Baywatch

Name: Baywatch
Director: Vern Gillum
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
Released: 1989-04-23
Rating: 6.0
Cast: David Hasselhoff, Jeremy Jackson, Michael Newman, Gregory Alan Williams, Pamela Anderson

Year: 1989
Country: US
Language: en
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
Runtime: 42 min
Rating: 6/10
Status: Ended
Seasons: 11
Episodes: 242
Specials: 2
Director: Vern Gillum

Plot Overview

Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.

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Director

VGVern Gillum

Cast & Key Characters

David HasselhoffMitch Buchannon

Jeremy JacksonHobie Buchannon

Michael NewmanMichael 'Newmie' Newman

Gregory Alan WilliamsGarner Ellerbee

Pamela AndersonC. J. Parker

Alexandra PaulStephanie Holden

David ChokachiCody Madison

Michael BerginJ.D. Darius

David CharvetMatt Brody

Yasmine BleethCaroline Holden

Gena Lee NolinNeely Capshaw

Kelly PackardApril Giminski

Writers

DSDouglas Schwartz MBMichael Berk GJGregory J. Bonann GHGillian Horvath DSDouglas Schwartz MBMichael Berk AJAndré Jacquemetton MJMaria Jacquemetton

Production

Tower 18 Productions GTG Entertainment Pearson All-American Television The Baywatch Company Tower 12 Productions RKO Radio Pictures Syndication

Season & Episode Breakdown

Specials 2 episodes

1 Hawaiian Wedding 2003-02-28
2 Episode 2 1989-04-23

Season 1 22 episodes

1 Panic at Malibu Pier 1989-04-23
2 In Deep 1989-09-22
3 Heat Wave 1989-09-29
4 Second Wave 1989-10-13
5 Message in a Bottle 1989-10-20
6 The Sky is Falling 1989-10-27
7 The Drowning Pool 1989-11-03
8 Rookie School 1989-11-10
9 Cruise Ship 1989-11-24
10 The Cretin of the Shallows 1989-12-01
11 Shelter Me 1989-12-08
12 The Reunion 1989-12-15
13 Armored Car 1990-01-05
14 Home Cort 1990-01-12
15 We Need a Vacation 1990-01-26
16 Muddy Waters 1990-02-02
17 Snake Eyes 1990-02-09
18 Eclipse 1990-02-23
19 Shark Derby 1990-03-02
20 The Big Race 1990-03-16
21 Old Friends 1990-03-30
22 The End? 1990-04-06

Season 2 22 episodes

1 Nightmare Bay (1) 1991-09-23
2 Nightmare Bay (2) 1991-09-23
3 The One That Got Away 1991-09-30
4 Money, Honey 1991-10-07
5 The Fabulous Buchannon Boys 1991-10-14
6 Point of Attack 1991-10-21
7 Sandcastles 1991-11-28
8 Thin or Die 1991-11-04
9 The Trophy (1) 1991-11-11
10 The Trophy (2) 1991-11-18
11 If Looks Could Kill 1991-11-25
12 Reunion 1992-01-27
13 War of Nerves 1992-02-03
14 Big Monday 1992-02-10
15 Sea of Flames 1992-02-17
16 Now, Sit Right Back and You'll Hear a Tale 1992-02-24
17 The Chamber 1992-03-02
18 Sharks Cove 1992-04-20
19 The Lost Treasure of Tower 12 1992-04-27
20 The Big Spill 1992-05-04
21 Game of Chance 1992-05-11
22 The Summer of '85 1992-05-18

Season 3 22 episodes

1 River of No Return (1) 1992-09-14
2 River of No Return (2) 1992-09-21
3 Tequila Bay 1992-09-28
4 Rookie of the Year 1992-10-05
5 Pier Pressure 1992-10-12
6 Showdown at Malibu Beach High 1992-10-19
7 Point Doom 1992-10-26
8 Princess of Tides 1992-11-02
9 Masquerade 1992-11-09
10 Lifeguards Can't Jump 1992-11-16
11 Dead of Summer 1992-11-23
12 A Matter of Life and Death 1993-01-04
13 Island of Romance 1993-01-11
14 Strangers Among Us 1993-01-18
15 Vacation (1) 1993-01-25
16 Vacation (2) 1993-02-01
17 The Tower 1993-02-08
18 Stakeout at Surfrider Beach 1993-02-15
19 Shattered (1) 1993-04-19
20 Shattered (2) 1993-04-26
21 Kicks 1993-05-03
22 Fatal Exchange 1993-05-10

Season 4 22 episodes

1 Race Against Time (1) 1993-09-20
2 Race Against Time (2) 1993-09-20
3 Lover's Cove 1993-09-27
4 Blindside 1993-10-04
5 Sky Rider 1993-10-11
6 Tentacles (1) 1993-10-18
7 Tentacles (2) 1993-10-25
8 Submersion 1993-11-01
9 Ironman Buchannon 1993-11-08
10 Tower of Power 1993-11-15
11 The Child Inside 1993-11-22
12 Second Time Around 1994-01-17
13 The Red Knights 1994-01-24
14 Coronado Del Sol (1) 1994-01-31
15 Coronado Del Sol (2) 1994-02-07
16 Mirror, Mirror 1994-02-14
17 The Falcon Manifesto 1994-02-21
18 Rescue Bay 1994-02-28
19 Western Exposure 1994-04-25
20 The Life You Save 1994-05-02
21 Trading Places 1994-05-09
22 Guys & Dolls 1994-05-16

Season 5 22 episodes

1 Livin' on the Fault Line (1) 1994-09-26
2 Livin' on the Fault Line (2) 1994-10-03
3 Aftershock 1994-10-10
4 Baja Run 1994-10-17
5 Air Buchannon 1994-10-24
6 Short Sighted 1994-10-31
7 Someone to Baywatch Over You 1994-11-07
8 K-GAS The Groove Yard of Solid Gold 1994-11-14
9 Red Wind 1994-11-21
10 I Spike 1994-11-28
11 Silent Night, Baywatch Night (1) 1994-12-05
12 Silent Night, Baywatch Night (2) 1994-12-12
13 Rubber Ducky 1995-01-30
14 Homecoming 1995-02-06
15 Seize the Day 1995-02-13
16 A Little Help 1995-02-20
17 Father's Day 1995-02-27
18 Fire with Fire 1995-04-24
19 Deep Trouble 1995-05-01
20 Promised Land 1995-05-08
21 The Runaways 1995-05-15
22 Wet 'n' Wild 1995-05-22

Season 6 22 episodes

1 Trapped Beneath the Sea (1) 1995-09-25
2 Trapped Beneath the Sea (2) 1995-10-02
3 Hot Stuff 1995-10-09
4 Surf's Up 1995-10-16
5 To Everything There Is a Season 1995-10-23
6 Leap of Faith 1995-10-30
7 Face of Fear 1995-11-06
8 Hit and Run 1995-11-13
9 Home Is Where the Heat Is 1995-11-20
10 Sweet Dreams 1995-11-27
11 The Incident 1996-01-15
12 Beauty and the Beast 1996-01-29
13 Desperate Encounter 1996-02-05
14 Baywatch Angels 1996-02-12
15 Bash at the Beach 1996-02-19
16 Free Fall 1996-02-26
17 Sail Away 1996-03-18
18 Lost and Found 1996-03-25
19 Forbidden Paradise (1) 1996-04-22
20 Forbidden Paradise (2) 1996-04-29
21 Last Wave 1996-05-06
22 Go for the Gold 1996-05-13

Season 7 22 episodes

1 Shark Fever 1996-09-23
2 The Contest 1996-09-30
3 Liquid Assets 1996-10-07
4 Windswept 1996-10-14
5 Scorcher 1996-10-21
6 Beachblast 1996-10-28
7 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1996-11-04
8 Let the Games Begin 1996-11-11
9 Buried 1996-11-18
10 Search & Rescue 1997-01-13
11 Heal the Bay 1997-01-27
12 Bachelor of the Month 1997-02-03
13 Chance of a Lifetime 1997-02-10
14 Talk Show 1997-02-17
15 Life Guardian 1997-02-24
16 Matters of the Heart 1997-03-03
17 Rendezvous 1997-04-07
18 Hot Water 1997-04-14
19 Trial by Fire 1997-04-21
20 Baywatch at Sea World 1997-04-28
21 Golden Girls 1997-05-05
22 Nevermore 1997-05-12

Season 8 22 episodes

1 Rookie Summer 1997-09-22
2 Next Generation 1997-09-27
3 The Choice 1997-10-06
4 Memorial Day 1997-10-13
5 Charlie 1997-10-20
6 Lifeguard Confidential 1997-10-27
7 Out of the Blue 1997-11-03
8 Eel Nino 1997-11-10
9 Homecoming 1997-11-17
10 Missing 1997-11-24
11 Hijacked 1997-12-01
12 No Way Out 1998-01-26
13 Countdown 1998-02-02
14 Surf City 1998-02-09
15 To the Max 1998-02-16
16 Night of the Dolphin 1998-02-23
17 Full Throttle 1998-03-02
18 Quarantine 1998-04-20
19 Diabolique 1998-04-27
20 Bon Voyage 1998-05-04
21 White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1) 1998-05-11
22 White Thunder at Glacier Bay (2) 1998-05-18

Season 9 22 episodes

1 Crash (1) 1998-09-21
2 Crash (2) 1998-09-28
3 Sharks, Lies & Videotape 1998-10-05
4 Dolphin Quest 1998-10-12
5 The Natural 1998-10-19
6 Drop Zone 1998-10-26
7 Hot Summer Night 1998-11-02
8 Swept Away 1998-11-09
9 The Swimmer 1998-11-16
10 Friends Forever 1998-11-23
11 The Edge 1998-12-14
12 The Big Blue 1999-01-11
13 Come Fly with Me 1999-01-18
14 Boys Will Be Boys 1999-02-01
15 Baywatch Grand Prix 1999-02-08
16 Baywatch Down Under (1) 1999-02-15
17 Baywatch Down Under (2) 1999-02-22
18 Water Dance 1999-03-22
19 Double Jeopardy 1999-04-26
20 Wave Rage 1999-05-03
21 Galaxy Girls 1999-05-10
22 Castles in the Sand 1999-05-17

Season 10 22 episodes

1 Aloha, Baywatch 1999-09-20
2 Mahalo, Hawaii 1999-09-27
3 Weak Link 1999-10-04
4 Shark Island 1999-10-11
5 Strike Team 1999-10-18
6 Sunday in Kauai 1999-10-25
7 Risk to Death 1999-11-01
8 Father of the Groom 1999-11-08
9 The Hunt 1999-11-15
10 Gold from the Deep 1999-11-22
11 Bent 1999-12-06
12 Path of Leist Resistance 1999-12-13
13 Liquid Visions 2000-01-17
14 Lines in the Sand 2000-01-31
15 The Hero 2000-02-07
16 Thunder Tide 2001-02-14
17 Breath of Life 2000-02-21
18 Big Island Heat 2000-03-13
19 Maui Xterra 2000-04-24
20 Baywatch O'Hana 2000-05-01
21 Last Rescue 2000-05-08
22 Killing Machine 2000-05-15

Season 11 22 episodes

1 Soul Survivor 2000-10-02
2 A Knife in the Heart 2000-10-09
3 Bad Boyz 2000-10-16
4 Dangerous Games 2000-10-23
5 Stone Cold 2000-10-30
6 Broken Promises 2000-11-06
7 Dream Girl 2000-11-13
8 The Cage 2000-11-20
9 Ben 2000-11-27
10 Ties That Bind 2000-12-04
11 Black Widow 2000-12-11
12 The Ex-Files 2001-01-29
13 The Stalker 2001-02-05
14 Father Faust 2001-02-12
15 A Good Man in a Storm 2001-02-19
16 My Father the Hero 2001-02-26
17 Boiling Point 2001-04-09
18 The Return of Jessie 2001-04-16
19 Trapped 2001-04-23
20 Dead Reckoning 2001-04-30
21 Makapu'u Lighthouse 2001-05-07
22 Rescue Me 2001-05-14

Critical Reception & Ratings

Baywatch is rated 6 out of 10 by viewers — 570 votes.

Trailer

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is Baywatch about?

Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.

How many seasons and episodes does Baywatch have?

11 seasons and 242 episodes.

Is Baywatch still airing, and will there be another season?

This series has ended. It finished after 11 seasons and 242 episodes; no new season announced according to TMDB. According to TMDB; data last refreshed October 19, 2026.

Who stars in Baywatch?

David Hasselhoff, Jeremy Jackson, Michael Newman, Gregory Alan Williams, Pamela Anderson, Alexandra Paul.

Who is the director of Baywatch?

Vern Gillum.

When was Baywatch released?

1989.

Where can I watch Baywatch?

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