| RAISING THE BAR (TNT)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
9/1/08
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12/24/09
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STATUS:
canceled/ended (2009-2010 season) |
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S):
2 (25 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air) |
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
confirmed as canceled on 11/30/09 |
DESCRIPTION:
(from TNT's press release, May 2009) This summer, court will be back in session with the return of this emotionally powerful legal drama from Emmy-winning producer Steven Bochco. The series follows the cases and lives of young lawyers who work on opposite sides the public defender's office and the district attorney's office as well as those who sit in judgment on their cases. Mark-Paul Gosselaar (NYPD Blue) stars as idealistic defender Jerry Kellerman, while Gloria Reuben (ER) plays his passionate and protective boss, Rosalind Whitman. And Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle) plays imperious Judge Trudy Kessler, who has dreams of becoming the next district attorney. Co-starring in the series are Teddy Sears (Ugly Betty), Natalia Cigliuti (All My Children), Melissa Sagemiller (Sleeper Cell), Currie Graham (Boston Legal), J. August Richards (Conviction) and Jonathan Scarfe (Into the West). RAISING THE BAR not only looks at courtroom battles but also the relationships among people on different sides, from the public defender trying to deal with her abusive, drug-addicted husband to the African-American assistant district attorney determined not to let himself be viewed as a racial token, from the judge who pushes the legal envelope in order to secure her political future to the legal aide who does everything he can to hide his homosexuality. When it premiered last September, RAISING THE BAR was watched by 8.6 million viewers, ad-supported cable's largest audience ever for a new series launch. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Currie Graham as Nick Balco
· Gloria Reuben as Rosalind Whitman
· J. August Richards as Marcus McGrath
· Jane Kaczmarek as Trudy Kessler
· Jonathan Scarfe as Charlie Sagansky
· Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Jerry Kellerman
· Melissa Sagemiller as Michelle Earnhardt
· Natalia Cigliuti as Roberta "Bobbi" Gilardi
· Teddy Sears as Richard Patrick Woolsley
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CREW INFORMATION:
· David Feige as CRTR
· Jesse Bochco as DIR (Pilot)
· Steven Bochco as CRTR/EP
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· ABC Studios
· Steven Bochco Productions
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