In 1975, Medical Center & Marcus Welby, MD were nearing the end. Universal, home to Welby, sold a totally new medical drama to NBC. Unfortunately, Doctors' Hospital didn't even finish the season.
George Peppard (ex-Banacek) was the headline star, but the big reason why this show ended prematurely was due to Peppard's decision to step down. The studio wanted to move the focus to co-star Zohra Lampert (ex-The Girl With Something Extra), who'd won an Emmy for a guest role on Kojak, but, despite the honor, she didn't have the name recognition network suits wanted. Kojak executive producer Matthew Rapf had the same gig on Doctors' Hospital.
Never saw the show, so there's no fair rating. We'll leave you with the intro:
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