Beth Sullivan
Director
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990)
Season 1
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill is an American television drama series, which aired on CBS from 1990 to 1992. The show stars Sharon Gless as Fiona Rose "Rosie" O'Neill, a lawyer working in the public defender's office for the City of Los Angeles. The show marked the return of Gless to series television after her Emmy-winning run on Cagney & Lacey. "Rosie" was produced by Cagney & Lacey producer Barney Rosenzweig, whom Gless married in 1991. Despite the show's brilliant writing and production, it did not sustain a sizable audience, and was canceled by CBS in 1992. Each episode opens with Rosie talking with her therapist, whose face was never seen on camera. Rosie had been at the receiving end of an unwanted divorce, after her attorney husband had an affair. The advertisement for the series which appeared in TV Guide the night the series debuted told the story as follows: "I'm 43 and divorced. He got our law practice, the Mercedes, and the dog. It's only fair that I should be angry. I really liked that dog." The show's cast also included Dorian Harewood, Ron Rifkin, Georgann Johnson, Lisa Rieffel, and Robert Wagner. Season 2 saw two new cast additions: Ed Asner joined the cast as the cantankerous Kovac, a retired cop hired by Rosie's law firm as one of their investigators. David Rasche was cast in a recurring dramatic role as Patrick Ginty, Rosie's ex-husband who was often referred to but never seen in the first season. Adding Asner to the regular cast squeezed out Dorian Harewood, who was billed as "Special Guest Star" in all season 2 episodes.
Released Sept. 18, 1990
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Drama
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Production Companies: The Rosenzweig Company, MTM Enterprises
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Starting Over
Sept. 17, 1990, midnight
S1E2 - The Rapist
Sept. 24, 1990, midnight
S1E3 - So Long, Patrick
Rosie fights with a fragile Kim while representing a woman (Sheila Johns) who shot and killed her drug-addicted daughter. Judge Cervantes: Carmen Zapata. Maxine Clark: Kim Braden. Tristan: Wayne Pere. George: Al Pugliese. Rosie: Sharon Gless. Kim: Lisa Rieffel.
Oct. 1, 1990, midnight
S1E4 - Late Night Caller
Oct. 15, 1990, midnight
S1E5 - Shalom
Oct. 22, 1990, midnight
S1E6 - An Act of Love
Rosie (Sharon Gless) comes face-to-face with her own mortality when her handling of an AIDS euthanasia case gets her thinking about her own susceptibility to the disease. David Gordon: Andrew Parks. Bridget Kane: Helen Hunt. AIDS Counselor: Christine Healy.
Oct. 29, 1990, midnight
S1E7 - When I'm 44
Nov. 5, 1990, midnight
S1E8 - Rosie Gets the Blues
Nov. 19, 1990, midnight
S1E9 - The Gang's All Here
Nov. 26, 1990, midnight
S1E10 - Mr. Right
Dec. 3, 1990, midnight
S1E11 - The Man from E.L.F.
Dec. 17, 1990, midnight
S1E12 - The Man from Elf 3
Dec. 17, 1990, midnight
S1E13 - Mother Love
Dec. 31, 1990, midnight
S1E14 - Time Will Tell
Jan. 14, 1991, midnight
S1E15 - Reunion
Jan. 28, 1991, midnight
S1E16 - Conflict of Interest
June 9, 1991, midnight
S1E17 - Environmental Robinhood
June 16, 1991, midnight
S1E18 - Special Circumstances
June 23, 1991, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Sept. 18, 1990
Last Air Date: May 30, 1992, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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