Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure
GenreComedy drama
Created byJoshua Brand
John Falsey
StarringRob Morrow
Barry Corbin
Janine Turner
John Cullum
Darren E. Burrows
John Corbett
Cynthia Geary
Elaine Miles
Peg Phillips
Paul Provenza
Teri Polo
Theme music composerDavid Schwartz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes110 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJoshua Brand
John Falsey
David Chase
Diane Frolov
Andrew Schneider
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesCine-Nevada Productions (season 1)
Finnegan-Pinchuk Productions (seasons 2–6)
Falahey/Austin Street Productions (seasons 1–3)
Brand/Falsey Productions (seasons 4–6)
Universal Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJuly 12, 1990 (1990-07-12) –
July 26, 1995 (1995-07-26)
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Northern Exposure is an American comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska, that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 award nominations during its six-season run and won 27, including the 1992 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, two additional Primetime Emmy Awards, four Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globes.[1]

In the show Rob Morrow played New York City native Joel Fleischman, a recently graduated physician who is obligated to practice in Anchorage, Alaska, for several years to repay the state of Alaska for underwriting his medical education. Much to his chagrin, he is assigned to the much smaller and remote town of Cicely, which is in need of a general practitioner. Originally the show focused on Fleischman's fish-out-of-water experiences in rural Alaska but as it progressed, it became more of an ensemble show, focusing on various other Cicely residents.