Jessica Novak

American drama television series
Jessica Novak
Helen Shaver as Jessica Novak
Also known asClose-Up: Jessica Novak
GenreDrama
Created byJerry Ludwig
Written byIra Steven Behr
StarringHelen Shaver
Lara Parker
ComposerFred Karlin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producersJerry Ludwig
Marc Merson
ProducerPaul Waigner
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesBrownstone Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseNovember 5 (1981-11-05) –
December 3, 1981 (1981-12-03)

Jessica Novak is an American drama television series that aired on CBS from November 5 until December 3, 1981 and was written by Ira Steven Behr. The cast includes Helen Shaver, Kip Gilman, Erik Kilpatrick, and Lara Parker.[1] The series was cancelled after only 7 episodes and the last two episodes were only aired in West Germany.

Synopsis

The series focused on Jessica Novak, a news reporter for KLA-TV, who did human interest stories and exposes.

Cast

  • Helen Shaver as Jessica Novak
  • David Spielberg as Max Kenyon
  • Andrew Rubin as Phil Bonelli
  • Eric Kilpatrick as Ricky Duran
  • Nina Wilcox as Audrey Stiles
  • Kenneth Gilman as Vince Halloran
  • Lara Parker as Katie Roberts

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Closeup News (pilot)"November 5, 1981 (1981-11-05)
2"The Boy Most Likely"November 12, 1981 (1981-11-12)
3"Kenny"November 19, 1981 (1981-11-19)
4"Man on the Street"November 26, 1981 (1981-11-26)
5"Mirrorful of Gamblers"December 3, 1981 (1981-12-03)
6"Silent Night"unaired
7"The Reward"unaired

References

  1. ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 607. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.

External links

  • Jessica Novak at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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