NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 16, 2024) - Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Get After It Media is thrilled to announce a partnership with FAST Channels TV to officially launch a new channel dedicated to the long beloved original hospital soap opera, The Doctors. Set in Hope Memorial Hospital in the fictional New England city of Madison, The Doctors follows the hospital's Chief of Staff Dr. Matthew Powers (James Pritchett) and his dedicated team. The soap opera ran for 19 years, spanned 5,280 episodes, and won several Daytime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Drama Series (1971, 1972 and 1974), Lead Actor (James Pritchett, 1978), and Lead Actress (Elizabeth Hubbard, 1974).
On the new channel, available now on Watchie TV (select “watch now”), Roku, Android and Android TV, Amazon FIRE, ios and Apple TV, and more, six-hour strips featuring 12 episodes of the series will air each day, giving soap opera fans peak binge-viewing opportunities.
With the streaming market becoming ever saturated, the arrival of FAST Channels TV could have been seen as just another streaming service: it’s online, and there’s a huge amount of content at your fingertips. But FAST Channels TV takes a unique approach to content delivery.
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