Chase (2010 TV series)

Chase
Genre	Police procedural Drama
Created by	Jennifer Johnson
Starring	Kelli Giddish Cole Hauser Amaury Nolasco Rose Rollins Jesse Metcalfe
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	18 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jennifer Johnson Jerry Bruckheimer Jonathan Littman
Running time	42 minutes
Production company(s)	Warner Bros. Television Jerry Bruckheimer Television Bonanza Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20) – May 21, 2011 (2011-05-21)
External links
Website

Chase (known as Jerry Bruckheimer's Chase in the UK) is an American police procedural drama television series created by Jennifer Johnson for the NBC network.^[1] The series follows a U.S. Marshals fugitive-apprehension team, based out of Houston, Texas. Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnson serve as executive producers for the one-hour drama.^[2] The series originally aired on Mondays at 10:00 pm ET/9:00 pm CT and premiered on September 20, 2010. After the mid-season break, Chase returned on Wednesdays at 9:00 pm ET/8:00 pm CT^[3] On October 19, 2010, the network ordered a full season consisting of 22 episodes,^[4] but this order was cut to 18 in December.^[5] On February 3, 2011, the show was put on "a hiatus" with no plan regarding the remaining episodes.^[6] On April 6, 2011, NBC announced the remaining five episodes would be broadcast on Saturday nights beginning on April 23, 2011.^[7]

Premise

Main article: List of Chase episodes

Chase revolves around Annie Frost (Kelli Giddish), a U.S. Marshal, and her high-priority fugitive-apprehension team that track down dangerous criminals in South Texas.

Cast

• Kelli Giddish as Annie Nolan Frost
• Cole Hauser as Jimmy Godfrey
• Amaury Nolasco as Marco Martinez
• Rose Rollins as Daisy Ogbaa (episodes 1-16)
• Jesse Metcalfe as Luke Watson

U.S. television ratings

Season	Episode	Timeslot	Season premiere	Season finale	TV Season	Ranking	Viewers (in millions)
1st	18	Mondays 10:00 p.m. Wednesdays 9:00 p.m. Saturdays 8:00 pm	September 20, 2010	May 21, 2011	2010-2011	#84[8]	6.45

Development and production

NBC picked up the script penned by Jennifer Johnson with a put pilot commitment in September 2009.^[2] Johnson will serve as an executive producer, along with Jerry Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman. David Nutter was signed to direct the pilot.^[9]

Casting announcements began the second week of February 2010. Rose Rollins was first to be cast, in the role of Daisy Ogbaa, the team's weapon specialist.^[10] This was followed quickly by the announcements of the casting of Jesse Metcalfe as Luke Watson, a Marshal from Washington, D.C.,^[11] and Cole Hauser, as an experienced ex-cop who co-heads the apprehension team.^[12] Amaury Nolasco came on board a few days later to portray veteran cop Marco Martinez.^[13]

The role of the show's central character, Annie Frost, was offered to actresses Maria Bello, Tea Leoni, and Christina Applegate.^[14] The producers were seeking a "strong female lead actress" for the role of Frost.^[14] Eventually Kelli Giddish landed the female lead role in late February.^[15] The show is primarily set in Houston, Texas episode 2 onward.

The pilot takes place in Houston, Texas and was shot in Dallas and Anna, Texas in March.^[16] NBC ordered Chase to series on May 10, 2010.^[17] The series will continue to be filmed in the Dallas area.^[18][19]

On December 3, 2010 the episode order for Chase was cut from 22 to 18.^[5]

Reception

The show has received mixed reviews from critics, gaining a 48 out of 100 from a review aggregator site Metacritic.^[20] TV ratings site TV by the Numbers lists the show as "certain to be cancelled".^[21]

Broadcasts

Chase premiered on September 20, 2010. On November 15, 2010 it was announced that Chase would be moving to Wednesdays at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central beginning in January. On February 3, 2011 NBC pulled Chase from its schedule to be replaced with Minute to Win It.^[22]

On July 26, 2010, Sky Living secured the rights to air Chase in the United Kingdom. The show will be called Jerry Bruckheimer's Chase and it will be broadcast in the UK, and is expected to start airing in August 2011.^[23] Chase was simulcast in Canada on Citytv.^[24]

References

1. ^ Fernandez, Maria Elena (2010-02-26). "Pilot Season: First look at NBC's 2010 drama pilots". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/02/pilot-season-first-look-at-nbcs-2010-drama-pilots.html. Retrieved 2009-05-23. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Andreeva, Nellie (2009-09-08). "NBC snags Bruckheimer pilot". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i087771e1f666036439ea2bc2f47e0054. Retrieved 2009-05-23. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "NBC Announces 2010-2011 Series Premiere Dates for Fall 2010". The Futon Critic. July 15, 2010. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/07/15/nbc-announces-series-premiere-dates-for-fall-2010-schedule/20100715nbc01/. Retrieved July 31, 2010. 
4. ^ "NBC Orders Full-Season Pickups for New Drama "Chase" and for Returning "Chuck"" (Press release). NBC via thefutoncritic.com. October 19, 2010. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/10/19/nbc-orders-full-season-pickups-for-new-drama-chase-and-for-returning-chuck-911415/20101019nbc03/. Retrieved October 19, 2010. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Hibberd, James (December 3, 2010). "NBC Cuts 'Chase' Order". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/live-feed/nbc-cuts-chase-order-56038. Retrieved December 3, 2010. 
6. ^ The "Chase" is Over: NBC Pulls Show from Schedule, Zap2It.com, February 3, 2011
7. ^ "NBC revives Chase on saturday nights beginning April 23". April 6, 2011. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/04/06/nbc-revives-chase-on-saturday-nights-beginning-april-23-867111/9211/. Retrieved April 7, 2011. 
8. ^ "NBC Series Ranking". http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/01/2010-11-season-broadcast-primetime-show-viewership-averages/94407/. 
9. ^ Adalian, Josef (2010-01-11). "Exclusive: Bruckheimer Snags 'Smallville' Director David Nutter". The Wrap. http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/exclusive-bruckheimer-lands-smallville-director-david-nutter-new-nbc-pilot-12769. Retrieved 2009-05-23. 
10. ^ "Development Update: Tuesday, February 9". The Futon Critic. 2010-02-09. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/02/09/development-update-tuesday-february-9/8521/. Retrieved 2009-05-23. 
11. ^ "Development Update: Wednesday, February 10". The Futon Critic. 2010-02-10. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/02/10/development-update-wednesday-february-10/8522/. Retrieved 2009-06-16. 
12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2010-02-10). "Freddy Rodriguez joins CBS' 'Chaos'". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/freddy-rodriguez-joins-cbs-chaos-20538. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
13. ^ "Development Update: Friday, February 12". The Futon Critic. 2010-02-12. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/02/12/development-update-friday-february-12/8525/. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
14. ^ ^{a b} Andreeva, Nellie (2010-01-26). "Select group of actors on pilot wish lists". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/select-group-actors-pilot-wish-19987. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
15. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2010-02-23). "'Past Life' actress to star in NBC's 'Chase'". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/past-life-actress-star-nbcs-21010. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
16. ^ O'Connell, Joe (February 10, 2010). "Two more TV pilots set to shoot in Dallas". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-midland_0212gd.State..278bcc1.html. Retrieved June 23, 2010. 
17. ^ "NBC Picks Up New Drama Series 'Chase,' From Jerry Bruckheimer, For 2010-11 Season" (Press release). NBC Universal. 2009-05-10. http://www.nbc.com/news/2010/05/10/nbc-picks-up-new-drama-series-chase-from-jerry-bruckheimer-for-2010-11-season/. Retrieved 2009-05-23. 
18. ^ Szalai, Georg (May 26, 2010). "Three new broadcast series to shoot in Texas". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/three-new-broadcast-series-shoot-24034. Retrieved December 4, 2010. 
19. ^ Maurstad, Tom; O'Connell, Joe (May 27, 2010). "TV series discover 'whatever look you need, it's here' in Dallas area". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/052710dngddallastv.929df54.html. Retrieved June 22, 2010. 
20. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/tv/chase/season-1
21. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/25/nbc-the-cape-outsourced-fall-between-the-cancellation-bear-and-chuck-harrys-law-parenthood/80048 NBC: 'The Cape,' 'Outsourced' Fall Between The Cancellation Bear And 'Chuck,' 'Harry's Law,' & 'Parenthood'
22. ^ Hibberd, James (February 3, 2011). "NBC pulls 'Chase' from schedule". Entertainment Weekly. http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/02/03/chase-cancelle/. Retrieved February 4, 2011. 
23. ^ Sweney, Mark (July 26, 2010). "Living TV buys Nikita and Chase". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jul/26/living-tv-nikita-chase. Retrieved July 26, 2010. 
24. ^ "Citytv Premiere Week Programming Highlights -Monday, September 20 – Sunday, September 26" (Press release). Rogers Media. September 16, 2010. http://www.rogersmediatv.ca/pr_detail.php?id=203. Retrieved February 10, 2010. 

External links

• Chase on Wikia
• Official website
• Chase at the Internet Movie Database
• Chase at TV.com