Extreme is an American television adventure drama that premiered on ABC on January 29, 1995 following Super Bowl XXIX. Starring James Brolin, Extreme was centered on a search and rescue team which operated in the Rocky Mountains.
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| Theme music composer | Phil Ramone |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (6 unaired) |
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| Executive producer | Alan Barnette |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | January 29 (1995-01-29) – April 6, 1995 (1995-04-06) |
Although thirteen episodes were ordered and the network had enough faith in the series to give it the coveted post-Super Bowl timeslot, Extreme could not find an audience and ABC cancelled the series after seven episodes aired. The final episode aired on April 6, 1995, and the remaining six episodes were never aired in the United States.
The failure of Extreme forced a reconsideration of post-Super Bowl programming strategy by the major networks. NBC chose to commission a special episode of Friends to air immediately following Super Bowl XXX the next year and the experiment was such a success that the other networks have for the most part chosen to air one of their established series after covering the Super Bowl, with particular attention paid to season premieres of popular reality competitions like Survivor and The Voice. The practice of premiering new series following the Super Bowl has not been fully discontinued; Fox debuted Family Guy in 1999, American Dad! in 2005, and 24: Legacy in 2016 while CBS launched Undercover Boss in 2010 and its reboot of The Equalizer in 2021.
A search and rescue team operates a Bell 204B "Super Huey" helicopter in the Rocky Mountains of Utah. The show features the trials and tribulations of the rescue team and the daring rescues undertaken in "Steep Mountain."
The series was filmed on location in Park City, Utah.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Anthony Hickox | Story by : Didier LaFond & Ron Booth & Robert Wolterstorff & Mike Scott Teleplay by : Robert Wolterstorff & Mike Scott | January 29, 1995 (1995-01-29) |
| 2 | "The Harder They Fall" | Anthony Hickox | Story by : Robert DeLaurentis & Tom Chehak Teleplay by : Tom Chehak | March 2, 1995 (1995-03-02) |
| 3 | "Breaking Away" | Michael Keusch | Story by : Robert DeLaurentis & Tom Chehak Teleplay by : Tom Chehak | March 9, 1995 (1995-03-09) |
| 4 | "Higher Ground" | John Kretchmer | Story by : Robert DeLaurentis & Tom Chehak Teleplay by : Sherri Ziff | March 16, 1995 (1995-03-16) |
| 5 | "Competitive Edge" | Michael Keusch | Story by : Tom Chehak & Sherri Ziff Teleplay by : Sherri Ziff | March 23, 1995 (1995-03-23) |
| 6 | "Death Do Us Part" | Paris Barclay | Story by : Tom Chehak & Nan Hagan Teleplay by : Nan Hagan | March 30, 1995 (1995-03-30) |
| 7 | "Into the Deep" | John McPherson | Story by : Tom Chehak & Nan Hagan Teleplay by : Nan Hagan | April 6, 1995 (1995-04-06) |
| 8 | TBA | TBA | TBA | UNAIRED |
| 9 | TBA | TBA | TBA | UNAIRED |
| 10 | TBA | TBA | TBA | UNAIRED |
| 11 | TBA | TBA | TBA | UNAIRED |
| 12 | TBA | TBA | TBA | UNAIRED |
| 13 | TBA | TBA | TBA | UNAIRED |
| Preceded by The Good Life 1994 |
Extreme Super Bowl lead-out program 1995 |
Succeeded by Friends 1996 |