Episode 1
Episode 201
1h
Peeping Tom in apartment complex (October 9, 1986. Gainsville, Florida); Girl saves sister from fire (November 29, 1989. Dallas, Texas)
Where to watch Rescue 911
TV series
Rescue 911
1989TV-PG7 seasons7.9 / 10
Rescue 911 is an informational reality-based television series that premiered on April 18, 1989 and ended on August 27, 1996. The series was hosted by William Shatner and featured reenactments of emergency situations that often involved calls to 911. Though never intended as a teaching tool, various viewers used the knowledge they obtained watching the show. Two specials, titled "100 Lives Saved" and "200 Lives Saved," were dedicated to viewers who had written to CBS with their stories on how the knowledge they obtained watching the show allowed them to save the life of someone else. At least 350 lives have been saved as a result of what viewers learned from watching it.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Sep 2, 2026
Rescue 911 premiered September 5, 1989. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Rescue 911 is an informational reality-based television series that premiered on April 18, 1989 and ended on August 27, 1996. The series was hosted by William Shatner and featured reenactments of emergency situations that often involved calls to 911. Though never intended as a teaching tool, various viewers used the knowledge they obtained watching the show. Two specials, titled "100 Lives Saved" and "200 Lives Saved," were dedicated to viewers who had written to CBS with their stories on how the knowledge they obtained watching the show allowed them to save the life of someone else. At least 350 lives have been saved as a result of what viewers learned from watching it.
Season 2 episodes
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Episode 2
Episode 202
1h
Divers trapped in underwater cave (May 19, 1990. Gainsville, Florida); Man shot over seven times (January 17, 1989. Fresno, California); Heart transplant on a newborn baby (1987. Vancouver, Canada/Loma Linda, California)
Where to watch Rescue 911Episode 3
Episode 203
1h
Magician falls forty feet from burning rope (September 22, 1989. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Woman shot by ex-husband (June 16, 1989. El Cajon, California); Girl dangles from ski lift (January 1990. Ogden, Utah); Electrocuted Bear (August 14, 1989. Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Where to watch Rescue 911Episode 4
Episode 204
1h
Woman trapped in burning car (April 26, 1990. Osage City, Kansas); Man holds his four-year-old son hostage (May 10, 1990. Tampa, Florida); Boys struck by lightning (July 24, 1987. Gulfport, Mississippi); Woman at home alone pinned against wall by sofa screams for help (February 11, 1990. Beaverton, Oregon)
Where to watch Rescue 911Episode 7
Episode 206
1h
Elderly woman goes into shock after being bitten by a black widow spider (June 2, 1990. Las Vegas, Nevada); Father and children trapped in burning trailer (November 19, 1988); Man with car phone tails bank robber (April 11, 1990. Miami, Florida); Child drowns while fishing in a pond (April 29, 1990. Rushville, Indiana)
Where to watch Rescue 911Episode 8
Episode 207
1h
Three teenagers stranded on cliff (November 20, 1988. Pacoima, California); Prospector trapped underwater by boulder (Red River, California); Escaped prisoner takes paramedic hostage (May 3, 1982. Essex, Vermont); Babysitter tries to save choking toddler (June 16, 1990. Loveland, Ohio)
Where to watch Rescue 911Episode 11
Episode 210
1h
Occupants of truck stranded on flooded road (August 15, 1990. Phoenix, Arizona); Teenager sustains severe head injury after a car crash (April 27, 1989. Manassas, Virginia); K-9 unit searches for missing woman (September 6, 1987. Elizabethtown, Kentucky)
Where to watch Rescue 911Episode 12
Episode 212
1h
Dispatcher instructs parents how to do CPR when their son has an asthma attack (March 1, 1990. Omaha, Nebraska); Cop crashes during pursuit after dreaming that his wife was killed in a car accident (April 4, 1988. Knoxville, Tennessee); Man drowns in river (April 28, 1990. Arlington, Virginia); A stabbing victim and a baby injured in a car accident are treated at Ben Taub Trauma Center (Houston, Texas)
Where to watch Rescue 911Episode 13
Episode 213
1h
Logger's find abandonned newborn baby (December 7, 1989. Klamath Falls, Oregon); Dog being strangled by phone cord calls 911 (July 19, 1990. Ridgecrest, California); Chief firefighter suffers a heart attack (May 21, 1990. New Canaan, Connecticut); Man in Santa suit saves choking boy (December 13, 1988. Phoenix, Arizona)
Where to watch Rescue 911Episode 18
Episode 218
1h
Horseback rider hits tree (January 7, 1990. Mount Pleasant, Texas); Undertow carries woman and rescuers out to sea (January 15, 1990. Port Saint Lucie, Florida); Cleveland's Metro Life Flight helicopter transports car accident victims to the hospital (Valley City, Ohio); Dispatcher has stroke (August 21, 1990. Kingsland, Georgia)
Where to watch Rescue 911Episode 19
Episode 219
1h
Boaters carried toward Niagara Falls (August 24, 1988. Ontario, Canada); Dispatcher tries to convince a suicidal man with a shotgun not to kill himself (August 16. Seattle, Washington); Vet documentary (July 23, 1990. Boston, Massachusetts)
Where to watch Rescue 911Episode 21
Episode 222
1h
Hang glider stranded in frigid waters (October 23, 1988. Lincoln City, Oregon); Hiker falls 25 feet (August 28, 1988. Maquoketa Caves State Park, Iowa); Cleveland's Metro Life Flight transports victims injured at a stock car race to the hospital (July 28, 1990. Amherst, Ohio); Boy calls 911 for ailing mother (July 14, 1990. New Brunswick, New Jersey)
Where to watch Rescue 911Episode 25
Episode 225
1h
Man bitten by pet cobra (November 20, 1989. Miami, Florida); Man falls over 200 feet into cave (October 28, 1990. Rural Alabama); Other segments unknown
Where to watch Rescue 911Episode 29
Episode 229
1hfinale
News reporters in helicopter pursue armed robbery suspect (February 9, 1988. Denver, Colorado); Parents must do CPR on their baby after she drowns in a swimming pool (July 28, 1990. Keller, Texas); Officer and civilian try to save occupants of burning car (May 30, 1990. Santa Ana, California)
Where to watch Rescue 911Episode information updated Sep 19, 2026
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More about Rescue 911
Cast
William ShatnerSelf - Host
Rachel DuncanErika
Andrew HawkinsCredits
- Written by
- Jean O'Neill, Paula Deats
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 185
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States- Arnold Shapiro Productions
- CBS Entertainment ProductionsUnited States
Themes
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