Citizen Baines

American television series

Patty Lin
Will Scheffer
P.K. Simonds
Karyn Usher
John Wells
Lydia Woodward

Directed by

Christopher Chulack
Lesli Linka Glatter
Charles Haid
Dwight Little

Starring

James Cromwell
Embeth Davidtz
Jane Adams
Jacinda Barrett
Arye Gross
Scotty Leavenworth
Matt McCoy

ComposerMarty DavichCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons1No. of episodes9 (3 unaired)ProductionExecutive producers

Christopher Chulack
John Wells
Lydia Woodward

Producers

Lesli Linka Glatter
David J. Latt

CinematographyErnest HolzmanEditors

Kevin Casey
Susanne Stinson Malles
Suzanne Michaels
Frederick Peterson

Running time60 minutesProduction companies

John Wells Productions
Lydia Woodward Productions
ThinkFilm
Warner Bros. Television

Original releaseNetworkCBSReleaseSeptember 29 (2001-09-29) –
November 3, 2001 (2001-11-03)

Citizen Baines is an American drama 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
1	"A Day Like No Other"	Christopher Chulack	Lydia Woodward	September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29)
2	"The Whole Thump-Thump-Thump"	Unknown	Unknown	October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06)
3	"Days of Confusion"	Unknown	Unknown	October 13, 2001 (2001-10-13)
4	"Three Days In November"	Unknown	Unknown	October 20, 2001 (2001-10-20)
5	"The Appraisal"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Patty Lin	October 27, 2001 (2001-10-27)
6	"Lost and Found"	Dwight Little	Will Scheffer	November 3, 2001 (2001-11-03)
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..."^{[citation needed]} 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."^[1]

Ratings

Scheduled on Saturdays following Touched by an Angel,^[2] 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.^[3]^[4] Due to the low ratings, CBS canceled the series in October 2001 after six of the nine episodes produced were aired.^[5]

Award nomination

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref
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)	Nominated	^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "'Baines' doesn't get my vote". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
^ Garron, Barry (2001-09-28). "Citizen Baines". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
^ "The Week That Was". Broadcasting & Cable. 2001-11-04. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
^ Kevin, Downey (2001-10-17). "'Friends' shows 'Survivor' its stuff". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
^ Littleton, Cynthia; Andreeva, Nellie (2001-12-07). "Wells, Wbtv On Call At Cbs". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-03-22.