I don't think that a company should own a studio and the network, and program for their own network. It hurts the creativity - it is not a level playing field.

His performance in this program would earn him a Golden Globe award (along with three nominations) and four Emmy nominations for Best Actor as well as five consecutive Viewers For Quality Television Awards for Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series. He and actress Chelsea Field have been companions since 1996 and have two children Wil Botfield and Owen Barrett. As Bakula recalled in 2000

His television debut had come in commercials for Canada Dry and for decaffeinated Folgers coffee[citation needed] and now was cast in two short-lived series Gung Ho and Eisenhower & Lutz.

Scott Bakula (pron. Bakula also guest starred in seasons two and three of NBC's Chuck as the title character's father Stephen Bartowski and was a star of the comedy-drama series Men of a Certain Age.