About this season
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.
Episodes (6)
1
E1
1. Pilot
Aired 6 January 1980 • 60 min
2
E2
2. In Trouble at 15
Aired 17 January 1980 • 60 min
3
E3
3. The Wildcatters
Aired 24 January 1980 • 60 min
4
E4
4. The Working Girl (1)
Aired 31 January 1980 • 60 min
5
E5
5. The Working Girl (2)
Aired 7 February 1980 • 60 min
6
E6
6. What Passes for Love in East Pittsburgh
Aired 21 February 1980 • 60 min