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Temperatures Rising

TV·1972–1974·2 seasons, 47 episodes·ABC·Comedy·30m·Created by William Asher

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Temperatures Rising is an American television sitcom that ran from September 12, 1972 to August 29, 1974 on the ABC network. The network had a good deal of faith in the low-rated series, which went through three cast changes, two different formats, and two time slots during its run.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0127Episodes1972–73AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Operation BingoSeptember 12, 1972
  2. S01E02Operation FastballSeptember 19, 1972
  3. S01E03The AppointmentAugust 26, 1972
  4. S01E04Ellen's Flip SideOctober 3, 1972
  5. S01E05The Muscle and the MedicOctober 10, 1972
  6. S01E06The Accident ConOctober 17, 1972
  7. S01E07UnknownOctober 17, 1972
  8. S01E08Good Luck, LefkowitzOctober 24, 1972
  9. S01E09Tenor Loving CareOctober 31, 1972
  10. S01E10Rx. -- LoveNovember 14, 1972
  11. S01E11Lights, Camera, ActionNovember 21, 1972
  12. S01E12Witchcraft, Washington StyleNovember 28, 1972
  13. S01E13The SpyDecember 5, 1972
  14. S01E14The New Head NurseDecember 12, 1972
  15. S01E15Rx. ChristmasDecember 19, 1972
  16. S01E16Black is BeautifulJanuary 2, 1973
  17. S01E17Scalpel, Sponge, TypewriterJanuary 2, 1973
  18. S01E18How to Cure a Doctor of MoneyJanuary 16, 1973
  19. S01E19Interrupted MaladyJanuary 30, 1973
  20. S01E20Diagnosis, Who Knows?February 6, 1973
  21. S01E21Panic in the StreetsFebruary 13, 1973
  22. S01E22Rx. -- Nose JobFebruary 20, 1973
  23. S01E23My Doctor, the PatientFebruary 27, 1973
  24. S01E24Creepy, PeepyMarch 6, 1973
  25. S01E25It don't Mean a Ping, If You Ain't Got That PongMarch 13, 1973
  26. S01E26Super DocMarch 20, 1973
  27. S01E27Gorilla My DreamsMarch 27, 1973

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0220Episodes1973–74AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01The Misguided AppendectomySeptember 25, 1973
  2. S02E02The Oldest Living AmericanOctober 2, 1973
  3. S02E03The StrikeOctober 9, 1973
  4. S02E04A Classic CaseOctober 16, 1973
  5. S02E05We Ain't Got No BodyOctober 30, 1973
  6. S02E06The MothersNovember 6, 1973
  7. S02E07Gonna GetchaNovember 13, 1973Normally nervous Mercy has been positively frantic since he began receiving letters from a disgruntled patient. He doesn't know the writer's
  8. S02E08The Night ShiftNovember 20, 1973
  9. S02E09Mercy the SurgeonDecember 4, 1973
  10. S02E10The PhysicalDecember 11, 1973
  11. S02E11The DonationDecember 18, 1973
  12. S02E12Four of a KindDecember 25, 1973
  13. S02E13Operation MercyJanuary 8, 1974
  14. S02E14Big BrotherJuly 18, 1974
  15. S02E15Is There a Lady Doctor in the House?July 25, 1974
  16. S02E16Kid GeniusAugust 1, 1974
  17. S02E17Three Faces of EdwinaJuly 8, 1974
  18. S02E18Healer ManAugust 15, 1974
  19. S02E19ShaftedAugust 22, 1974
  20. S02E20Mercy BeaucoupAugust 29, 1974

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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