Emergency Call (2020 TV series)

Emergency Call is an American unscripted television series which airs on ABC. It is an adaptation of an original Belgian format. ABC picked up the series in 2020 for an initial cycle of ten episodes, with Luke Wilson as host; the series premiered on September 28, 2020.[1]

Emergency Call
GenreDocudrama
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Adeline Ramage Rooney
  • Grant Kahler
  • Luke Wilson
Running time
  • 44 minutes (without commercials)
Production company8HOURS Television
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 28, 2020 (2020-09-28) –
July 2, 2021 (2021-07-02)
Related
Emergency Call Australia

The first season features the work of 9-1-1 dispatchers in Austin, Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; Waukesha, Wisconsin; Wasilla, Alaska; and Ogden, Utah.[1]

Episodes

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No.Title [2]Original air date [2]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Take a Deep Breath"September 28, 2020 (2020-09-28)3.88[3]
2"Conductors of Chaos"October 5, 2020 (2020-10-05)2.96[4]
3"Close to Home"October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)2.77[5]
4"Crime Spree"October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)2.63[6]
5"Headset Heroes"October 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)2.60[7]
6"Texting Trouble"June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)2.98[8]
7"Planes, Trains and Auto Defrost"June 11, 2021 (2021-06-11)2.88[9]
8"Held Hostage"June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)2.83[10]
9"A Grizzly Mystery"June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)3.00[11]
10"Cliffhanger"July 2, 2021 (2021-07-02)2.75[12]

Reception

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Viewership and ratings per episode of Emergency Call
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Take a Deep Breath" September 28, 2020 0.6 3.88[3] TBD TBD TBD TBD
2 "Conductors of Chaos" October 5, 2020 0.5 2.96[4] TBD TBD TBD TBD
3 "Close to Home" October 12, 2020 0.4 2.77[5] TBD TBD TBD TBD
4 "Crime Spree" October 19, 2020 0.4 2.63[6] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "Headset Heroes" October 26, 2020 0.4 2.60[7] TBD TBD TBD TBD
6 "Texting Trouble" June 4, 2021 0.4 2.98[8] 0.1 0.51 0.4 3.48[8]
7 "Planes, Trains and Auto Defrost" June 11, 2021 0.4 2.88[9] 0.1 0.52 0.4 3.40[9]
8 "Held Hostage" June 18, 2021 0.3 2.83[10] 0.1 0.46 0.4 3.29[10]
9 "A Grizzly Mystery" June 25, 2021 0.4 3.00[11] 0.1 0.51 0.5 3.51[11]
10 "Cliffhanger" July 2, 2021 0.4 2.75[12] 0.1 0.44 0.4 3.19[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b Thorne, Will (September 3, 2020). "Luke Wilson to Host 'Emergency Call' Unscripted Series, ABC Sets Fall Premiere". Variety.
  2. ^ a b "EMERGENCY CALL (ABC)". The Futon Critic. May 8, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (September 29, 2020). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.28.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (October 6, 2020). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.5.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (October 13, 2020). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.12.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (October 20, 2020). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.19.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (October 27, 2020). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.26.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c Berman, Marc (June 5, 2021). "Friday Ratings: ABC and Fox Share Modest Dominance". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c Berman, Marc (June 12, 2021). "Friday Ratings: Under 10-Million Viewers for the 5-Broadcast Networks". Programming Insider. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c Berman, Marc (June 19, 2021). "Friday Ratings: Under 10-Million Viewers for the 5 Broadcast Networks Combined". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c Berman, Marc (June 26, 2021). "Friday Ratings: NBC Wins Modest Night; The Daytime Emmy Awards Plummets on CBS". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  12. ^ a b c Berman, Marc (July 3, 2021). "Friday Ratings: CBS and NBC Share Modest Dominance". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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