| Rescue: Special Ops | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Medical drama Police drama |
| Written by | Sarah Smith Dave Warner Michaeley O'Brien Chris Hawkshaw John Ridley Liz Doran |
| Directed by | Peter Andrikidis Geoff Bennett Ian Barry Garth Maxwell |
| Starring | Les 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 origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Julie McGauran Sarah Smith |
| Production location | New South Wales |
| Running time | 42 minutes (without commercials) |
| Production company | Southern Star Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 2 August 2009 (2009-8-2) – 5 September 2011 (2011-9-5) |
Rescue: Special Ops is an Australian television drama series that first screened on theNine Network in 2009. Filmed in and aroundSydney, the program is produced bySouthern Star Group with the assistance ofScreen Australia and theNew 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 renewingRescue: Special Ops for a fourth season.[1]
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 competitivealpha males who are part of the Special Ops team.[2]
| 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 |
| # | Title | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) | Nightly rank | Weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Blue Mountains" | 2 August 2009 | Sunday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.142 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | "Thrillseekers" | 9 August 2009 | Sunday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.155 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | "Fire in the Cross" | 16 August 2009 | Sunday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.227 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | "Deathbed Confessional" | 23 August 2009 | Sunday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.877 | 12 | 56 |
| 5 | "Ferry Disaster" | 30 August 2009 | Sunday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.916 | 12 | 51 |
| 6 | "Building Site Conspiracy" | 6 September 2009 | Sunday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.915 | 10 | 50 |
| 7 | "Luna Park" | 13 September 2009 | Sunday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.998 | 11 | 43 |
| 8 | "ATM Bandits" | 20 September 2009 | Sunday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.903 | 12 | 57 |
| 9 | "Rave" | 27 September 2009 | Sunday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.942 | 12 | 45 |
| 10 | "Eco-warriors" | 4 October 2009 | Sunday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.879 | 10 | |
| 11 | "Bride in the Balloon" | 11 October 2009 | Sunday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.027 | 11 | 43 |
| 12 | "Episode Twelve" | 18 October 2009 | Sunday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.021 | 11 | 40 |
| 13 | "Episode Thirteen" | 25 October 2009 | Sunday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.058 | 7 | 36 |
| Series average | 1.005 | 10 | 40 | |||
| # | Title | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) | Nightly rank | Weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enemy Mine" | 28 June 2010 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.968[4] | 13[5] | 41[4] |
| 2 | "A Day in the Death of Dean Gallagher" | 5 July 2010 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.085[6] | 8[7] | 27[6] |
| 3 | "Locked In" | 12 July 2010 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.148 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | "Jordan's Choice" | 19 July 2010 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.910 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | "Shock Jock" | 26 July 2010 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.017 | 14 | 43 |
| 6 | "Thicker than Water" | 2 August 2010 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.988 | 13 | 41 |
| 7 | "Find My Baby" | 9 August 2010 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.057 | 8 | 32 |
| 8 | "Street Legal" | 16 August 2010 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.977 | 11 | 41 |
| 9 | "Out of the Ashes" | 23 August 2010 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.942 | 18 | 52 |
| 10 | "Rock Stars" | 30 August 2010 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.833 | 19 | 63 |
| 11 | "Off The Rails" | 6 September 2010 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.848 | 17 | 52 |
| 12 | "One for the Money" | 13 September 2010 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.850 | 16 | 56 |
| 13 | "Crazy Love" | 20 September 2010[note 1] | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.946 | ||
| Series average | 0.967 | 13 | 42 | |||
| # | Title | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) | Nightly rank | Weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ambushed" | 30 May 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.805[9] | 17[10] | 47[9] |
| 2 | "Fearless" | 30 May 2011 | Monday9:30 pm–10:30 pm | 0.667[9] | 17[10] | 65[9] |
| 3 | "True Romance" | 6 June 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.744[11] | 15[12] | 52[11] |
| 4 | "Secrets and Lies" | 6 June 2011 | Monday9:30 pm–10:30 pm | 0.726[11] | 17[12] | 54[11] |
| 5 | "Him or Me" | 13 June 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.673[13] | 21[14] | 61[13] |
| 6 | "Demon Days" | 13 June 2011 | Monday9:30 pm–10:30 pm | 0.598[13] | 26[14] | 82[13] |
| 7 | "Man in the Machine" | 20 June 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.680[15] | 19[16] | 60[15] |
| 8 | "The Game" | 20 June 2011 | Monday9:30 pm–10:30 pm | 0.666[15] | 20[16] | 64[15] |
| 9 | "It's Not The Fall That Kills You" | 27 June 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.835[17] | 13[18] | 40[17] |
| 10 | "Stolen" | 4 July 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.891[19] | 12[20] | 38[19] |
| 11 | "In Deep" | 4 July 2011 | Monday9:30 pm–10:30 pm | 0.830[19] | 14[20] | 45[19] |
| 12 | "Break Out" | 11 July 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.876[21] | 13[22] | 36[21] |
| 13 | "The Dunes" | 18 July 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.919[23] | 10[24] | 35[23] |
| 14 | "Chemical Brothers" | 25 July 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.817[25] | 15[26] | 51[25] |
| 15 | "The Carter Redemption" | 25 July 2011 | Monday9:30 pm–10:30 pm | 0.789[25] | 16[26] | 53[25] |
| 16 | "Storm Chaser" | 1 August 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.800[27] | 13[28] | 45[27] |
| 17 | "Art Attack" | 8 August 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.755[29] | 12[30] | 54[29] |
| 18 | "Missing Pieces" | 15 August 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.864[31] | 11[32] | 39[31] |
| 19 | "Class of Their Own" | 22 August 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.820[33] | 10[34] | 39[33] |
| 20 | "The Intervention" | 29 August 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.729[35] | 15[36] | 47[35] |
| 21 | "Bad Company" | 29 August 2011 | Monday9:30 pm–10:30 pm | 0.681[35] | 15[36] | 54[35] |
| 22 | "Two Fires" | 5 September 2011 | Monday8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 0.831[37] | 11[38] | 37[37] |
| Series average | 0.773 | 15 | 50 | |||
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 |