Three Rivers

Three Rivers (TV series)

Three Rivers is a medical drama, which premiered on CBS on October 4, 2009 and aired Sundays at 9 pm Eastern Time/Pacific Time. The series was set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at a fictional hospital specializing in transplants, with Alex O'Loughlin starring as a famous transplant surgeon...

is a medical drama which premiered on CBS on October 4, 2009 and ended on July 3, 2010. The series is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

 at a fictional hospital specializing in transplants, with Alex O'Loughlin

Alex O'Loughlin

Alex O'Loughlin is an Australian actor, currently starring in CBS's Hawaii Five-0 as Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett. His best known earlier roles include Kevin Hiatt in The Shield, Mick St. John in Moonlight, Dr. Andy Yablonski in Three Rivers, and Stan in The Back-up Plan...

 starring as a famous transplant surgeon. Other cast members include Katherine Moennig

Katherine Moennig

Katherine Sian Moennig is an American actress known for her role as Shane McCutcheon on The L Word, as well as Jake Pratt on Young Americans. In 2009, she starred as Dr. Miranda Foster on CBS Three Rivers.- Personal life :Moennig was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Broadway dancer Mary Zahn...

, Daniel Henney, Christopher Hanke

Christopher Hanke

Christopher Jason Hanke , often credited as Christopher J. Hanke, is an American actor known for his roles on Broadway and television.- Early life :...

, Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Alfre Ette Woodard is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has been nominated once for an Academy Award and Grammy Awards, 17 times for Emmy Awards , and has also won a Golden Globe and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.She is known for her role in films such as Cross Creek, Miss...

, and Justina Machado

Justina Machado

Justina Machado is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Vanessa Diaz in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under.-Early life:...

. Julia Ormond

Julia Ormond

Julia Karin Ormond is an English actress who has appeared in film and television and on stage.-Early life and education:...

 portrayed Dr. Sophia Jordan in the pilot.

On November 30, 2009, it was announced that CBS had pulled Three Rivers from the schedule, with no plans to return it. On January 9, 2010, CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

 Entertainment President Nina Tassler

Nina Tassler

Nina Tassler is an American television executive, a graduate of Boston University , and holds the position of President of CBS Entertainment since September 2004....

 confirmed that the series had been officially cancelled. On May 22, 2010, CBS announced that Three Rivers would return on June 5 to burn off

Burning off

Burning off is the low-profile airing of otherwise-abandoned unaired television programs, usually by scheduling in far less important time slots or on less important sister stations...

 the remaining episodes. In addition to the pilot 13 episodes of Three Rivers have been produced.

Season 1: 2009-2010

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