Baywatch
Double Jeopardy
TV Flash files “Double Jeopardy” as hour 186 of 233 in the TV Flash guide — Baywatch (1989–2001) on NBC/Syndication, season 9, episode 19, aired 1999-04-26, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E19: listed hour 186 of 233 in the Baywatch guide, hour 19 of 22 in season 9. It aired 1999-04-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Water Dance” (S09E18). Next is “Wave Rage” (S09E20).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
While on her way to her grandmother's birthday party, Alex's day gets sidetracked when she tries to save a diamond runner, named Ben, whose partners, Lisa and Jason, want to silence him for good which leads to a standoff in an underwater cave with Alex and Ben trying to avoid the rising tide and the smugglers circling above in their motorboat. Meanwhile, Hobie and Mitch begin to get on each other's case over privacy in the house, which prompts Hobie to think about moving out. But when Hobie cannot get in with his friends, Neely Capshaw returns and gives Hobie an lucrative offer to move in with her for a while which makes Mitch angry knowing that Neely always has an agenda.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Double Jeopardy sit in the Baywatch guide?
S09E19 is listed hour 186 of 233 — hour 19 of 22 in season 9, season 9 episode 19.
When did Baywatch S09E19 air?
Double Jeopardy aired 1999-04-26 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.
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- Shawn Weatherly as Jill Riley
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- Billy Warlock as Eddie Kramer
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