The series focuses on a team of experienced professional paramedics who specialise in rescue operations. It premiered on Sunday 2 August 2009, and the season finale of the first season aired on Sunday 25 October. A second season screened from 28 June 2010. The third and final season consisting of 22 episodes screened from 30 May 2011. The Nine Network has confirmed it will not be renewing Rescue: Special Ops for a fourth season.[1]
Synopsis
Rescue: Special Ops follows the work of a team of experienced paramedics involved in complex search and rescue operations.
The job brings them face to face with life and death situations every day but just like anyone else, they juggle life, love and career. Brothers Dean Gallagher and Chase Gallagher are competitive alpha males who are part of the Special Ops team.[2]
Cast and characters
Season 1 characters (left to right): Jordan Zwitkowski, Lara Knight, Michelle LeTourneau, Dean Gallagher, Chase Gallagher, Vince Marchello and Heidi Wilson
Regular cast
Libby Tanner as Michelle LeTourneau (Station Manager)
Peter Phelps as Vince Marchello (Station Coordinator)
Note: Nightly rank for episodes 1 and 2, and 20 and 21 are combined.
Home Media
The Universal Studios DVD Releases of Rescue Special Ops are now out of print and no longer available. Via Vision Entertainment/Madman Entertainment will release "Rescue Special Ops: The Complete Collection" on 26 August 2020.
^Due to the broadcast of the 2010 Brownlow Medal on Network Ten, the season finale did not air in Melbourne, Adelaide or Perth on 20 September 2010.[8] Instead, it was broadcast the following week on 27 September 2010 in those cities.[8]
References
^Knox, David (31 July 2011). "Axed: Rescue Special Ops won't be renewed". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^Rescue Special Ops :: Cast Archived 14 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^"'Rescue: Special Ops' season 3 premieres Monday May 30 on Nine".[permanent dead link]
^ a bKnox, David (4 July 2010). "Rafters lead the ratings week". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
^Knox, David (28 June 2010). "Week 27". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (11 July 2010). "MasterChef steams up the ratings week". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
^Knox, David (5 July 2010). "Week 28". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
^ a b"Nine: Sunday Night Movies and Season Finales". throng.com.au. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
^ a b c dKnox, David (6 June 2011). "Got Talent got ratings". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (30 May 2011). "Week 23". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
^ a b c dKnox, David (13 June 2011). "Magic million eludes public broadcasters". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (6 June 2011). "Week 24". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
^ a b c dKnox, David (19 June 2011). "Origin tops the week but Seven takes the ratings game". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (13 June 2011). "Week 25". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
^ a b c dKnox, David (26 June 2011). "Ratings race shake-up". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (13 June 2011). "Week 26". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (3 July 2011). "Ratings love Reality". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
^Knox, David (27 June 2011). "Week 27". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
^ a b c dKnox, David (10 July 2011). "Seven holds ratings crown at 2011 halfway mark". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (4 July 2011). "Week 28". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (17 July 2011). "Drama down, Reality up in ratings". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
^Knox, David (11 July 2011). "Week 29". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (24 July 2011). "The topsy turvy world of Total People vs Demos". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^Knox, David (18 July 2011). "Week 30". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
^ a b c dKnox, David (31 July 2011). "Aussie dramas flicker in heated ratings battles". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (25 July 2011). "Week 31". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (7 August 2011). "Talent on top". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
^Knox, David (1 August 2011). "Week 32". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (14 August 2011). "MasterChef exit shakes up the ratings". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
^Knox, David (8 August 2011). "Week 33". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (21 August 2011). "The Block on top". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
^Knox, David (15 August 2011). "Week 34". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (28 August 2011). "Seven steals ratings week from Nine". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
^Knox, David (22 August 2011). "Week 35". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
^ a b c dKnox, David (4 September 2011). "X marks the ratings spot". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (29 August 2011). "Week 36". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
^ a bKnox, David (11 September 2011). "Wild Boys shoots up ratings week". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
^Knox, David (5 September 2011). "Week 37". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^"Rescue Special Ops: The Complete Collection - DVD".
External links
Rescue: Special Ops at the Australian Television Information Archive