January 17 (1995-01-17) – June 7, 1995 (1995-06-07)
The Watcher is an American anthology drama series created by Christopher Crowe that premiered on UPN[1] on January 17, 1995 and ended on June 7, 1995, during the network's inaugural season. The series aired Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m Eastern time.
Synopsis
Set in Las Vegas, the series stars rapperSir Mix-a-Lot as "The Watcher", an omniscient narrator who watches the activities of others all throughout the city of Las Vegas via all the monitors in his suite at the Riviera Hotel which are filming live from the hidden cameras all throughout the city.[2][3]The Watcher also starred Bobbie Phillips as Lori Danforth, a limo driver.[4]
The Watcher was one of five series that aired on UPN during its first year, joining other drama series Star Trek: Voyager and Marker and the sitcoms Pig Sty and Platypus Man. Like the latter three series, it was canceled following its one and only season.
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