Q 01/05

Which network originally aired Baywatch in 1989, only to cancel it after a single season?

A) NBC

B) ABC

C) CBS

D) Fox

Answer · why

A) NBC

NBC dropped it after one low-rated season, and the rights were then sold back to the show's creators for just ten dollars.

Q 02/05

After its network cancellation, how did Baywatch return to television in 1991?

A) Through first-run syndication

B) As a cable series on USA Network

C) As a series of TV movies

D) As a Saturday-morning show

Answer · why

A) Through first-run syndication

Through first-run syndication, sold station by station: overseas broadcasters, where the show was already a hit in Britain and Germany, put up much of...

Q 03/05

What title was David Hasselhoff given as a reward for his work bringing Baywatch back from cancellation?

A) Head writer

B) Associate producer

C) Executive producer

D) Showrunner

Answer · why

C) Executive producer

Executive producer came with a stake: Hasselhoff accepted a lower salary in exchange for a share of the profits, which paid off once the revived show ...

Q 04/05

Guinness lists Baywatch as the most widely viewed TV series ever, with what estimated weekly audience in 1996?

A) 30 million

B) 120 million

C) 1.1 billion

D) 3.5 billion

Answer · why

C) 1.1 billion

1.1 billion viewers a week across 142 countries was the estimate, a remarkable reach for a show that had been cancelled in America after a single seas...

Q 05/05

Which 1980s TV star turned down the role of Mitch Buchannon before David Hasselhoff was cast in Baywatch?

A) Don Johnson

B) Tom Selleck

C) Bruce Willis

D) Pierce Brosnan

Answer · why

B) Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck passed on a return to television after Magnum, P.I. ended, so the part went to Hasselhoff, who was picked ahead of Tom Wopat, William Katt...