The Philanthropist (TV series)

The Philanthropist
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GenreAction/Drama
Created by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJune 24 (2009-06-24) –
August 12, 2009 (2009-08-12)
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The Philanthropist is an American action drama television series that aired on NBC from June 24 to August 12, 2009. The program was a limited summer series, principally filmed in South Africa. It opened to strong ratings, but saw a drop in viewers in subsequent weeks.[1] The Philanthropist is a Carnival Films production in association with The Levinson/Fontana Company and Original Media. Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson, Peter Horton, Charlie Corwin, Gareth Neame, and Teri Weinberg served as executive producers.

On October 21, 2009, NBC cancelled the series after one season.[2][3]

  1. ^ The Philanthropist: Sinking Ratings; Keep It or Cancel It? TV Series Finale
  2. ^ "The Philanthropist: NBC Drama Officially Cancelled". TV Series Finale.com. October 21, 2009.
  3. ^ DeborahB2 (October 29, 2009). "The Philanthropist Has Been Officially Cancelled But A Group Of Fans Are Trying To Save It". News. Sidereel.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)