Rescue: Special Ops
GenreDrama
Medical drama
Police drama
Written bySarah Smith
Dave Warner
Michaeley O'Brien
Chris Hawkshaw
John Ridley
Liz Doran
Directed byPeter Andrikidis
Geoff Bennett
Ian Barry
Garth Maxwell
StarringLes Hill
Libby Tanner
Peter Phelps
Daniel Amalm
Gigi Edgley
Andrew Lees
Katherine Hicks
Opening theme"Get a Little Dirty" by The Ironweed Project
Ending theme"Get a Little Dirty" by The Ironweed Project
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes48
Production
ProducersJulie McGauran
Sarah Smith
Production locationNew South Wales
Running time42 minutes (without commercials)
Production companySouthern Star Entertainment
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release2 August 2009 (2009-08-02) –
5 September 2011 (2011-09-05)

Rescue: Special Ops is an Australian television drama series that first screened on the Nine Network in 2009. Filmed in and around Sydney, the program is produced by Southern Star Group with the assistance of Screen Australia and the New South Wales Government.

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

Recurring cast

Guests

Reception

Season Episodes Series
Timeslot 		Series
Premiere 		Series
Final 		Peak
Audience 		Average
Audience 		Average
Nightly Rank 		Average
Weekly Rank
2009 13 Sunday 8:30pm 2 August 25 October 1,227,000 1,005,000 #10 #40
2010 13 Monday 8:30pm 28 June 20 September 1,148,000 966,846 #13 #42
2011 22 Monday 8:30pm 30 May[3] 5 September 919,000 772,545 #15 #50

Series one

# Title Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(millions) 		Nightly
rank 		Weekly
rank
1 "Blue Mountains" 2 August 2009 Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 1.142 8 25
2 "Thrillseekers" 9 August 2009 Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 1.155 7 32
3 "Fire in the Cross" 16 August 2009 Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 1.227 7 24
4 "Deathbed Confessional" 23 August 2009 Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.877 12 56
5 "Ferry Disaster" 30 August 2009 Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.916 12 51
6 "Building Site Conspiracy" 6 September 2009 Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.915 10 50
7 "Luna Park" 13 September 2009 Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.998 11 43
8 "ATM Bandits" 20 September 2009 Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.903 12 57
9 "Rave" 27 September 2009 Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.942 12 45
10 "Eco-warriors" 4 October 2009 Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.879 10
11 "Bride in the Balloon" 11 October 2009 Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 1.027 11 43
12 "Episode Twelve" 18 October 2009 Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 1.021 11 40
13 "Episode Thirteen" 25 October 2009 Sunday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 1.058 7 36
Series average 1.005 10 40

Series two

# Title Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(millions) 		Nightly
rank 		Weekly
rank
1 "Enemy Mine" 28 June 2010 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.968[4] 13[5] 41[4]
2 "A Day in the Death of Dean Gallagher" 5 July 2010 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 1.085[6] 8[7] 27[6]
3 "Locked In" 12 July 2010 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 1.148 7 21
4 "Jordan's Choice" 19 July 2010 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.910 18 40
5 "Shock Jock" 26 July 2010 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 1.017 14 43
6 "Thicker than Water" 2 August 2010 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.988 13 41
7 "Find My Baby" 9 August 2010 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 1.057 8 32
8 "Street Legal" 16 August 2010 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.977 11 41
9 "Out of the Ashes" 23 August 2010 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.942 18 52
10 "Rock Stars" 30 August 2010 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.833 19 63
11 "Off The Rails" 6 September 2010 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.848 17 52
12 "One for the Money" 13 September 2010 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.850 16 56
13 "Crazy Love" 20 September 2010[note 1] Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.946
Series average 0.967 13 42

Series three

# Title Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(millions) 		Nightly
rank 		Weekly
rank
1 "Ambushed" 30 May 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.805[9] 17[10] 47[9]
2 "Fearless" 30 May 2011 Monday 9:30 pm–10:30 pm 0.667[9] 17[10] 65[9]
3 "True Romance" 6 June 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.744[11] 15[12] 52[11]
4 "Secrets and Lies" 6 June 2011 Monday 9:30 pm–10:30 pm 0.726[11] 17[12] 54[11]
5 "Him or Me" 13 June 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.673[13] 21[14] 61[13]
6 "Demon Days" 13 June 2011 Monday 9:30 pm–10:30 pm 0.598[13] 26[14] 82[13]
7 "Man in the Machine" 20 June 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.680[15] 19[16] 60[15]
8 "The Game" 20 June 2011 Monday 9:30 pm–10:30 pm 0.666[15] 20[16] 64[15]
9 "It's Not The Fall That Kills You" 27 June 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.835[17] 13[18] 40[17]
10 "Stolen" 4 July 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.891[19] 12[20] 38[19]
11 "In Deep" 4 July 2011 Monday 9:30 pm–10:30 pm 0.830[19] 14[20] 45[19]
12 "Break Out" 11 July 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.876[21] 13[22] 36[21]
13 "The Dunes" 18 July 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.919[23] 10[24] 35[23]
14 "Chemical Brothers" 25 July 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.817[25] 15[26] 51[25]
15 "The Carter Redemption" 25 July 2011 Monday 9:30 pm–10:30 pm 0.789[25] 16[26] 53[25]
16 "Storm Chaser" 1 August 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.800[27] 13[28] 45[27]
17 "Art Attack" 8 August 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.755[29] 12[30] 54[29]
18 "Missing Pieces" 15 August 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.864[31] 11[32] 39[31]
19 "Class of Their Own" 22 August 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.820[33] 10[34] 39[33]
20 "The Intervention" 29 August 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.729[35] 15[36] 47[35]
21 "Bad Company" 29 August 2011 Monday 9:30 pm–10:30 pm 0.681[35] 15[36] 54[35]
22 "Two Fires" 5 September 2011 Monday 8:30 pm–9:30 pm 0.831[37] 11[38] 37[37]
Series average 0.773 15 50

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.

DVD name Format Ep # Discs/Tapes Region 4 (Australia) Special Features Distributors
Rescue Special Ops (Season One) DVD 13 4 29 September 2010 Behind The Scenes Universal Studios
Rescue Special Ops (Season Two) DVD 13 4 2 March 2011 None Universal Studios
Rescue Special Ops (Season Three) DVD 22 6 8 December 2011 None Universal Studios
Rescue Special Ops (The Complete Collection) DVD 48 14 11 April 2012 None Universal Studios
Rescue Special Ops (The Complete Collection) DVD 48 14 26 August 2020[39] Behind The Scenes (Series 01) Via Vision Entertainment

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ Knox, David (31 July 2011). "Axed: Rescue Special Ops won't be renewed". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  2. ^ Rescue Special Ops :: Cast Archived 14 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "'Rescue: Special Ops' season 3 premieres Monday May 30 on Nine".[permanent dead link]
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  5. ^ Knox, David (28 June 2010). "Week 27". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
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  8. ^ a b "Nine: Sunday Night Movies and Season Finales". throng.com.au. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
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  11. ^ a b c d Knox, David (13 June 2011). "Magic million eludes public broadcasters". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  12. ^ a b Knox, David (6 June 2011). "Week 24". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  13. ^ a b c d Knox, David (19 June 2011). "Origin tops the week but Seven takes the ratings game". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  14. ^ a b Knox, David (13 June 2011). "Week 25". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  15. ^ a b c d Knox, David (26 June 2011). "Ratings race shake-up". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  16. ^ a b Knox, David (13 June 2011). "Week 26". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  17. ^ a b Knox, David (3 July 2011). "Ratings love Reality". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  18. ^ Knox, David (27 June 2011). "Week 27". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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  28. ^ Knox, David (1 August 2011). "Week 32". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  29. ^ a b Knox, David (14 August 2011). "MasterChef exit shakes up the ratings". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  30. ^ Knox, David (8 August 2011). "Week 33". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  31. ^ a b Knox, David (21 August 2011). "The Block on top". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
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  38. ^ Knox, David (5 September 2011). "Week 37". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  39. ^ "Rescue Special Ops: The Complete Collection - DVD".

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