| Harold Robbins' The Survivors | |
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Rossano Brazzi and Lana Turner in a scene
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| Also known as | The Survivors |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Richard De Roy Michael Gleason Harold Robbins |
| Starring | Lana Turner George Hamilton Diana Muldaur Ralph Bellamy Natalie Schafer Kevin McCarthy Jan-Michael Vincent Clu Gulager Louis Hayward |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Universal Television |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | 22 September 1969 (1969-09-22) – 17 September 1970 (1970-09-17) |
The Survivors is an American primetime soap opera aired by the ABC television network as part of its fall 1969 lineup.[1]
The series was based on the book of the same title written by bestselling author Harold Robbins, who was credited as a cocreator and wrote the script for the series debut.
Hollywood film star Lana Turner made her only television appearance as a regular series character on The Survivors. The show also starred Jan-Michael Vincent, Ralph Bellamy, Diana Muldaur, George Hamilton, Louis Hayward, Kevin McCarthy, Clu Gulager and Natalie Schafer.[2] However, the program was a ratings failure, losing badly to Mayberry R.F.D. and The Doris Day ShowonCBS and The NBC Monday MovieonNBC. It was canceled at midseason, although it was rerun the following summer.
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| 1 | "Chapter One" | Michael Ritchie | Harold Robbins | September 29, 1969 (1969-09-29) | 14.2[3] | |
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Baylor Carlyle demands the resignation of his son-in-law Philip Hastings because of embezzlement. Also stars Celeste Yarnall and Jean-Paul Vignon.
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| 2 | "Chapter Two" | Paul Henreid | Preston Wood | October 6, 1969 (1969-10-06) | 13.9 | |
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Baylor learns that he only has a short time to live and decides to bring Duncan into the bank.
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| 3 | "Chapter Three" | Frank McDonald | Arthur Weiss | October 13, 1969 (1969-10-13) | 12.3 | |
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Baylor grants Duncan's request for a bank loan to Miguel Santerra after meeting with the revolutionary. Also stars Larry Hovis and Jean Hale.
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| 4 | "Chapter Four" | Paul Wendkos | Odie Hawkins & Arthur Weiss | October 20, 1969 (1969-10-20) | 13.1 | |
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Tracy and Antaeus meet again after a twenty-year absence. Also stars Parley Baer.
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| 5 | "Chapter Five" | Ralph Levy | Steffi Barrett | October 27, 1969 (1969-10-27) | 12.7 | |
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Jeff leaves home to go live with his friends Tom and Sheila. Also stars Roger Garrett.
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| 6 | "Chapter Six" | H. Bruce Humberstone | Steffi Barrett | November 10, 1969 (1969-11-10) | 9.1 | |
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Philip offers Tracy a divorce in exchange for her share of the bank when Baylor dies.
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| 7 | "Chapter Seven" | Marc Daniels | Story by : Jo Pagano & Arthur Weiss Teleplay by : Steffi Barrett & Stuart Jerome | November 17, 1969 (1969-11-17) | 8.7 | |
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Philip discovers that the Carlyle Bank has financed Santerra's revolution. Also stars David Cassidy and Zalman King.
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| 8 | "Chapter Eight" | Anton Leader | Norman Paul | November 24, 1969 (1969-11-24) | 9.5 | |
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Tracy tells Jeff that Philip is not his father.
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| 9 | "Chapter Nine" | Lee Philips | Preston Wood | December 1, 1969 (1969-12-01) | 14.7 | |
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Riakos tells Senator Jennings (Clu Gulager) of the Carlyle Bank's involvement in the Santerra revolution. Also stars Burr DeBenning and Schell Rasten.
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| 10 | "Chapter Ten" | Lewis Allen | D.C. Fontana & Norman Paul | December 8, 1969 (1969-12-08) | 10.2 | |
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Baylor is subpoenaed to testify before the Senate about his bank loan to Santerra's revolutionary group. Also stars Max Kleven, Bartlett Robinson and James B. Sikking.
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| 11 | "Chapter Eleven" | Paul Henreid | Story by : Walter Doniger Teleplay by : Norman Katkov | December 15, 1969 (1969-12-15) | 9.5 | |
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Duncan finds Baylor dead. Also stars S. John Launer and George Fenneman.
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| 12 | "Chapter Twelve" | unknown | unknown | December 22, 1969 (1969-12-22) | unknown | |
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Duncan tells Tracy he suspects Philip of murder.
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| 13 | "Chapter Thirteen" | Lewis Allen | unknown | December 29, 1969 (1969-12-29) | 11.6 | |
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The reading of Baylor's will is interrupted by the appearance of his widow, Eleanor (Natalie Schafer). Also stars Paul Stewart and Michael Ansara.
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| 14 | "Chapter Fourteen" | unknown | unknown | January 5, 1970 (1970-01-05) | 11.8 | |
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Philip announces that he and Eleanor will fight Baylor's will.
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| 15 | "Chapter Fifteen" | unknown | unknown | January 12, 1970 (1970-01-12) | 11.5 | |
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Duncan is injured in an automobile accident, and in the subsequent investigation, police find that it was no accident.
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Amade-for-TV-movie was filmed in 1971 based on the series titled The Last of the Powerseekers. Universal Television decided to re-edit two of The Survivors episodes into the TV movie.[4]
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