An episode of the American television show, Baywatch, was shot at Avalon Beach in the late 1990s.

His contract stipulated royalties to be paid to him from the rerun profits, which gave him the financial liberty to buy back the rights to Baywatch from NBC.

Selleck was offered the lead role of Mitch Buchannon in Baywatch, but turned down the role because he did not want to be seen as a sex symbol.

The agreement required the production to change its name from Baywatch to Baywatch Hawaii, hire local leads, and film in the state for at least two years, guaranteeing 44 episodes, each at a cost of about $ 870, 000, 60 percent of which was to be spent in Hawaii.

Gigli successfully convinces the young man, Brian ( Justin Bartha ), to go off with him by promising to take him " to the Baywatch ," which seems to be Brian's singular obsession, and turns out to just the beach.

Pamela Andersen became so popular from her Playboy spreads that she was able to land roles on Home Improvement and Baywatch.

It's bigger than Baywatch ever was.

In its second incarnation, Baywatch was much more successful.

Much like its competitor UPN, the WB Television Network was a reaction primarily to new FCC deregulation of media ownership rules that repealed fin-syn, and partly to the success of the upstart Fox and first-run syndicated programming during the late 1980s and early 1990s such as Baywatch, Star Trek: The Next Generation and War of the Worlds, as well as the erosion in ratings suffered by independent television stations due to the growth of cable television and movie rentals.

He was engaged to Baywatch actress Nicole Eggert, with whom he starred in Blown Away ( 1992 ) and Just One of the Girls ( 1993 ).

From 1999 to 2001, with a setting change and large cast overhaul, it was known as Baywatch Hawaii.

Baywatch premiered on NBC in 1989, but was canceled after only one season due to low ratings and also because the studio, GTG, went out of business.

In 1999, with production costs rising in Los Angeles, and the syndication market shrinking, the plan was to move the show to Australia and launch Baywatch Down Under.

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.

The proposal to relocate Baywatch to Hawaii rather than Australia was initiated by April Masini in a telephone call to Executive Producer Greg Bonann.

Eventually, male-oriented shows, such as Baywatch, Monster Jam, Bull Riding, Robot Wars and Star Trek: The Next Generation were added to the network's lineup and the demographic was changed to target " young adult males ".

These rescues are the key focus of popular culture reference such as Baywatch, which was at one time the most viewed show in the world.

Jeremy Jackson, the actor who played David Hasselhoff's son on Baywatch, was signed to Mark Holden's production company and had two hits in Europe including ' You Can Run ' which was Top 5 in Holland.

His final role was on Baywatch Nights alongside former Knight Rider co-star David Hasselhoff in 1997.

The series was a spoof of Baywatch, with much of the comedy based on sexual double entendres, puns, innuendo and the like.

Souray was married to former Baywatch actress Angelica Bridges.

* The TV series Baywatch was filmed at Lifeguard Headquarters by tower 15 of Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades.

As a result of her role in Baywatch, Bleeth was offered other roles in television and film.

Boone also made guest appearances on several television shows including Step by Step and Baywatch Nights and was featured in the television films Come on, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story and Treehouse Hostage.

On occasion, this is explicitly recognised: the one-off strip Whitley Baywatch, a spoof of the popular American TV show Baywatch, is based in the North East coastal resort of Whitley Bay.

Barb Wire ( 1996 ), starred Pamela Anderson ( of Baywatch fame ), who performs a wet striptease.

* Deep Powder, a serial described as " Baywatch on Skis " within Joey.

Branson has guest starred, usually playing himself, on several television shows, including Friends, Baywatch, Birds of a Feather, Only Fools and Horses, The Day Today, a special episode of the comedy Goodness Gracious Me and Tripping Over.

She is perhaps best known for her appearances in Baywatch and Playboy.

He appeared as " Eli " in the TV show Felicity and television guest appearances followed including Baywatch, Everwood, and Summerland.

He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L. A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch.

Hasselhoff also produced Baywatch for a number of seasons in the 1990s up until 2001, when the series ended with Baywatch Hawaii.

And we had a blast making it, and we made sure nobody died on the show ; as we made sure nobody ever drowned on Baywatch.

Hasselhoff returned to television on Baywatch which premiered in 1989.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Baywatch is the most watched TV show in the world, with over 1. 1 billion viewers.

Hasselhoff on the appeal of Baywatch: " I believe the camera photographs your aura, and it also photographs your heart.

And I cast Baywatch that way.

If you look at Baywatch, just about everybody on that show – even Pamela Anderson – has got a great heart.

", a common German insult ) and smashes a photo of himself in his Baywatch attire.

Other roasters included his former Baywatch co-star Pamela Anderson and professional wrestler Hulk Hogan.

* Avalon: Earth Water Air Fire