Third Watch is one of the pioneering Television shows in the History of American Television. Not many people actually know that Third Watch is the first ever show that actually wrote of the main character of the T.V serial without actually killing him in the show. They kept the Main Character very much part of the show without showing the character in the show. It is very extraordinary that the main actor who is playing the main character of your show leaves the show in the middle and you do not kill him in the show but keep on going with him.
The starting of Eddie Cibrian's career was that of a Young Stud who is restless. He was tagged as a "Pretty boy" in the acting industry. He eventually advanced from soap operas to Baywatch. He was made the number 2 "Sexiest Soap Hunk of All Time". With such a promising start to his career, I don't think he ever could have imagined that he would one day make history in the industry of Television.
Eddie Cibrian was cast in the role of Jimmy Doherty. The role of Jimmy Doherty was very vast and very complex to understand but Eddie Cibrian did it brilliantly. Jimmy Doherty in the show was a good looking fellow who was a fire fighter. It wasn't very easy for Eddie to jump from soap start to a Television actor but he did it magnificently. He took lessons on acting and paid more attention to his art then his looks and he succeeded.
Jimmy Doherty was immature, undisciplined, and totally unprepared for the harsh realities Third Watch writers would throw at him. From a mother dying to almost being burned alive in a collapsing inferno, Third Watch made Jimmy Doherty earn every bit of swagger he had. But he fought. He fought life, he fought disaster, and he fought through the storm to find the sun.
Jimmy Doherty was away from the series after the 100th episode of the series was aired. After that, he only returned in the finale of the series. You can find Third Watch DVD easily in the market and enjoy this great show in your home with a cup of tea or coffee in your hands.