Rescue 911

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Rescue 911 was an American reality-based television series. The show premiered on CBS on April 18, 1989 and ended on August 27, 1996. The series was hosted by William Shatner. It carried reenactments. It also included  footage of real emergencies.

It was never intended as a teaching tool. However some viewers used the knowledge they got watching the show. There were two specials: 100 Lives Saved and 200 Lives Saved. They were dedicated to viewers who wrote CBS with their stories about watching Rescue 911.

The show carried two episodes on Hurricane Hugo. It also had episodes on the 1986  New Year's Eve fire in Puerto Rico. It covered a June 1990 tornado and a 1987 Amtrak train wreck.

A reboot of Rescue 911 was scheduled for late 2019.

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Category:1980s American drama television series
Category:1980s medical television series
Category:1990s American drama television series
Category:1990s medical television series
Category:1989 American television series debuts
Category:1996 American television series endings
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Columbia Broadcasting System original programming
Category:Non-fiction television series
Category:Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
Category:Television series by CBS Studios