Summerland (2004)

Name: Summerland
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Lori Loughlin, Shawn Christian, Merrin Dungey, Ryan Kwanten, Jesse McCartney

Drama

Bradin, Nikki and Derrick are three kids from an average normal Kansas household. Their whole life is thrown upside-down when their parents are tragically killed in a car accident. Ava Gregory, their aunt, gets custody of her niece and nephews, and they move into her Californian home, in Summerland.

IMDb rating: 6.8 (4,203 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 ↑ +1.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

8.12 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 8.1 51 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.6	402
2	And So the Day Begins	7.3	32
3	Fireworks	8.0	36
4	Into My Life	8.3	35
5	The Grass Is Greener Than You Think	8.0	38
6	Big Waves	8.2	32
7	To Thine Self Be True	8.8	49
8	Secrets	8.0	27
9	Skipping School	8.0	27
10	Kicking and Screaming	8.5	36
11	Life in the Fishbowl	8.5	40
12	Yummy Mummy	8.3	33
13	On the Last Night of Summer	8.1	31

Season 2 (2005)

7.95 avg 13 episodes 8.0 → 8.5 41 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Wisdom to Know the Difference	8.0	31
2	I am the Walrus	7.9	28
3	Sledgehammer	7.9	29
4	Pick Nik	8.3	32
5	Mr. and Mrs. Who	7.7	31
6	The Pleiades	7.7	30
7	Where There's a Will There's a Wave	7.4	27
8	Leaving Playa Linda	7.9	35
9	Signs	8.2	31
10	Space Between Us	7.8	28
11	Safe House	8.7	54
12	Careful What You Wish For	7.4	36
13	What's Past Is Prologue	8.5	45

Summerland (2004)

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