Body of Proof season 1 explained
| Season Number: | 1 |
| Bgcolour: | - 575757
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| Image Upright: | 1.15 |
| Network: | ABC |
| Num Episodes: | 9 |
| Next Season: | Season 2 |
| Episode List: | List of Body of Proof episodes |
The first season of Body of Proof, an American television series created by Christopher Murphey, commenced airing in the United States on March 29, 2011, concluded May 17, 2011, and consisted of 9 episodes. It follows the life and career of Dr. Megan Hunt, a medical examiner, once a neurosurgeon, who now works in Philadelphia's Medical Examiner's office after a car accident ended her neurosurgery career. Along with Hunt solving homicide cases are her colleagues, Nicholas Bishop as Peter Dunlop, Jeri Ryan as Dr. Kate Murphy, John Carroll Lynch and Sonja Sohn as Detectives Bud Morris and Samantha Baker and fellow medical examiners, Geoffrey Arend as Dr. Ethan Gross and Windell Middlebrooks as Dr. Curtis Brumfield. Mary Mouser plays Megan's daughter Lacey, Jeffrey Nordling plays her ex-husband Todd and Joanna Cassidy plays her mother Joan. All of whom she has a strained relationship with, one of the continuing stories throughout the season.
Body of Proofs first season aired in the United States (U.S.) on Tuesdays at 10:00 pm ET on ABC, a terrestrial television network. In the United Kingdom, the season premiered on July 19, 2011 at 9pm, and subsequently aired Tuesdays at 10 pm on Channel 5. It aired in Canada on Citytv and in Australia on Channel Seven. Body of Proof — The Complete First Season was released on DVD as a two-disc set on September 20, 2011 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment in Region 1, on November 5, 2012 in Region 2 and August 15, 2012 in Region 4.
Note that the episode list includes the names of the murderers (unlike normal Wikipedia episode lists).
Cast and characters
See main article: List of Body of Proof characters.
| Character | Portrayer | Appearances as main cast | Appearances as recurring cast |
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| | 6 episodes | |
| | 8 episodes | |
| | entire season | |
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| | | 5 episodes |
| | | 3 episodes |
| | | 2 episodes |
| Bill Parkson | | | 1 episode | |
Episodes
Ratings
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Series | No. in
Season | Episode Title | Air Date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating/Share (18–49) | Viewers (m) | Viewership Rank
Out of Top 25 |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | | Tuesday 10:00pm | 3.1/8 | 13.94 | 9[1] |
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| 2 | 2 | "Letting Go" | | Sunday 10:00pm | 2.0/5 | 8.49 | — |
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| 3 | 3 | "Helping Hand" | | Tuesdays
10:00pm | 2.4/6 | 11.15 | 16[2] |
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| 4 | 4 | "Talking Heads" | | 2.5/6 | 11.06 | 11[3] |
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| 5 | 5 | "Dead Man Walking" | | 2.4/6 | 11.37 | 7[4] |
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| 6 | 6 | "Society Hill" | | 2.2/6 | 11.86 | 7[5] |
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| 7 | 7 | "All in the Family" | | 2.0/5 | 10.20 | 18 [6] |
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| 8 | 8 | "Buried Secrets" | | 2.1/5 | 10.11 | 24[7] |
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| 9 | 9 | "Broken Home" | | 2.1/5 | 10.33 | 17[8] | |
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DVD release
| Body of Proof — The Complete First Season |
| Set details | Special features |
- 9 episodes
- 2-disc set
- English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
- Audio commentaries
- Spanish & French subtitles
| - Examining the Proof
- If Looks Could Kill
- Body of Goofs
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| Release dates |
| Region 1 | Region 2 |
| September 20, 2011 | November 5, 2012 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'American Idol,' NCAA B-Ball; 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Dancing with the Stars,' 'NCIS' ' Top Week 28 Viewing. https://web.archive.org/web/20110408064709/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/05/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-american-idol-ncaa-b-ball-greys-anatomy-dancing-with-the-stars-ncis-top-week-28-viewing/88270. dead. April 8, 2011. TV by the Numbers. Seidman. Robert. April 5, 2011. April 5, 2011.
- Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'American Idol,' NCAA B-Ball; 'NCIS,' 'Dancing with the Stars' Top Week 29 Viewing. https://web.archive.org/web/20110417015303/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/12/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-american-idol-ncaa-b-ball-ncis-dancing-with-the-stars-top-week-29-viewing/89074. dead. April 17, 2011. TV by the Numbers. Seidman. Robert. April 12, 2011. April 12, 2011.
- Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'American Idol,' 'NCIS,' 'Dancing with the Stars,' 'The Office' Top Week 30 Viewing. https://web.archive.org/web/20110427021612/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/19/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-american-idol-ncis-dancing-with-the-stars-the-office-top-week-30-viewing/89907. dead. April 27, 2011. TV by the Numbers. Seidman. Robert. April 19, 2011. April 19, 2011.
- Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'American Idol,' 'Glee,' 'Dancing with the Stars,' 'NCIS' Top Week 31 Viewing. https://web.archive.org/web/20110429165833/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/26/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-american-idol-glee-dancing-with-the-stars-ncis-top-week-31-viewing/90615. dead. April 29, 2011. TV by the Numbers. Seidman. Robert. April 26, 2011. April 26, 2011.
- Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'American Idol,' 'The Voice,' 'The Office,' 'Dancing with the Stars,' 'The Mentalist' Top Week 32 Viewing. https://web.archive.org/web/20110507021837/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/03/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-american-idol-the-voice-the-office-dancing-with-the-stars-the-mentalist-top-week-32-viewing/91270. dead. May 7, 2011. TV by the Numbers. Seidman. Robert. May 3, 2011. May 3, 2011.
- Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'American Idol,' 'The Voice,' 'Modern Family,' 'Dancing with the Stars,' 'NCIS' Top Week 33 Viewing. https://web.archive.org/web/20110512045257/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/10/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-american-idol-the-voice-modern-family-dancing-with-the-stars-ncis-top-week-33-viewing/92076/. dead. May 12, 2011. TV by the Numbers. Seidman. Robert. May 10, 2011. May 10, 2011.
- Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'American Idol,' 'The Voice,' 'Modern Family,' 'Dancing with the Stars,' 'NCIS' Top Week 34 Viewing. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520235826/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/17/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-american-idol-the-voice-modern-family-dancing-with-the-stars-ncis-top-week-34-viewing/92944/. dead. May 20, 2011. TV by the Numbers. Seidman. Robert. May 17, 2011. July 20, 2011.
- Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'American Idol,' 'Modern Family,' 'The Voice,' 'Dancing with the Stars,' 'NCIS' Top Week 35 Ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20110526185103/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/24/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-american-idol-modern-family-the-voice-dancing-with-the-stars-ncis-top-week-35-ratings/93714/. dead. May 26, 2011. TV by the Numbers. Seidman. Robert. May 24, 2011. July 20, 2011.
