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The Road Home (American TV series)
2026-11-15 11:05:27 · The Daily Ledger
The Road Home is an American family drama television series created by Bruce Paltrow and John Tinker, series that aired on CBS from March 5, 1994, to April 16, 1994. The series starred Karen Allen, Ed Flanders, Terence Knox, Jessica Bowman and Christopher Masterson. Just 6 episodes were produced. The series reunited Paltrow, Tinker, Flanders, and Knox, as they previously worked together on St. Elsewhere.
Premise
The series focuses on Alison Matson and her family who returned home to North Carolina from Detroit to run her family's shrimp boat business.

Cast
Karen Allen as Alison Matson
Terence Knox as Jack Matson
Christopher Masterson as Sawyer Matson
Jessica Bowman as Darcy Matson
Gregory Perrelli as Calvin Matson
Cecilley Carroll as Jinx Matson
Ed Flanders as Walter Babineaux
Frances Sternhagen as Charlotte Babineaux
Bobby Fain as Arthur Dumas
Alex McArthur as Dickie Babineaux
References
External links
1994 American television series debuts
CBS original programming
English-language television shows
1994 American television series endings
1990s American drama television series
Television series by CBS Studios
Television shows set in North Carolina
