Cutter to Houston

Cutter to Houston is an American medical drama starring Shelley Hack, Jim Metzler, and Alec Baldwin that aired on CBS on Saturday night from October 1 to December 31, 1983 at 8 p.m Eastern time. The series was created by Sandor Stern.

Cutter to Houston
Alec Baldwin, Shelley Hack, and Jim Metzler
Genre	Medical drama
Created by	Sandor Stern
Written by	Rick Edelstein Larry Mollin Sandor Stern
Directed by	Richard Michaels
Starring	Shelley Hack Jim Metzler Alec Baldwin
Composers	Dennis McCarthy J.A.C. Redford
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producer	Gerald W. Abrams
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production companies	Cypress Point Productions MGM/UA Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 1 (1983-10-01) – December 31, 1983 (1983-12-31)

Synopsis

Cutter to Houston is set at Cutter Community Hospital in the small town of Cutter, Texas, sixty miles from Houston. The series stars Shelley Hack as surgeon Dr. Beth Gilbert, Jim Metzler as Dr. Andy Fenton, and Alec Baldwin as Dr. Hal Wexler, a GP under probation for writing illegal prescriptions.^[1]

Cutter to Houston aired on Saturdays at 8:00 PM Eastern. Due to low ratings, it was canceled after seven episodes and was replaced by Whiz Kids.

Cast

• Jim Metzler as Dr. Andy Fenton
• Shelley Hack as Dr. Beth Gilbert
• Alec Baldwin as Dr. Hal Wexler
• K Callan as Connie Buford
• Noble Willingham as Mayor Warren Jarvis
• Susan Styles as Nurse Patty Alvarez

Notable guest appearance

In a 1983 episode, Chad Allen, then 9 years of age, "played a kid who got hurt and had to be given mouth-to-mouth and carried to the waiting chopper by Dr. Hal Wexler." Years later, Chad reminisced that "I thought it was the greatest job I had ever gotten," because Alec Baldwin was Dr. Wexler.^[2]

US television ratings

Season	Episodes	Start Date	End Date	Nielsen Rank	Nielsen Rating[3]	Tied With
1983-84	9 (2 Unaired)	October 8, 1983	December 31, 1983	97	8.7	N/A

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Unknown	Unknown	October 1, 1983 (1983-10-01)
2	"In the Eye of the Hurricane"	Kevin Hooks	Larry Mollin	October 8, 1983 (1983-10-08)
3	"From the Smallest Crystal, From the Smallest Stone"	Unknown	Unknown	October 15, 1983 (1983-10-15)
4	"It Ain't Braggin' If You Done It"	Unknown	Unknown	December 10, 1983 (1983-12-10)
5	"Race for Life"	Unknown	Unknown	December 17, 1983 (1983-12-17)
6	"Tell Me a Riddle, Daddy"	Unknown	Unknown	December 24, 1983 (1983-12-24)
7	"The Life You Save"	Unknown	Unknown	December 31, 1983 (1983-12-31)
8	"Don't Look for Zebras"	TBD	TBD	UNAIRED
9	"The Very Best of Friends"	TBD	TBD	UNAIRED