Boston Public

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Genre: Teen drama, Drama
Started: 23rd October 2000
Ended: 30th January 2004
Episodes: 81
Country: United States of America
Created by: David E. Kelley
Starring: Kathy Baker, Anthony Heald, Loretta Devine, Chi McBride, Cara DeLizia, Nicky Katt, Jessalyn Gilsig, Joey McIntyre, Sharon Leal, Joey Slotnick, Jeri Ryan, Rashida Jones, Thomas McCarthy, Michael Rapaport, Michelle Monaghan, China Shavers, Fyvush Finkel, Natalia Baron, Trevor Wright, Jon Abrahams, Leighton Meester, Chris Evans, Lyndsy Fonseca, Jane Lynch, Sean Faris, Harry Shum, Jr., Will Arnett, Sean Young, Taran Killam, Dennis Miller, Bianca Kajlich, Jerry Trainor, Boris Kodjoe, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Dekker, Rick Gonzalez, Haylie Duff, Mehcad Brooks, Kyle Howard, Jason Dohring, Phil Buckman

Boston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. It centered on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The show was named for the real public school district in which it takes place. It featured a large ensemble cast and focused on the work and private lives of the various teachers, students, and administrators at the school. It aired from October 2000 to January 2004. Its slogan was "Every day is a fight. For respect. For dignity. For sanity."

At the beginning, Boston Public preceded Ally McBeal on Monday nights and received initial popularity and critical acclaim for its drama and ethnically diverse cast. The series had a hard time finding a direction or an audience. It was generally felt that the 18-to-24 year-old demographic would not be interested in a drama about high school teachers, so attempts were made to focus more on the lives of high school students. Fox moved it to the Friday night death slot for its fourth season. Viewers plummeted, and it was canceled after the 13th episode aired on January 30, 2004. Production halted after the 15th episode was completed. The final

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