It spawned a spin-off series, Baywatch Nights, which aired for two seasons from 1995 to 1997, and a 2017 feature film adaptation. News for Baywatch". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-13 . Retrieved 2016-01-21. Baywatch Remastered - All 9 Seasons Includes Pilot and Limited Edition Baywatch Facts Booklet and Poster [DVD] #7180". Visual Entertainment Incorporated. Archived from the original on 2021-04-22 . Retrieved July 8, 2021.

Heath, Paul (August 18, 2015). "Kelly Brook Baywatch movie rumours: Up for Pamela Anderson role?". The Hollywood News. United Kingdom: Seasons 1–6 have been released by Network. In 2017, to coincide with the release of the feature film adaptation, Network released a DVD entitled Best of Baywatch which includes the two-part episodes "Nightmare Bay" and "River of No Return".I Love 1990". I Love the 1990s. Series 1. Episode 1. August 18, 2001. 27:04 minutes in. BBC. BBC Two . Retrieved September 28, 2019. In 1999, with production costs rising in Los Angeles, and the syndication market shrinking, the producers sought to move the production elsewhere. They filmed a pilot and announced plans to title the show Baywatch: Down Under. However, strong local opposition from residents of Avalon Beach, New South Wales eventually led to Pittwater Council, the local government area of which Avalon was part of, to permanently ban future production. [18] [19] As an alternative to Australia, Hawaii offered the producers large financial incentives to move the show to the islands, instead, and in season 10, Baywatch: Hawaii was launched. [ citation needed] McDougal, Dennis (November 28, 1991). "Surf's Up Again for Baywatch". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2010-10-15. Italy: Seasons 1–2 have been released by Koch Media, season 5–6 have been released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. a b c d e f Bonann, Gregory J. (2000). Baywatch: Rescued from Prime Time: The Official Behind-the-Scenes Story of the World's Most Popular TV Show. New Millennium Press. ISBN 9781893224094.

Gritten, David (November 20, 1996). "Baywatch Has a Cow, Man, London Style". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2010-10-15. United States: In June 1999, a single disc DVD was released featuring two 2-part episodes from the show's original run ("Nightmare Bay" parts 1 and 2 from season 2, and "River of No Return" parts 1 and 2 from season 3). These episodes are absent from the U.S. box sets of their respective seasons mentioned below. Stall, Sam; Harry, Lou; Spalding, Julia (2004). "B". The Encyclopedia of Guilty Pleasures: 1001 Things You Hate to Love. Philadelphia: Quirk Books. p. 25. ISBN 9781931686549. OCLC 57123463 . Retrieved September 9, 2019. Chan, Lauren (18 May 2017). "You Can Now Get The Iconic 'Baywatch' Swimsuit In Up to Size 24". Galmour.Hasselhoff, David. Don't Hassel the Hoff: The Autobiography. New York: St. Martin's P, 2007. Web. 7 Nov. 2018. Exclusive: Reno 911! Co-Creator to Direct Baywatch Movie". Vulture. 20 September 2012 . Retrieved 2016-01-21. In October 2014, it was announced that Paramount was moving forward with its big-screen adaptation of Baywatch and has loosely attached Dwayne Johnson to the project. The studio also hired Justin Malen to rewrite and attached the comedy writing team of Sean Anders and John Morris to direct. [35] [36] Babewatch is a satirical term sometimes used in connection with the series, which has been used by the humor magazine Mad and by television commentators. [29] The term was also used for a series of pornographic films released between 1994 and 1999 in list of feature film series with 11 to 20 entries. The idea of Baywatch came about when Gregory Bonann, the creator of the show, was on duty as a lifeguard and saved two children of an MTM studio employee named Stu Erwin. [7] Gregory originally called the show Aquatic Corps for Emergency Service (ACES), but later changed it to "Baywatch", the name of rescue boats that patrolled Santa Monica Bay. [7] The Baywatch logo was created by Bonann's lifeguard friend John Johnson. [7]

Zac Efron & The 'Baywatch' Cast Explain Why The Iconic Slow-Mo Run Isn't As Glamorous As It Looks". Bustle . Retrieved 2020-08-31.

Engle, Erika (February 11, 2001). " 'Baywatch' calls it quits in Hawaii". Pacific Business News. Archived from the original on 2003-09-09 . Retrieved July 8, 2021. Terminator 2' Pulled From Schedule, 'Baywatch' Release Date Set". TheWrap. 20 January 2016 . Retrieved 2016-01-21. In July 2015, it was announced Seth Gordon would direct with Damian Shannon and Mark Swift having written the latest script with Dwayne Johnson still attached to star. [37]