show description:


Jill Hennessy (NBC’s “Law & Order”) marked her return to series television last season starring in TV’s top rated new drama for 2001-2002 as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, a sexy, smart and fearless Boston medical examiner with a checkered career -- and a penchant for going beyond the call of duty to investigate crimes.

After striking out in Los Angeles, the headstrong Jordan returned to her Boston hometown and her former job with the Massachusetts State Coroner’s Office, reuniting with her ex-cop father, Max (Ken Howard, “The White Shadow”), who’s still haunted by the unsolved murder of his wife (who was Jordan’s mother). This tragic incident shapes Jordan’s empathy with the voiceless victims she encounters as she channels her inner anger towards piecing together complex murder cases that have been hidden, shoved aside -- or conveniently forgotten.

Jordan gains a measure of support from her erratic boss, Dr. Garret Macy (Miguel Ferrer, “Traffic”) -- who has his own personal issues. Other colleagues helping her on the job are forensic entomologist “Bug” (Ravi Kapoor, “Gideon’s Crossing”), grief counselor Lily Lebowski (Kathryn Hahn) and criminalist Nigel (Steve Valentine, “The Muse”).

Lorraine Toussaint (“Any Day Now”) joins the cast in the sophomore season (2002-2003) as Jordan’s nemesis, Elaine Duchamps, a sophisticated medical examiner brought in by the DA’s department. Also returning is Jerry O’Connell (“Jerry Maguire”) as detective Woody Hoyt, a naïve Wisconsin native who’s determined to do his job properly while earning Jordan’s trust in the process.

Love the show...not sure why it's under sci-fi though...I mean it is a drama, not sci-fi at all. Whateva, anyway just wanted to say the show isn't going to air until mid-season since Jill Hennessey is going to be having her first child. Congrats!