Total Seasons :4Total Episodes : 100
Evening Shade is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from 1990 to 1994. The series stars Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton, an ex-professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who returns to rural Evening Shade, Arkansas to coach a high school football team with a long losing streak. Reynolds personally requested to use the Steelers as his former team because he is a fan...
On his birthday/wedding anniversary, an innocent Wood is photographed with a stripper; and Prosecuting Attorney candidate Ava discovers she's pregnant despite Wood's vasectomy.
Air Date : 1990-09-21
Frieda babysits, and fills in for Evan on poker night when he has a date with Miss Beausoleil.
Air Date : 1990-09-28
On seeing an old game film, Wood discovers his most celebrated high school touchdown catch was actually out of bounds.
Air Date : 1990-10-05
During Sadie Hawkins week, the football team begins a seven-day series of pranks on Coach Newton.
Air Date : 1990-10-16
Ava asks Wood to talk with both their son, Taylor, and her father about their choice in dates.
Air Date : 1990-10-29
Ava's high-school flame visits; Will shaves off half of Wood's moustache.
Air Date : 1990-10-02
Hoping to win Wood's favour, Herman, at a fundraiser, bids for and wins a weekend with Wood and his family.
Air Date : 1990-11-09
Wood and the rest of town tutor the football players in algebra so they won't fail their classes and be barred from a big game.
Air Date : 1990-11-19
With Ava's prosecutorial work taking her away from her household duties, a miserable Wood has to take up the slack.
Air Date : 1990-11-26
Wood gets a bit part when a movie company and its temperamental star arrive to shoot a Civil War mini-series.
Air Date : 1990-12-10
Tired of his kids' materialism, Wood gives their presents to a needy family.
Air Date : 1990-12-17
Wood and Ava are asked to dinner by a married couple—who turn out to be swingers into spouse-swapping.
Air Date : 1991-01-07
At his 30-year high school reunion, Wood hooks up with two old pals and one old flame.
Air Date : 1991-01-21
Wood and Ava recall how friends rallied to help her get elected Prosceuting Attorney over her opponent Jim Guy Puckett.
Air Date : 1991-01-28
Herman's big, blustery father comes to visit, but talks football with Wood and chases after Frieda more than he sees his son.
Air Date : 1991-02-04
Wood must testify against Evan, who's being defended by his daughter Ava.
Air Date : 1991-02-11
On Wood's annual deer-hunting trip, a local legend deer drops dead in front of his cabin—outside official hunting grounds.
Air Date : 1991-02-18
A convict who'd threatened prosecutor Ava when she had him put away escapes and heads toward town.
Air Date : 1991-02-21
Wood tries to keep secret the presence of his guest: old acquaintance country-music singer Kenny Rogers.
Air Date : 1991-03-04
An in-over-his-head Herman substitute teaches a class in sex education, and calls in ""expert"" Wood.
Air Date : 1991-03-24
Two female students attempt to join the football team.
Air Date : 1991-04-01
Herman's relationship with Margaret hits a snag when she refuses to be seen with Herman on a formal ""date"".
Air Date : 1991-04-08
Ava goes into labor the night of the Booster Club Sports banquest, to which Wood has invited his football archrival Terry Bradshaw.
Air Date : 1991-04-29
Ava rides in the back of Ponder's catering truck on a chaotic ride to the hospital.
Air Date : 1991-05-06
(Wood Newton)
(Ava Evans Newton)
(Evan Evans)
(Harlan Elldridge)
(Merleen Elldridge)
(Herman Stiles)
(Taylor Newton)
(Ponder Blue)
(Freida Evans)
(Will Newton)
(Molly Newton)
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