Medical Investigation

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Medical Investigation
Created by Jason Horwitch
Starring Neal McDonough
Kelli Williams
Christopher Gorham
Anna Belknap
Troy Winbush
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 20 {List of episodes)
Production
Running time 60 min.
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run September 9, 2004 – March 25, 2005
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Medical Investigation is an American Medical drama television series that began September 9, 2004, on NBC. It ran for twenty one hour-long episodes before being cancelled in 2005. The series was co-produced by Paramount Television (now CBS Paramount Television) and NBC Universal Television Studio (now Universal Media Studios).

The series featured the cases of an elite team of medical experts of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) who investigate serious public-health problems, such as sudden outbreaks of serious diseases. Medical investigative duties 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.

The series exists in the same television universe as Third Watch and, by extension ER. A special two-part crossover event aired on February 18, 2005, establishing the television-universe connection by featuring the Third Watch and Medical Investigation teams working together.

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[edit] Characters

  • 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.
  • Troy Winbush plays Frank Powell; a highly skilled medical investigator who has been friends with Connor for sometime. Previously served in the US Navy.
  • Anna Belknap plays Eva Rossi; the team's media liaison who prevents the teams investigations from causing public panic.

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Medical Investigation episodes

[edit] Broadcasters

[edit] Rebroadcasts

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.