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Oh yes, this is an article about ''[['''Baywatch]]'''''.

''[['''Baywatch]]''''', while ostensibly an excuse to shove attractive men and women into bathing suits and show their heroic exploits in [[Slow Motion]], was more or less a prime-time soap opera, mixing elements of action, romance (and inevitable problems therein), domestic drama, and occasionally crime, into an hour of "don't you wish you were here?" beautiful Southern California locales.

Cancelled by [[NBC]] after its initial season (1989-901989–90), the show went into first-run [[Syndication]] and proved to be insanely popular. It lasted for a solid 11 seasons, and was at one time the most watched TV show in the world, with more than a ''billion'' syndicated viewers tuning in each week (even in countries where it was wasn't officially broadcast -- therebroadcast—there are stories of millionaire Arab sheiks who organized underground satellite TV parties just to watch it!). And to count the number of careers it launched would take more time than it's worth. Its most notable alumna were David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson (although the former was already famous for [[Knight Rider|another show]], as well as his singing career).