Jessica Novak: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jessica Novak is a hard-working, conscientious, talented field reporter who has a knack for turning human interest stories into news. Her boss, news director Max Kenyon, is a tough critic and skilled teacher. Jessica is aided by her sympathetic field crew consisting of cameraman Phil Bonelli and sound engineer Ricky Duran. In addition to her full-time job as a reporter, Jessica tries to lead a normal life as an intelligent, attractive modern liberated woman.

Series details

• Title: Jessica Novak
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1981-11-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-12-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 42720
• IMDb ID: tt0081882
• TVDB ID: 75635

Cast and credited roles

• Helen Shaver — Jessica Novak
• David Spielberg — Max Kenyon
• Andrew Rubin — Phil Bonelli
• Erik Kilpatrick — Ricky Duran
• Nina Wilcox — Audrey Stiles
• Lara Parker — Katie Roberts

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-11-05; final listed air date 1981-12-03; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Jessica Novak on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.