| Medical Investigation | |
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| Format | Medical Drama |
| Created by | Jason Horwitch |
| Starring | Neal McDonough Kelli Williams Christopher Gorham Anna Belknap Troy Winbush |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | September 9, 2004 – March 25, 2005 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | 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 being cancelled in 2005. The series was co-produced by Paramount Television (now CBS Television Distribution) and NBC Universal Television Studio (the former controls US distribution rights, while the latter distributes outside the US).
The series features 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 (both are owned by Warner Bros. Television and John Wells). 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 in MI's Episode 17: "Half Life" and Third Watch's Episode 16 of the sixth season: "In the Family Way". The story was about a series of Marburg virus cases in New York.
In the UK, Five's digital channel Five USA are showing the series daily at 6pm from the 2nd November 2009.
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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 team's investigations from causing public panic.
Episodes
Broadcasters
- Australia - Network Ten
- Belgium - VT4
- Brazil - Warner Channel (cable) and SBT (free-to-air)
- Croatia - Nova TV
- Czech - TV Nova
- Denmark - TV2
- Estonia - Kanal 2
- Finland - Nelonen
- France - M6, then W9, under the title "NIH : alertes médicales"
- Germany - ProSieben
- Hungary - TV2 (Hungary)
- Ireland - Sci Fi
- Italy - Fox, RAI
- Japan - Fox
- Malaysia - STAR World and TV3
- Middle East - MBC Action
- Netherlands - SBS6, Veronica
- New Zealand - TV3
- Norway - TV2
- Norway - TV2 Zebra
- Philippines - RPN 9, Star World
- Poland - TVN Siedem
- Portugal - Sony Entertainment Television
- Republic of Macedonia - Local Televisions
- Slovakia - TV Markíza
- Spain - Telecinco
- Sweden - TV4 Plus
- Turkey - MyMax
- UK - Five, Sci Fi
- Ukraine - Inter
- USA - NBC
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.
External links
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