Push (TV series)

Push
Created by Mark B. Perry
Andy Morahan
Laura Gregory
Nicholas Martin
Starring Adam Trese
Eddie Mills
Jason Behr
Maureen Flannigan
Laurie Fortier
Scott Gurney
Jaime Pressly
Audrey Wasilewski
Jacobi Wynne
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 3 (5 unaired)
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Starboard Home Productions
Great Guns Films
Perry Pictures
Stu Segall Productions
Release
Original network ABC
Original release April 6 – August 6, 1998

Push (also rendered PUSH) is a short-lived American primetime soap opera that aired on ABC. The series was about a group of young Olympic hopefuls in training at California Southern University.[1] It aired just two episodes in April 1998 before being pulled from the air due to low ratings;[2] a third episode aired on August 6, 1998. It was cancelled after 3 episodes, leaving 5 unaired, two of which, the fourth and fifth episodes, were originally planned to air.

The show is produced by Starboard Home Productions in association with Great Guns Films and Stu Segall Productions, and was distributed by Perry Pictures.

Cast

Episodes

No. Title Original air date
1"Pilot"April 6, 1998 (1998-04-06)
2"The Rivals"April 13, 1998 (1998-04-13)
3"On Your Marks..."August 6, 1998 (1998-08-06)
4"Walk It Off"unaired
5"Athletic Supporters"unaired
6"It's Only Rock and Roll"unaired
7"Direct Contact"unaired
8"Stakes"unaired

Reception

Push was not well-received critically. Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave the show a grade of C−, lamenting that "Push is not the musky melodrama I’d hoped for", adding that "Push is already a candidate to be pulled [from the air]."[3] Tom Jicha of the Sun-Sentinel concluded that "Push manages a feat of Olympian proportions. It makes sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll boring."[1] Terry Kelleher of People gave Push a D+ grade, and dismissed the show by saying it was "...nothing more than jock soap opera with a music-video look."[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Tom Jicha (April 6, 1998). "ABC `Push'es Supple Bodies And Stiff Acting". Sun-Sentinel (Broward County, FL). Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  2. Jenny Hontz (April 15, 1998). "ABC pulls ‘Push’". Variety. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  3. Ken Tucker (April 10, 1998). "Push". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  4. Terry Kelleher (April 13, 1998). "Picks and Pans Review: Push". People. Vol. 49 no. 14. Retrieved 2016-02-14.

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