Three Rivers
Three Rivers is an American television medical drama that debuted on CBS on October 4, 2009, starring Alex O'Loughlin in the role of an infamous transplant surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On November 30, 2009, after just eight episodes of the season had aired, CBS announced that Three Rivers had been pulled from their schedule with no plans to have it returned, and the series was later officially cancelled. However, the series later returned to the network on June 5, 2010 to burn off the remaining unaired episodes.
Cast: Alex O'Loughlin, Kate Moennig, Daniel Henney
Season 1
13 episodes
- 1. Place of LifeAfter suffering a heart attack, Andy tells a young pregnant woman that in order to save her and her unborn child she must get a heart transplant. However, unexpected complications with the donor's family place the transplant in jeopardy.TV-14CC44minOct 4, 2009
- 2. Ryan's First DayAn 18-year old in need of a double-lung transplant, struggles to survive as the team runs into an obstacle that may prevent her from being eligible for the procedure.TV-14CC44minOct 11, 2009
- 3. Good intentionsClaiming he has turned his life around, Andy (Alex O'Loughlin) convinces UNOS to give a former drug addict names Scott (Shiloh Fernandez) a new heart.TV-14CC44minOct 18, 2009
- 4. Code GreenFollowing a bus crash, the parents of a football player must make a heartbreaking decision whether to donate his organs. Meanwhile, Andy and Ryan rush to find a procurement team to give a boy a heart transplant he desperately needs.TV-14CC44minOct 25, 2009
- 5. Alone TogetherIn order to save his life, Andy tries a risky new procedure on his wife's partner who suffers from an aortic aneurysm.TV-14CC44minNov 1, 2009
- 6. Where We LieLisa becomes very attached to an 8-year-old boy who she witnesses being crushed by a ride at a fair. Meanwhile, Andy and David try to get a VAD (ventricular assist device) for one of their patients.TV-14CC44minNov 8, 2009
- 7. The Luckiest ManAndy and Sophia treat a car crash victim named Victor dying from ALS who asks to be to taken off of life support so his organs can be used to save others. Meanwhile, David tends to a foster parent with pulmonary hypertension who refuses admission to the hospital.TV-14CC44minNov 15, 2009
- 8. The Kindness of StrangersThe wife of a billionaire suffers the consequences after a setback leaves her without a new liver and her husband resorts to buying one on the black market. Meanwhile, a friend from Andy's past resurfaces.TV-14CC44minNov 22, 2009
- 9. Win-LossWhen a woman's husband needs a new kidney, she contemplates beginning a "Daisy Chain"; which means she will donate a kidney to someone and they in turn will donate their kidney until the chain is completed with her husband getting his kidney. Andy is not sure he wants to support such an action and he is concerned that another patient is rejecting his recently transplanted heart.TV-14CC44minJun 5, 2010
- 10. A Roll of the DiceA firefighter must decide whether to be a living donor to her captain, a man who has mistreated her. Meanwhile, Andy's uncle turns up with a stab wound and asks him not to report the incident for fear it will violate his parole.TV-14CC44minJun 12, 2010
- 11. Every Breath You TakeWhen Dr. Luc Bovell returns to Three Rivers, Andy is annoyed at his rival's status and popularity since he is rude to his patients.TV-14CC44minJun 19, 2010
- 12. Case HistoriesAn plane accident leaves a Korean woman blind, requiring a cornea transplant. A woman discovers that she is not pregnant and, instead, suffers from Ascitis. Miranda does everything to save her. Andy is bothered with Luke for trying to experiment with one of his patients.TV-14CC44minJun 26, 2010
- 13. Status 1AAndy puts his patient Kuol at the top of the donor list to receive a new heart after his condition takes a turn for the worse. His transplant is put in jeopardy when police threaten to seize the money raised for Kuol's surgery.TV-14CC44minJul 3, 2010
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Three Rivers
Three Rivers is an American television medical drama that debuted on CBS on October 4, 2009, starring Alex O'Loughlin in the role of an infamous transplant surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On November 30, 2009, after just eight episodes of the season had aired, CBS announced that Three Rivers had been pulled from their schedule with no plans to have it returned, and the series was later officially cancelled. However, the series later returned to the network on June 5, 2010 to burn off the remaining unaired episodes.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Carol Fenelon, Carol Barbee, Curtis Hanson
Maturity rating
TV-14Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
English
