C. Everett Koop, M.D.

C. Everett Koop, M.D. is a five-part American documentary television series hosted by C. Everett Koop. The series premiered June 4, 1991, on NBC.^[1][2]

C. Everett Koop, M.D.
Genre	Documentary
Presented by	C. Everett Koop
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producer	Philip Burton Jr.
Producer	MacNeil/Lehrer Productions
Running time	45 minutes
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	June 4 (1991-06-04) – June 30, 1991 (1991-06-30)

Production

The series was conceived as a look at the latest technology in medicine, however Koop changed the focus to emphasize the failures within the American health care system.^[3] Each episode was shot using a different production crew.^[2] The series took five months to film.^[3]

Episodes

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"Children at Risk" [1][2]	June 4, 1991 (1991-06-04)
2	"Listening to Teenagers" [4]	June 9, 1991 (1991-06-09)
3	"Forever Young"	June 16, 1991 (1991-06-16)
4	"Hard Choices"	June 23, 1991 (1991-06-23)
5	"A Time for Change"	June 30, 1991 (1991-06-30)

Reception

Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly rated the series a B, calling it "pretty interesting". Tucker continued by saying that "the scripts are just a tad banal", but that Koop's "intelligence and sincerity come through in his deft, informed interviewing style".^[4] Ray Richmond of the Orange County Register stated that the series is "forthright and intelligent" despite Koop's penchant for being "a tad overbearing with his scholarly demeanor and bullying manner".^[5]