosenthal | Unknown | March 22, 1999 (1999-03-22) | 119 |
| Roger treats a death row inmate with a brain tumor; Sarah's father has palsy. ||||||
| 21 | "O Captain, My Captain" | Ken Olin | Unknown | April 19, 1999 (1999-04-19) | 120 |
| A patients-rights activist (Vanessa Williams) questions Evan's professional judgment. ||||||
| 22 | "Que Sera, Sarah" | Scott Brazil | Unknown | April 26, 1999 (1999-04-26) | 121 |
| Tim and Leanne clash over a mentally impaired patient's wish to have a baby; guest Dennis Rodman. ||||||
| 23 | "Every Picture Tells a Story" | Alex Graves | Unknown | May 3, 1999 (1999-05-03) | 122 |
| Sarah and Evan's romance blossoms; Roger thinks his friend was poisoned; Susann's boyfriend has hepatitis C. ||||||
| 24 | "Forty-Eight Minutes" | Ken Olin | Unknown | May 10, 1999 (1999-05-10) | 123 |
| The doctors are involved in a massive, multicar pileup while on their way to a medical convention and try to attend to the injured amid chaos. ||||||

## Awards and nominations

The series won the 1999 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Dramatic Television Series.