Welcome back to China Beach. The ABC series ended 25 years ago today.
The war drama, which took place at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War, starred Dana Delany, Nan Woods, Michael Boatman, Marg Helgenberger, and Robert Picardo.
China Beach premiered in 1988 and aired for four seasons before ending on July 22nd, 1991.
Relive the series below:
What do you think? Did you watch China Beach? Would you watch a reboot?
It’s a shame that this show was cancelled. I do not believe the ratings were low. I DO believe it’s another perfect example of not wanting reality to be shown. Too much garbage is dished up while shows that are worth watching are cancelled. MAJOR BS!
I want to present this piece of trivia to this site: After the 9th episode of its fourth season had aired, “China Beach” was pulled from the ABC schedule, and the network waited until June 1991 to start airing the remaining eight episodes of that season, even though June 1991 would be past the cutoff point for the 1991 Emmys. “China Beach” was nominated for six awards at the 1992 Emmys, which would be for the 1991-92 season. Star Dana Delany ultimately won the the Outstandng Actress in a Drama Series Emmy Award in the fall of 1992, over a… Read more »