Baywatch
The Stalker
TV Flash files “The Stalker” as hour 224 of 233 in the TV Flash guide — Baywatch (1989–2001) on NBC/Syndication, season 11, episode 13, aired 2001-02-05, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S11E13: listed hour 224 of 233 in the Baywatch guide, hour 13 of 22 in season 11. It aired 2001-02-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Ex-Files” (S11E12). Next is “Father Faust” (S11E14).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Carrie, one of the rookies who was made a permanent member of Baywatch Hawaii, helps rescue a pair of scuba divers. After the rescue, one of the divers becomes infatuated with Carrie and begins stalking her. Sean becomes suspicious of this stranger and it quickly becomes apparent as he begins showing up everywhere Carrie is. After Sean, Jason and Zack saves Carrie from the stalker, she realizes that she's no longer safe and that she's not cut out to be a lifeguard. The incident has left her shaken up as she leaves Baywatch Hawaii for good.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Stalker sit in the Baywatch guide?
S11E13 is listed hour 224 of 233 — hour 13 of 22 in season 11, season 11 episode 13.
When did Baywatch S11E13 air?
The Stalker aired 2001-02-05 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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- Billy Warlock as Eddie Kramer
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