TV & VIDEO - June 13, 1988

Sara Davidson, creator of ABC’s medical series “HeartBeat,” has been removed from her role as co-producer but will remain on the staff next season as a creative consultant, The Times has learned. Davidson said that her recent removal as a co-producer by Aaron Spelling Productions came as a surprise, adding that she “wasn’t given any explanation” for it. Ilene Chaiken, vice president of creative affairs for Aaron Spelling Productions, declined to explain the change. Set at a women’s health clinic, “HeartBeat” had a limited run on ABC this spring and did well enough in the ratings to win renewal for the fall, where it is scheduled to run Thursdays at 10 p.m, opposite NBC’s “L.A. Law” and CBS’ “Knots Landing.”