Bridges to Cross

Bridges to Cross is an American drama television series that aired on CBS from April 24 until June 12, 1986.

Bridges to Cross
Genre	Drama
Created by	Robert W. Lenski B. T. Brown
Starring	Suzanne Pleshette Nicolas Surovy Roddy McDowall Eva Gabor Jose Ferrer
Composers	Jeff Sturges Mark Snow
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Echo Cove Productions Page One Lorimar-Telepictures
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	April 24 (1986-04-24) – June 12, 1986 (1986-06-12)

Premise

Tracy Bridges works alongside her ex-husband for a magazine in Washington, D.C.^[1]

Cast

• Suzanne Pleshette as Tracy Bridges
• Nicolas Surovy as Peter Cross
• Roddy McDowall as Norman Parks
• Jose Ferrer as Morris Kane
• Eva Gabor as Maria Talbot
• Nancy Cartwright as Anita Jones

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Yesterday Upon the Stair"	Philip Leacock	William Blinn	April 24, 1986 (1986-04-24)
Tracy finds out that an assignment editor wants to end a story about an 11-year-old from a drug-dealing family.
2	"A Theory of Dark Thunder"	Philip Leacock	William Blinn	May 1, 1986 (1986-05-01)
Peter and Tracy finds out that the death of a porn king involved more than a traffic accident.
3	"Keeper of the Flame"	William F. Claxton	Christopher Beaumont	May 8, 1986 (1986-05-08)
Three of four reporters who wrote about a terrorist group in the '60s have met suspicious deaths. Tracy is the fourth reporter.
4	"Memories of Molly"	Sharron Miller	Michael A. Hoey	May 15, 1986 (1986-05-15)
A bag lady claims to come from a wealthy family, but has been usurped by an imposter.
5	"Take a Cup of Kindness"	William Wiard	Story by : Robert W. Lenski Teleplay by : William Blinn	May 22, 1986 (1986-05-22)
Tracy and Peter compete for a story about the arrest of an art-gallery owner.
6	"Looks Like Up to Me"	Arthur Allan Seidelman	Robert W. Lenski	June 12, 1986 (1986-06-12)
Peter gets an ex-con as a protege. The ex-con falls in love with Tracy.

Ratings

No.	Title	Air Date	Time	Rank	Rating	Viewers (Millions)
1	"Yesterday Upon the Stair"	April 24, 1986	Thursday at 10:00 P.M.	#18 of 64	14.5	12.4
2	"A Theory of Dark Thunder"	May 1, 1986	Thursday at 9:00 P.M.	#49 of 71	11.4	9.8
3	"Keeper of the Flame"	May 8, 1986		#53 of 65	9.9	8.5
4	"Memories of Molly"	May 15, 1986		#43 of 62	10.9	9.4
5	"Take a Cup of Kindness"	May 22, 1986		#46 of 62	9.8	8.4
6	""Looks Like Up to Me""	June 12, 1986		#39 of 69	10.5	9.0

Source: A.C. Nielsen Company via Los Angeles Times