Citizen Baines
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Lydia Woodward |
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| Composer | Marty Davich |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (3 unaired) |
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| Cinematography | Ernest Holzman |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 29 – November 3, 2001 |
Citizen Baines is an American drama series television series created by Emmy Award-winning producer Lydia Woodward, that stars James Cromwell. The series premiered on CBS September 29, 2001 and ended on November 3, 2001.
Synopsis
Cromwell starred as Elliot Baines, a former three-term U.S. Senator who loses a re-election for the Senate and goes back home to Seattle to re-establish his relationships with his three grown daughters Ellen (Embeth Davidtz), Reeva (Jane Adams), and Dori (Jacinda Barrett).
Cast
Main
- James Cromwell as Elliot Baines
- Embeth Davidtz as Ellen Baines Croland
- Jane Adams as Reeva Baines Eidenberg
- Jacinda Barrett as Dori Baines
- Arye Gross as Shel Eidenberg
- Scotty Leavenworth as Otis Croland
- Matt McCoy as Arthur Croland
Recurring
- Tom Verica as Andy Carlson
- McCaleb Burnett as Claude Waverley
- Easton Gage as Sam Eidenberg
- David Kriegel as David Goldman
- Bryn Lauren Lemon as Ruthie Eidenberg
- Emmett Shoemaker as Otis Croland
- Paul McCrane as Sherman Bloom
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "A Day Like No Other" | Christopher Chulack | Lydia Woodward | September 29, 2001 |
| 2 | "The Whole Thump-Thump-Thump" | Unknown | Unknown | October 6, 2001 |
| 3 | "Days of Confusion" | Unknown | Unknown | October 13, 2001 |
| 4 | "Three Days In November" | Unknown | Unknown | October 20, 2001 |
| 5 | "The Appraisal" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Patty Lin | October 27, 2001 |
| 6 | "Lost and Found" | Dwight Little | Will Scheffer | November 3, 2001 |
| 7 | "Out in the Rain" | TBD | TBD | Unaired |
| 8 | "A Song That Never Ends" | TBD | TBD | Unaired |
| 9 | "Safe at Home" | TBD | TBD | Unaired |
Reception
Critical
PopMatters wrote that, "Citizen Baines showed genuine signs of bucking the CBS feel-good Saturday night orthodoxy, by assuming the complex task of creating family-friendly entertainment without soaking in sentiment the raw textures of domestic life... But Citizen Baines symbolizes the lack of imagination driving so much of prime-time, whether drama or sitcom, cable or network..." USA Today's Robert Bianco gave the series a negative, one-and-a-half star review, and stated, "After all, the only interesting thing about Elliott Baines is his job as a U.S. senator — and he loses that at the end of Saturday's premiere. Don't worry: I'm not revealing anything that the "citizen" in the title didn't already tell you."
Ratings
Scheduled on Saturdays following Touched by an Angel, the series ranked #90 (the lowest rank for a regularly scheduled series on one of the Big Four networks), and averaged 8.2 million viewers. Due to the low ratings, CBS canceled the series in October 2001 after six of the nine episodes produced were aired.
Award nomination
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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| 2002 | American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Miniseries/Pilot for Network or Basic Broadcast TV |
Ernest Holzman (for pilot episode) |
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