Rescue 911

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Rescue 911 is an American reality-based television series that dramatized real-life emergency situations and rescues, hosted by actor William Shatner.

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instanceOf American television series
reality television series
television series
airedDuringDecade 1980s
1990s
airedInSyndication yes
alsoKnownAs Rescue 911 (TV series) NERFINISHED
basedOn real-life emergency situations
broadcastFormat hour-long episodes
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
debutYear 1989
educationalAspect highlighted importance of calling 911
promoted safety awareness
endYear 1996
featuredElement 911 emergency telephone system NERFINISHED
real 911 call audio
filmingTechnique dramatic re-enactments
finalAired 1996-10-27
firstAired 1989-04-18
format dramatization of real emergencies
re-enactments with occasional real footage
genre docudrama
reality
hasGenreElement documentary-style
drama
reality
hasSpinOffOrRelatedShow Rescue 911 home video releases
hostedBy William Shatner NERFINISHED
includesInterviewsWith emergency personnel
rescuers
victims
influenced later emergency reality shows
network CBS
notableFor being hosted by William Shatner
popularizing real-life rescue reenactment format
numberOfEpisodes 120+
numberOfSeasons 7
originalLanguage English
originallyAiredOnDay Tuesday
originalNetwork CBS
presenter William Shatner NERFINISHED
productionCompany CBS Entertainment Productions NERFINISHED
subjectMatter emergency medical services
firefighting rescues
police rescues
search and rescue operations
targetAudience general audience
typicalEpisodeStructure multiple short rescue segments
typicalRuntime approximately 60 minutes with commercials

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William Shatner notableWork Rescue 911