- Close to Home (2005 TV series)
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Close To Home 
Format Crime/Legal drama Created by Jim Leonard Starring Jennifer Finnigan
Kimberly Elise
Christian Kane
John Carroll Lynch
David James Elliott
Cress Williams
Jon SedaCountry of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 44 (List of episodes) Production Running time 60 minutes Broadcast Original channel CBS Picture format 480i (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV)Original run October 4, 2005 – May 11, 2007 Close to Home is an American crime-drama television series co-produced by Warner Bros. Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television for CBS. While in pre-production the series was known as American Crime.[1] It first aired from October 4, 2005 to May 11, 2007 and starred actress Jennifer Finnigan as Annabeth Chase, a Deputy Prosecutor for Marion County, Indiana. Created by Jim Leonard, the series was primarily filmed in Southern California. The score composer was Michael A. Levine.
On May 16, 2007, the series was officially canceled by CBS.[2]
Contents
Plot
Main article: List of Close to Home episodesAnnabeth Chase is a criminal prosecutor with a near perfect conviction record. Throughout the series, she lost only one case, in the first season's second-to-last episode. She also lost her first case against a corrupt cop named Veeder in the second season's third-to-last episode. She was married to a construction worker, Jack Chase (Christian Kane), and has an infant daughter, Hailey Chase.
The show revolves around her balancing her career and family life, as a prosecutor in the city of Indianapolis.
First season
In the pilot episode, Chase returns from a 12-week maternity leave to find herself with a new boss, Maureen Scofield (Kimberly Elise), who has been promoted instead of her. Maureen is a no-nonsense, workaholic woman who admires Chase's dedication to her family and her personal life. Above her is County Prosecutor Steve Sharpe (John Carroll Lynch). Chase wins the first case she prosecutes upon her return to work: an abusive husband is sentenced to 25 years in jail without parole.
Second season
Annabeth returns to work four months after her husband was killed by a drunk driver on the first season finale. Annabeth's coming to terms with her husband's death, her grief, and her struggle to return to normalcy coupled with the guilt and trials of being a single parent are recurring themes throughout the season.
Annabeth and Maureen also face a new boss, Chief Deputy Prosecutor James Conlon (David James Elliott), who has just arrived from New York, and whose methods appear to the two prosecutors to be too forceful and sometimes unethical.
Near the end of the season, Conlon attempts an attorney general campaign which is derailed as police corruption is discovered, resulting in several prosecutions. Scofield is assassinated as a result of these prosecutions. The season (and series) ends with Chase successfully prosecuting Scofield's assassin.
Cast
- Jennifer Finnigan – Annabeth Chase
- Kimberly Elise – Maureen Scofield
- Christian Kane – Jack Chase (Season 1)
- John Carroll Lynch – Steve Sharpe (Season 1)
- Jon Seda – Ray Blackwell (Season 2)
- Cress Williams – Detective Ed Williams (Season 2)
- David James Elliott – James Conlon (Season 2)
Recurring roles
- Bruce Davison – Defense Attorney Doug Hellman
U.S. Nielsen Ratings
Season Episodes Premiere Finale Viewers
(million)Rank 18-49 demographic Season 1 22 October 4, 2005 May 19, 2006 10.41[3] #45[3] 2.8/8[3] Season 2 22 September 22, 2006 May 11, 2007 10.30[4] #41[4] 2.5/8[4] Despite earning high ratings for what is perceived as the Friday night death slot and ranking higher than most of its competition in the same slot, the show was still cancelled after only 2 seasons.
International broadcasting
Country Title Station Premiere 
ArgentinaClose to Home telefe 2006 
AustraliaClose to Home Nine Network
13th Street2006
November,2009
AustriaClose to Home ORF 1 April 13, 2007 
BelgiumClose to Home VijfTV June 8, 2006 
BrazilEm Nome da Justiça (on SBT, Portuguese for In Name of Justice; Warner Channel uses the original title) Warner Channel and SBT (dubbed) November 7, 2005 
BulgariaВ опасна близост (Latin alphabet: V Opasna Blizost) Nova Television (Season 1)
Diema 2 (Repeats of Season 1 and premieres of Season 2)Season 1 - 2006
Season 2 - 2009
CanadaClose to Home
Juste CauseCTV
Séries +
CroatiaBlizu doma HRT2 
Czech RepublicZločiny ze sousedství (Crimes from Neighbourhood) TV Prima 2007 
Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaClose to Home OBN 2008 
EstoniaKurjuse kannul Kanal 2 2009 
FinlandKodinpuolustaja MTV3 
FranceClose to Home - Juste cause TF1 and TMC September 6, 2006 
GermanyClose to Home VOX 9 February 2007 
GreeceΑναζητώντας την Αλήθεια (Seeking Truth) Star Channel 
IrelandClose to Home RTÉ One 
Israelקרוב לבית (Karov LaBait; lit. Close to Home) Xtra HOT, HOT family 2006 
ItalyClose to Home - Giustizia ad ogni costo RaiDue 11 June 2007 
JamaicaClose To Home Television Jamaica 2008 
JapanOnna Kensatsukan: Anabesu Cheisu
女検察官 アナベス･チェイス
(Female Criminal Prosecutor: Annabeth Chase)Super! drama TV[5] August 11, 2010 (Season 1)
February 9, 2011 (Season 2)Latin America Close to Home Warner Channel 
LithuaniaArti Namų LNK 
MalaysiaClose to Home RTM 2 2008 
The NetherlandsClose to Home SBS 6 September 13, 2007 
New ZealandClose to Home TV One 
NorwayClose to Home TV3 
PhilippinesClose to Home C/S on RPN[6] 
PolandKrok od domu TVN December 19, 2006 
PortugalPerto de Casa FOX, RTP2 November 17, 2008 
SlovakiaV tieni zločinu (In the shadow of crime) Markíza 
SloveniaZločini pred domačim pragom POP TV 
South AfricaSABC 2 
South Korea클로스 투 홈 (RR: Keulloseu tu Hom, MR: K'ŭllosŭ t'u Hom; vocal transliteration of the English title Close to Home) On Style 
SwedenTV3 
Switzerland (Italian)TSI1 
Spain
CataloniaFiscal Chase
Fiscal ChaseFox
TV3October 2006
January 9, 2006
ThailandClose to Home True Series September 28, 2006 
TurkeyMymax March 23, 2007 
United Arab EmiratesClose to Home Dubai One February 10, 2009 
United KingdomClose to Home Living and Ftn January 23, 2006 References
- ^ "Pilots Land Holly, 'Mad Black Woman' Star Elise". Zap2it.com. April 8, 2005. Archived from the original on November 13, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20051113045900/tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C94591%7C1%7C,00.html. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- ^ 2007 Cancelled Shows: CBS Cancels Several Series » TV Series Finale
- ^ a b c "05/06 series". The Hollywood Reporter. May 26, 2006. Archived from the original on December 8, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20061208201731/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002576393. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
- ^ a b c "06/07 series". The Hollywood Reporter. May 25, 2007. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070528062839/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
- ^ Super! drama TV | Close to Home / 女検察官アナベス・チェイス (Japanese)
- ^ Philippine TV Schedule for Close to Home
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