Hard Time on Planet Earth

Hard Time on Planet Earth
Title card of the television show Hard Time on Planet Earth
Intertitle
GenreScience fiction
Created byJim Thomas
John Thomas
StarringMartin Kove
Voices ofDanny Mann
ComposerJoseph Conlan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersRichard Chapman
E. Jack Kaplan
Jim Thomas
John Thomas
ProducersJanice Cooke-Leonard
Michael Piller
Ric Rondell
CinematographyFred J. Koenekamp
Running time44 minutes
Production companiesDemos-Bard/Shanachie Productions
Touchstone Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMarch 1 (1989-03-01) –
June 21, 1989 (1989-06-21)
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Hard Time on Planet Earth is an American science fiction television series that aired on CBS as a midseason replacement from March 1 to June 21, 1989.[1] Airing for 13 episodes, the series starred Martin Kove; it was created by Jim and John Thomas, whose previous collaborations include The Rescue as well as the Predator franchise. Scheduled opposite NBC's Unsolved Mysteries and ABC's Growing Pains on Wednesdays, Hard Time on Planet Earth ranked 65th out of 81 programs upon its premiere.[2] Ratings for the series never improved and the series was canceled by CBS in May 1989.[3]

  1. ^ Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. pp. 371–373. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.
  2. ^ Margulies, Lee (1989-03-08). "Viewers Go for Laughs". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  3. ^ "Television Obscurities - Q & A: Outlaws, Hard Time on Planet Earth". tvobscurities.com. 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-05-24.