Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989)

Name: Hard Time on Planet Earth
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Martin Kove

Action · Adventure · Comedy

Hard Time on Planet Earth is an American science fiction series that aired on CBS as a midseason replacement in 1989. Airing for 13 episodes, the series starred Martin Kove and was created by Jim and John Thomas. Scheduled opposite NBC's Unsolved Mysteries and ABC's Growing Pains on Wednesdays, Hard Time on Planet Earth ranked 65th out of 81 programs upon its premiere. Ratings for the series never improved and the series was canceled by CBS in May 1989. The last episode aired on June 21, 1989.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (474 votes)
Episode average: 7.3 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Martin Kove Jesse

Seasons

Season 1 (1989)

7.29 avg 13 episodes 7.0 → 7.0

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Stranger in a Strange Land	7.0	27
2	Something to Bank On	7.6	20
3	Losing Control	6.9	18
4	The Way Home	7.2	17
5	All That You Can Be	7.7	20
6	Battle of the Sexes	7.3	19
7	Death Do Us Part	7.3	16
8	The Hot Dog Man	7.1	18
9	Jesse's Fifteen Minutes	7.1	16
10	Rodeo Show	7.1	17
11	Not in Our Stars	7.5	17
12	The All American	8.0	18
13	Wally's Gang	7.0	16