8.2 /10 1 Votes
8.6/10 TV Created by Graham Yost Composer(s) Steve Porcaro Original language(s) English Language English | 7.9/10 IMDb Genre Police procedural Starring see below Country of origin United States First episode date 15 March 2007 Network NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Jeff Goldblum, Madeleine Stowe, Dov Davidoff, Linda Park, Matt Craven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Raines is a crime drama television series that ran from March 15, 2007 to April 27, 2007 on NBC in the United States. The show premiered as a mid-season replacement, as well as airing on CH in Canada, TV3 in Ireland, ITV3 in the UK, and on Network Ten in Australia.
Contents
The series focused on Michael Raines (Jeff Goldblum), a 'mentally haunted' LAPD detective, who interacts with imaginary manifestations of dead crime victims in order to solve criminal cases. Raines must deal with his unique, unintentional method, as it causes problems with his co-workers and in his personal life.
The first two episodes aired on Thursday nights (March 15 and March 22) at 10:00 PM Eastern Time during the time slot normally occupied by ER. The third episode aired eight days later, taking up its regular Friday at 9:00 PM time slot.
On May 14, 2007, NBC announced its schedule for the 2007-2008 television season. Raines was left off this list, and was officially cancelled.
Cast and characters
Mykelti Williamson appeared in a cameo role, in the pilot episode, as Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith, a role he originated on the 2002-03 NBC-TV series Boomtown, also conceived by Raines creator Graham Yost, and set in Los Angeles.
Luis Guzmán was originally cast in the role of Charlie Lincoln, but after the pilot was shot, he was replaced by Malik Yoba. NBC then asked that the producers re-shoot the scenes in which he appeared.
Episodes
A script entitled "Every Picture Tells a Story" was written but not filmed; this would have been episode production number 108.
U.S. television ratings
Weekly rankings based on Fast National ratings.
For the season, the show came in #83, with 6.7 million viewers.
Releases
Though the series has never been released to DVD, all 7 episodes are available for digital download from iTunes and Amazon. The episodes can also be streamed through Hulu.