Medical Investigation (original) (raw)
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2004 American TV series or program
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| Genre | Medical drama |
| Created by | Jason Horwitch |
| Starring | Neal McDonough Kelli Williams Christopher Gorham Anna Belknap Troy Winbush |
| Composer | Danny Lux |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Executive producers | Bob Cooper Scott Vila Steven Long Mitchell Craig W. Van Sickle Laurence Andries Michelle Ashford |
| Producers | David Graziano Mark M. Dodson Erin Maher Kay Reindl Jill Danton |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Landscape Television NBC Universal Television Studio Paramount Network Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09) –March 25, 2005 (2005-03-25) |
| Related | |
| Third Watch ER |
Medical Investigation is an American medical drama television series that began September 9, 2004, on NBC. It ran for 20 one-hour episodes before its cancellation on March 25, 2005. The series was co-produced by Paramount Network Television and NBC Universal Television Studio.
The series featured the cases of an elite team of medical experts of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) who investigate unusual public health crises, such as sudden outbreaks of serious and mysterious diseases. In actuality, medical investigative duties in the United States are normally the responsibility of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local health departments, while the NIH is primarily a disease-research and -theory organization.
- Neal McDonough plays Dr. Stephen Connor; the leader of the team whose medical career has separated him from his family. Connor was previously a captain in the US Army, and fought in the Gulf War.
- Kelli Williams plays Dr. Natalie Durant; an expert in pathology and epidemiology, who often questions Connor, although serving as the team's second-in-command.
- Christopher Gorham plays Dr. Miles McCabe; the newest and youngest member of the team; frequently tries to prove his worth.
- Anna Belknap plays Eva Rossi; the team's media liaison who prevents the team's investigations from causing public panic.
- Troy Winbush plays Frank Powell; a highly skilled medical investigator who has been friends with Connor for sometime. Previously served in the US Navy.
The USA Network began running reruns on January 6, 2005, in what is called a "repurposed" broadcast. It is, however, no different from the original broadcasts. High definition reruns of the show are being broadcast on the Universal HD channel. In January 2007 the series began airing on NBC Universal's mystery and crime-themed cable channel, Sleuth.