X

Join or Sign In

Sign in to customize your TV listings

Continue with Facebook Continue with email

By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.

Critical Rescue

  • Watchlist
  • 2003-2003
  • 1 Season
  • Discovery Channel
  • Action & Adventure, Drama
  • Watchlist

When disaster strikes and tragedy seems certain, there is only one hope - Critical Rescue - highly trained teams of paramedics, rescuers and doctors. Their jobs are dangerous, their rescues dramatic. But for the victims of a disaster, these courageous men and women are all that stand between life... and death.

Loading. Please wait...

Content not available in your region? ExpressVPN can help you stay connected wherever you are. Get 4 extra months FREE with TV Guide's exclusive offer.

Cast & Crew See All

Jim Cissell
Narrator
Rick Hatfield
Chris Smith

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Officer Down

Thu, Mar 6, 200349 mins

On the morning of February 28, 1997, two police officers in North Hollywood, California are on routine patrol. The officers see two heavily armed men wearing ski masks and body armor entering a bank. As the officers call for backup, Larry Phillips and Emil Matasareanu begin firing automatic weapons. Without body armor or automatic weapons, the police are completely outgunned.

Where to Watch
Critical Rescue, Season 1 Episode 1 image

You May Also Like See All

The Office
Homicide: Life on the Street
The Staircase
The Sopranos

Popular Shows See all shows

Deadliest Catch

22 Seasons
New blood, old wounds and rivalries that never die. For some it's a season of change; for others, a chance to make a name for themselves, but some things remain constant: the perilous, icy waters of the Bering Sea and most dangerous job in the world. After a record breaking, heartbreaking season last year, the Emmy award-winning DEADLIEST CATCH returns to Discovery for an all-new season.
2005 Documentary, Action & Adventure, Reality
Watchlist
Where to Watch

Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing

3 Seasons
Follows a group of survivalists as they compete in a multiphase challenge and have their skills tested to win $100,000.
2023 Action & Adventure, Game Show, Reality
Watchlist
Where to Watch

Killing Fields

3 Seasons
A woman's body was dumped in the bayou, and left to decompose for three months. A retired detective comes out of retirement to help solve the case.
59   Metascore
2016 Action & Adventure, Suspense, Drama
Watchlist
Where to Watch

Man vs. Wild

7 Seasons
Bear Grylls has served with the British Special forces, climbed Everest, and explored the Arctic. He shows viewers how to survive the toughest and most remote environments on the planet by putting himself in the position of a stranded tourist.
2006 Action & Adventure, Reality
Watchlist
Where to Watch

Secrets of the Dead

23 Seasons
Secrets of the Dead is part detective story, part true-life drama that unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events.
2000 Documentary, Action & Adventure
Watchlist
Where to Watch

Naked and Afraid XL

10 Seasons
What Is Naked And Afraid XL? A group of the best survival experts in the world are taking on an un-survivable situation that has never been attempted before: 12 people. 40 days. ... NAKED AND AFRAID XL is a 40 day challenge, making it exponentially more difficult than anything that's ever been tried in the past.
2015 Action & Adventure, Game Show, Reality
Watchlist
Where to Watch