The Evidence (TV series)
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
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Network | ABC |
Release | March 22 July 1, 2006 | –
The Evidence is an American police procedural drama that aired on ABC from March 22 to July 1, 2006. The series starred Orlando Jones, Rob Estes, Anita Briem and Martin Landau.
Summary
The Evidence is a character-driven police procedural revolving around a San Francisco Police Department inspector forlorn over the murder of his wife. His best friend and partner provides some comic relief. Each episode begins with a voice-over and the presentation of the evidence for the episode's particular crime. The evidence is presented as though it is puzzle pieces and inviting the viewer to 'play along' in solving the mystery. As the story progresses the characters discover the evidence shown to the viewer at the start of the episode. The inspectors are aided by Dr. Sol Goldman, the medical examiner. The multi-episode story arch involves Inspector Cole investigating the murder of his wife Julia.
The show was created by Sam Baum and
The show's
Cast
- Orlando Jones as Inspector Cayman Bishop
- Rob Estes as Inspector Sean Cole
- Anita Briem as Emily Stevens
- Martin Landau as Dr. Sol Goldman
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | "Pilot" | Gary Fleder | Dustin Thomason, Samuel Baum | March 22, 2006 | 9.10[1] | |
Inspectors Bishop and Cole uncover a flowering hydrangea plant, a severed human finger with attached compass ring, a cellular phone, and a gold locket in an attempt to solve the homicide of a beautiful, young pharmacist. Meanwhile, Cole struggles with the unsolved murder of his wife. | ||||||
2 | "Down for the Count" | Gary Fleder | Gary Glasberg | March 29, 2006 | 7.71[2] | |
Inspectors Bishop and Cole investigate the murder of a boxer who is found dead in an alley following a prizefight. Suspicion falls upon his husband when their financial circumstances come to light, but there is also concern that the fight was fixed. | ||||||
3 | "Borrowed Time" | Nelson McCormick | Samuel Baum, Dustin Thomason | April 5, 2006 | 7.73[3] | |
While investigating the accidental death of a power plant worker Bishop and Cole learn that he had been concealing his terminal cancer from his wife. In discussing the ethics of secrecy with Cole Dr Goldman shares some painful childhood memories. | ||||||
4 | "Five Little Indians" | Guy Norman Bee | Samuel Baum, Sam Shaw | April 12, 2006 | 6.42[4] | |
Bishop and Cole investigate a series of murders when five people from the same drug-treatment center are murdered. It is more than coincidence that they celebrate their sobriety together and are found dead under similar circumstances. | ||||||
5 | "Yi vs. Li" | Nelson McCormick | Dustin Thomason, Samuel Baum | June 10, 2006 | 4.07[5] | |
Bishop and Cole look for help outside of the police department in investigating the murder of a Chinese businessman who followed strict Confucian practices. | ||||||
6 | "Wine and Die" | Stephen Cragg | Dustin Thomason, Samuel Baum | June 17, 2006 | 4.02[6] | |
Bishop and Cole explore their dating possibilities at work. They also investitgate the murder of a man who tried to steal a bottle of wine from a restaurant's wine cellar. | ||||||
7 | "Stringers" | Lesli Linka Glatter | George Mastras | June 24, 2006 | N/A | |
A paramedic is killed in front of her journalist boyfriend during a robbery in progress. Bishop and Cole find a suspect who has a personal vendetta. Cole makes plans in secret for Bishop's upcoming "non-birthday". | ||||||
8 | "And the Envelope Please" | Ernest Dickerson | William N. Fordes | July 1, 2006 | 3.26[7] | |
Bishop and Cole's investigation uncovers more than a simple misunderstanding in the brutal murder of a nightclub DJ. While Bishop is helping his brother adjust to life after prison Cole continues to work on his wife's unsolved murder. |
Reception
The Evidence has an average score of 40/100 on
Alessandra Stanley, television critic for The New York Times, was not as fond of The Evidence. Among the first things she mentions is that with the show being set in San Francisco there are no Asian or gay characters, not even in the background of crowd shots of the first episode. Despite being filmed in San Francisco Stanley found the show to be "no more representative than the 1970s cop show The Streets of San Francisco and might as well be set in Chicago or Kansas City." Stanley described the characters as the "too familiar" tormented guy with his buddy for comic relief.[12]
Tim Goodman of the
References
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 03/20/06 THROUGH 03/26/06" (Press release). ABC Medianet. March 28, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 03/27/06 THROUGH 04/02/06" (Press release). ABC Medianet. April 4, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 04/03/06 THROUGH 04/09/06" (Press release). ABC Medianet. April 11, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 04/10/06 THROUGH 04/16/06" (Press release). ABC Medianet. April 18, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 06/05/06 THROUGH 06/11/06" (Press release). ABC Medianet. June 13, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 06/12/06 THROUGH 06/18/06" (Press release). ABC Medianet. June 20, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 06/26/06 THROUGH 07/02/06" (Press release). ABC Medianet. July 5, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- deWolf Smith, Nancy (March 17, 2006). "Agents of Mystery". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ Goodale, Gloria (March 17, 2006). "Tubegazing: The Evidence". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ Shales, Tom (March 22, 2006). "Evidence: An Airtight Case; Heist: Unbelievable Rip-Off". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ Stanley, Alessandra (March 22, 2010). "Dougray Scott and Orlando Jones Are Stars in 2 New Crime Series". The New York Times. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ Goodman, Tim (March 20, 2006). "The Evidence is clear: ABC's new crime series not worth serving time". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
External links
- The Evidence at IMDb