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The Nurses

The Nurses is a serialized primetime medical drama which aired on CBS from September 27, 1962 to May 11, 1965. It was originally called The Nurses when it premiered in 1962; for the second season, the title was expanded to The Doctors and the Nurses and it ran until 1965, when it was transformed into a half-hour daytime soap opera. The soap opera, also called The Nurses, ran on ABC from 1965 to 1967.

Seasons

Top Cast

  • Shirl Conway

    Shirl Conway

    Liz Thorpe

  • Zina Bethune

    Zina Bethune

    Gail Lucas

  • Joseph Campanella

    Joseph Campanella

    Dr. Ted Steffen

  • Edward Binns

    Edward Binns

    Dr. Anson Kiley

  • Stephen Brooks

    Stephen Brooks

    Dr. Ned Lowry

  • Michael Tolan

    Michael Tolan

    Dr. Alex Tazinski "Ski"

  • Martin Sheen

    Martin Sheen

    Saunders

  • Martin Sheen

    Martin Sheen

    Carl

  • Alan Alda

    Alan Alda

    Dr. John Griffin

Overview

The Nurses is a serialized primetime medical drama which aired on CBS from September 27, 1962 to May 11, 1965. It was originally called The Nurses when it premiered in 1962; for the second season, the title was expanded to The Doctors and the Nurses and it ran until 1965, when it was transformed into a half-hour daytime soap opera. The soap opera, also called The Nurses, ran on ABC from 1965 to 1967.

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