First Air Date:
January 5, 1980
Last Air Date:
February 20, 1980
Genre:
Drama
Creator / Director:
Abby Mann
Status:
Ended
TMDB Rating:
0.00/10
Cast
Peter Gallagher, Craig Wasson, Powers Boothe, Karl Malden, Piper Laurie, Leslie Ackerman
About the TV Show
Skag is a short-lived American drama series that aired on NBC and starred Karl Malden. Skag originated as a three-hour television movie that aired on January 6, 1980. Over a week later, it then premiered as a weekly series, Thursdays at 10/9c, which ran from January 17, 1980 until its cancellation on February 21, 1980.
Skag focused on the life of a foreman at a Pittsburgh steel mill. Malden described his character, Pete Skagska, as a simple man trying to keep his family together. The series was created by Abby Mann, and executive produced by Mann and Lee Rich.
