St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere
Title card of Seasons 1-5
Genre	Medical drama
Created by	Joshua Brand John Falsey
Developed by	Mark Tinker John Masius
Starring	Ed Flanders David Birney G. W. Bailey Ed Begley Jr. Terence Knox Howie Mandel David Morse Christina Pickles Kavi Raz Cynthia Sikes Denzel Washington William Daniels Norman Lloyd Ellen Bry Mark Harmon Eric Laneuville Kim Miyori Nancy Stafford Stephen Furst Bonnie Bartlett Bruce Greenwood Cindy Pickett Ronny Cox Sagan Lewis France Nuyen Jennifer Savidge Byron Stewart
Theme music composer	Dave Grusin
Composers	Dave Grusin J. A. C. Redford
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	137 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Mark Tinker Bruce Paltrow
Producers	John Masius Tom Fontana
Production locations	CBS Studio Center Studio City, Los Angeles, California
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production company	MTM Enterprises
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	October 26, 1982 (1982-10-26) – May 25, 1988 (1988-05-25)
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St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey, that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982, to May 25, 1988. The series stars Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd, and William Daniels as teaching doctors at an aging, rundown Boston hospital who give interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions. The series was produced by MTM Enterprises, which had success with a similar NBC series, the police drama Hill Street Blues, during that same time. The series were often compared to each other for their use of ensemble casts and overlapping serialized storylines (an original ad for St. Elsewhere quoted a critic that called the series "Hill Street Blues in a hospital").

Recognized for its gritty, realistic drama, St. Elsewhere gained a small yet loyal following (the series never ranked higher than 47th place in the yearly Nielsen ratings) over its six-season, 137-episode run; however, the series also found a strong audience in Nielsen's 18–49 age demographic, a young demo later known for a young, affluent audience that TV advertisers were eager to reach.^[1] The series also earned critical acclaim during its run, earning 13 Emmy Awards for its writing, acting, and directing. St. Elsewhere was ranked No. 20 on TV Guide's 2002 list of "The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time",^[2] with the magazine also selecting it as the best drama series of the 1980s in a 1993 issue.^[3] In 2013, TV Guide ranked the series No. 51 on its list of the "60 Best Series of All Time".^[4] In December 2023, Variety ranked St. Elsewhere #92 on its list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time.^[5]