| Smith | |
|---|---|
| Format | Crime Drama |
| Starring | Ray Liotta Virginia Madsen Jonny Lee Miller Simon Baker Franky G Amy Smart Chris Bauer Lisa Vidal Shohreh Aghdashloo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (4 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 57 minutes (Pilot) 43 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | September 19 – October 3, 2006 |
Smith is an American television drama that premiered on September 16, 2006 at 10:00 PM ET on CBS and on September 18, 2006 on CTV in Canada. Created by John Wells, the show follows a group of professional thieves who struggle to keep their work separate from the rest of their lives.
The leader of the group Bobby Stevens (played by Ray Liotta) seeks to end his criminal ways after a few more big scores. His plan is not successful and his wife Hope (Virginia Madsen) becomes suspicious. Bobby has a day job as a salesman for a paper cup manufacturer, which allows him to travel frequently. Each episode portrays a heist or preparation for other jobs the thieves plan to undertake. Ongoing subplots examine each of the characters' double lives, a necessity in order to stay one step ahead of the authorities and shield their families.
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In the pilot episode the team's electronics expert Shawn (Mike Doyle) is fatally wounded by the Pittsburgh Police after the crew robs the fictional Tanner museum (actual Mellon Institute) in Annie's hometown of Pittsburgh and escapes with a dramatic downtown chase scene, complete with diversionary explosions, and switching to a speedboat at the Lawrence Center and PNC Park. Tom's former jail mate Marley (Elden Henson) is hired to replace him in the fourth episode.
On the other side of the law, FBI Agent Dodd is in charge of a team responsible for tracking down Smith and his crew.
Though critically acclaimed, it was canceled on October 6 after only three airings, becoming the first new show of the 2006-07 television season to get canceled.[1] The medical drama 3 lbs replaced it and was also canceled after three episodes.
In the UK, the show was also scheduled to be seen during the 2006 season, on ITV4.[2] ITV4 rebroadcast the series in March 2007. It was later shown on Hallmark in August 2007 with all seven episodes airing.
All 7 episodes of Smith, including the 4 episodes that never aired on CBS, were put on the network's Innertube broadband video section for a few weeks. Warner Bros. Television made all 7 episodes (with a synopsis for the plotted 8th through 12th episodes) available via digital download in November 2006 on Apple's iTunes Store, AOL, and Amazon.
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | Production Code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Christopher Chulack | John Wells | September 19, 2006 | 276010 | 11.00[3] |
| 2 | "Two" | Christopher Chulack | John Wells | September 26, 2006 | 3T6001 | 9.67[4] |
| 3 | "Three" | Christopher Chulack | John Wells | October 3, 2006 | 3T6002 | 8.38[5] |
| 4 | "Four" | Stephen Cragg | Mark Rosner | N/A | 3T6003 | N/A |
| 5 | "Five" | Nelson McCormick | R. Scott Gemmill | N/A | 3T6004 | N/A |
| 6 | "Six" | Alex Zakrzewski | Frank Military | N/A | 3T6005 | N/A |
| 7 | "Seven" | Christopher Chulack | Theresa Rebeck | N/A | 3T6006 | N/A |