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CBS | NBC | Release Date: January 3, 2005

Starring: David Cubitt, Miguel Sandoval, Jake Weber, Patricia Arquette, Sofia Vassilieva, Maria Lark

Summary: Patricia Arquette stars as a young wife and mother who, since childhood, has been struggling to make sense of her dreams and visions of dead people.

Allison DuBois (Arquette) is a strong-willed young mother of three, a devoted wife and law student who begins to suspect that she can talk to dead people, see the future in her dreams, andPatricia Arquette stars as a young wife and mother who, since childhood, has been struggling to make sense of her dreams and visions of dead people.

Allison DuBois (Arquette) is a strong-willed young mother of three, a devoted wife and law student who begins to suspect that she can talk to dead people, see the future in her dreams, and read people's thoughts. Fearing for her mental health, she turns for support to her husband Joe (Jake Weber), an aerospace engineer, who slowly comes to believe that what his wife is telling him just might be true. The real challenge is convincing her boss, D.A. Devalos (Miguel Sandoval) -- and the other doubters in the criminal justice system -- that her psychic abilities can give them the upper hand when it comes to solving violent and horrific crimes whose mysteries often reside with those who live beyond the grave.

Sofia Vassilieva and Maria Lark also star as Ariel and Bridgette, the eldest two DuBois children. David Cubitt stars as Detective Lee Scanlon, who Allison often works with on cases.

During season three Joe lost his job, and he developed an invention during season four that led him to a new job opportunity. At the end of season three, Allison's abilities were discovered by the public, causing Devalos to be removed from his position as the D.A. and Allison to lose her job. Season four saw Allison finding a new working partner, while she still sometimes worked with Scanlon and helped Devalos in an effort to get his job back. At the end of season four, Devalos reclaimed his position as the D.A. of Phoenix and hired Allison to work for him once again. The program's fifth season saw Allison returning to the D.A.'s office, her powers more interesting and varied than ever. With her secret out in the open, Allison gained some unique opportunities, but also sometimes had to work to fend off requests for things such as private readings

At the end of the 2008-09 season, NBC canceled Medium, but CBS (which produces the series) announced that it was picking it up.

NBC Broadcast History
Seasons 1 and 2: Mondays, 10:00pm
Season 3: Wednesdays, 10:00pm
Seasons 4 and 5: Mondays, 10:00pm

CBS Broadcast History
Season 6: Fridays, 9:00pm… Expand

Creator: Glenn Gordon Caron

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Suspense

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S7:E13. Me Without You
Air Date: January 21, 2011
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S7:E12. Labor Pains
Air Date: January 14, 2011
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S7:E11. Only Half Lucky
Air Date: January 7, 2011

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90

Washington Post

Tom Shales

Jul 16, 2013

Season 1 Review: You may groan at the premise -- a young woman helps the police solve crimes through use of her psychic intuition -- but it's brought off with so much storytelling skill and so few voguish gimmicks that it might as well be the first show of its kind. [3 Jan 2005]

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Newsday

Verne Gay

Season 5 Review: Get beyond that preposterous premise outlined above, and you've got a solid piece of prime-time entertainment. This show knows what it is, and knows exactly what the core audience expects. Read full review

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Houston Chronicle

Mike McDaniel

Jun 18, 2013

Season 1 Review: 'Medium' is manipulative filmmaking, but it works. [2 Jan 2005]

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Newark Star-Ledger

Alan Sepinwall

Season 5 Review: In an episode like next week's, in which Allison spots the ghost of a recently deceased man watching a murder, the twistiness works; in one like tonight's, featuring a complicated web of affairs, betrayals and possible reincarnations, things become so tangled that the story and Arquette can't keep up. Read full review

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Boston Herald

Sarah Rodman

Jul 16, 2013

Season 1 Review: Though the tragic-comedy tone is intriguing if a little askew in the pilot, the bigger problem looming ahead is the show's static formula. [3 Jan 2005]

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Los Angeles Times

Robert Lloyd

Jul 16, 2013

Season 1 Review: It is, to be fair, watchable enough, if watched uncritically, and not without flashes of high craft; art and inspiration are a little beyond its grasp. [3 Jan 2005]

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New York Post

Linda Stasi

Jul 16, 2013

Season 1 Review: It never rises above the mediocre level, although it certainly sinks below it occasionally. [3 Jan 2005]

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Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2010
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  S7:E13. Me Without You
  Air Date: January 21, 2011
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  S7:E12. Labor Pains
  Air Date: January 14, 2011
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  S7:E11. Only Half Lucky
  Air Date: January 7, 2011
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  S7:E10. Blood on the Tracks
  Air Date: December 3, 2010
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  S7:E9. The People in Your Neighborhood
  Air Date: November 19, 2010
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  S7:E8. Smoke Damage
  Air Date: November 12, 2010
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  S7:E7. Native Tongue
  Air Date: November 5, 2010
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  S7:E6. Where Were You When...?
  Air Date: October 29, 2010
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  S7:E5. Talk to the Hand
  Air Date: October 22, 2010
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  S7:E4. How to Kill a Good Guy
  Air Date: October 15, 2010
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  S7:E3. Means and Ends
  Air Date: October 8, 2010
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  S7:E2. The Match Game
  Air Date: October 1, 2010
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  S7:E1. Bring Your Daughter to Work Day
  Air Date: September 24, 2010
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2009
Season 5

70
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: February 2, 2009
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: January 7, 2008
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: November 15, 2006
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 19, 2005
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 3, 2005