Baywatch
The Edge
TV Flash files “The Edge” as hour 178 of 233 in the TV Flash guide — Baywatch (1989–2001) on NBC/Syndication, season 9, episode 11, aired 1998-12-14, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E11: listed hour 178 of 233 in the Baywatch guide, hour 11 of 22 in season 9. It aired 1998-12-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Friends Forever” (S09E10). Next is “The Big Blue” (S09E12).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Cody started swimming again but is very frustrated with his times. They aren't nearly as good as those from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics qualification races when a diving accident prevented him from going (6.22, Go for the Gold). He puts his career (and life) on the line when he starts using a performance-enhancing supplement in hopes of making it to the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which soon begins affecting his lifeguarding job. Meanwhile, Newman makes a play for Alex, who's oblivious to his moves, while she quarrels with Mitch over running the Baywatch lifeguard program. But when Mitch spends more time with Alex, including getting stuck in a traffic jam and ending up in a lifeguard tower to spend the night, Newman becomes jealous.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Edge sit in the Baywatch guide?
S09E11 is listed hour 178 of 233 — hour 11 of 22 in season 9, season 9 episode 11.
When did Baywatch S09E11 air?
The Edge aired 1998-12-14 and is listed at 60 minutes.
NBC season or syndication empire?
NBC canceled it; syndication made it a planet. Early hours still have earnest California sun. Later ones are the export machine — Hasselhoff's second global brand.
In the series
Why this series still plays
NBC canceled it. Syndication made it a planet. Slow-motion red swimsuits, Hasselhoff's second global export, and rescue plots that exist to justify the run. Born in 1989, it becomes the 1990s' international camp empire — lifeguard as lifestyle brand. Early hours still have earnest California sun; later ones are the pure export machine.
The swimsuit is the silhouette. NBC, 1989, then first-run syndication through 2001: L.A. County lifeguards patrol beaches with rescues, drama, and peak fitness aesthetics — slow-mo, red swimsuits, Hasselhoff's second global export. Baywatch, from Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bonann, put David Hasselhoff as Mitch Buchannon with Parker Stevenson, Shawn Weatherly, Billy Warlock and a rotating tan. Rescue plots exist to justify the run. NBC canceled it. Syndication made it a planet. *Red as a…
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- Parker Stevenson as Craig Pomeroy
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- Shawn Weatherly as Jill Riley
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- Billy Warlock as Eddie Kramer
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