Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that airs on NBC. It stars Jill Hennessy as a crime-solving medical examiner. A indicate utilizes an ensemble cast approach featuring a class action of Jordan's co-workfellow & detective assigned to the various shells. It was created by Tim Kring. Numbers of assume it to become the "modernized" version of the late 1970s hit NBC drama Quincy, M.E..

When you took the number one both seasons a series utilized a "gimmick" whereby Jordan & her retired-police-detective father (Ken Howard) would role-play the cases leading as much as that week's execution, which would exist as depicted by showing Hennessy swimming the a share of the victim or even suspect around a recreation of the scene. (the idethe existence that such role-swimming would allow Jordan to figure out a circumstances of the crime, a la a profiler. This element of a series was mostly dropped once Howard left the series as a regular.

Main Characters

Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh (Jill Hennessy), a immature, attractive medical examiner from either Boston who solves crimes during a course of her investigations. Jordan is emotionally scarred due to her mother's execution once she was the tike in the 1970s. Jordan's issues sustaining trust assure that good relationships don't have a risk by using her except for that of Woody Hoyt, the homicide detective that has stayed true to Jordan for Triad seasons, rendering around to her maverick investigation techniques. All the same, after Woody was shot in the quaternary year's finale Jordan was forced to confess her admittedly feelings for Woody. Dr. Garret Macy (Miguel Ferrer), Jordan's boss. Macy must treat sustaining Jordan's erratic behavior too when his confused private (he has the adolescent girl, Abby, however is divorced from either his married woman) & his have personal demons. Loft has an affinity for jazz. He's been known to will have romanticistic web by using Lily Lebowski, Renee Walcott, Charlie Davis, & plainly, his ex-ex, Maggie Warner.

Supporting Cast

Mahesh “Bug” Vijayaraghavensatyanaryanamurthy (Ravi Kapoor), a brilliant however shy forensic entomologist from Liverpool. He has feelings for Lily however it aren't reciprocated. Bug & Nigel come better crony ill-omened gaga. Det. Framus (Sandra Bernhard) has been a recent aquisition to the revenant character listing, she calls him "Buggles" which Bug hates. Lily Lebowski (Kathryn Hahn), a good-hearted grief counselor working in the medical examiner's office. Lily & Attic utilized to become romantically required, however their getting relationship ended after Loft went back to his ex-ex for the brief period of time. Lily & Loft remained friends ever since. Lily is thought by Bug to even exist as adopted due to her blood group existence different thereto of her recently at peace mother. Nigel Townsend (Steve Valentine), a caring-cracking British criminologist often known for his dry humor and his cognition of all about from either coffee to cloth. Nigel ran out of the Royal Navy, in which he was a counter-intelligence officer. Nigel is besides thought to keep around feelings for Jordan, this is shown across his willingness to clean whatever she asks despite a possibility of losing his job as a consquence. He was besides never on speaking terms using his father world health organization however sleep in England until a bit of instance prior to a episode "Murder in the Rue Morgue" within which he mentioned to Jordan that he was glad that he & his father come back in touch & that he regets a fact that it weren't for therefore yearn. Detective Woody Hoyt (Jerry O'Connell), a police detective from Wisconsin who often works with Jordan on her cases. Woody is besides known to harbour romanticistic feelings for Jordan, world health organization resists, preferring friendly relationship because she is afraid & friendly relationship is safer, within her look at. Nonetheless, in Jordan's birthday ("Embraceable You", Year Four), Woody gave her a diamond ring, the gesture which--based on data from either Nigel--shows that Woody wants other from their relationship, however Jordan declines the ring. Premiered in the episode "Wrong Place, Wrong Time", he became the regular within Year Four. On the final episiode of year Iv (Go for it Click Fall) Woody was shot by the pig killer, he survived it & this prompted Jordan to tell Woody that she really is infatuated by owning him. This wwhen the super large step in the best counsel (the watch held by numerous fans) for their relationship however Woody turned her down, seeing her final declaration of romanticist feelings as pity like than avowedly feelings existence pushed to the surface by fear of losing Woody forever.

Recurring Characters
Max Cavanaugh (Ken Howard) - Jordan's ex-cop father, who disappeared in the finale of year Deuce-ace & reappeared in the episode "It Happened One Night" (recurring). Ken Howard's appearance in the show was changed from either regular cast to guest star. DA Renee Walcott (Susan Gibney) - The Da world health organization constantly clashed by having Jordan. She likewise got the romanticistic relationship by owning Garret Macy, however it ended after she experienced an affair by having her ex-ex & became pregnant (coincided by owning Susan Gibney's pregnancy). She returned late around Year Four. Dr. Sidney Trumaine (Eugene Byrd) - the newly medical examiner world health organization has a recurring role. Clashes by owning Bug on top power issues. Det. Matt Seely (David Monahan) - a detective world health organization is a boy of a newspaper mogul, he has the tendency does'nt to believe prior to he speaks, later annoying the characters on the indicate. He has shown particular interest within Lily Lebowski, & this relationship is existence tentatively explored. Doctor Howard Stiles (Wallace Shawn) - the resident head-shrinker world health organization check everyone's saneness now and again.

Previous Recurring Characters
Dr. Trey Sanders (Mahershalbaz Ali) - a medical examiner who left after a premiere year. Dr. Elaine Duchamps (Lorraine Toussaint) - A medical examiner who died of E. Coli in the episode "Perfect Storm" Dr. Peter Winslow (Ivan Sergei) - A convalescent junky world health organization appeared within Seasons Two-Three. Dr. Devan Maguire (Jennifer Finnigan) - A pathology resident world health organization appeared inside tenner episodes, including a single where Jordan did non come out. She appears to develop died within the plane crash from either Boston to Washington D.C. in the episode "Fire In The Sky"

Show Information

Crossing Jordan premiered within 2001 on NBC. It originally aired Friday and Sunday, its current air date. A scientific aspects of the indicate come like to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation but come using the rock and roll sensibility owing to Jordan's psychological Sturm und Drang. A indicate was fictive hiatus for the 2003-2004 year due to Hennessy's real-life maternity, however returned to the airwaves in March 9, 2004. the last cliff-hanger plotline was drop by the fresh episode which featured a humourous sub-plot which paid court to Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film Rear Window. A slaying victim's title was possibly Alex Corvald--the information to Thovald of the film.

Crossing Jordan is by Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal.

International

Around Australia, the indicate screens on the Seven Network in a primetime slot against Cold Case on the Nine Network.

Within Germany, the indicate screens in personal network VOX, together with CSI, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Profiler.

Within Spain, the indicate screens within satellite/cable channel Cosmopolitan.

Episode List
Year 1
Single. [1-01] Pilot (24 September 2001)
Deuce. [1-02] the Dawn of a Newly Day (1 October 2001)
Ternary. [1-03] A Ties That Attach (8 October 2001)
Iv. [1-04] Natural to Do (15 October 2001)
Phoebe. [1-05] Wise shoppers Might't Last Page Again (22 October 2001
Sestet. [1-06] Believers (29 October 2001)
Septenary. [1-07] Sight Spiritual world (12 November 2001)
Octad. [1-08] Digger (Ace) (19 November 2001)
Nine. [1-09] Digger (Deuce) (26 November 2001)
X. [1-10] Blue Christmas (10 December 2001)
Xi. [1-11] Incorrectly Place, Wrongly Instance (7 January 2002)
Xii. [1-12] Blood relation (14 January 2002)
Baker's dozen. [1-13] Miracles & Wonders (21 January 2002)
Xiv. [1-14] 4 Fathers (28 January 2002)
Fifteen. [1-16] Acts of Mercy (4 February 2002)
Xvi. [1-17] Misplaced & Witnessed (25 February 2002)
Seventeen. [1-18] Crime & Punishment (4 March 2002)
Eighteen. [1-19] By owning Honor (18 March 2002)
Xix. [1-20] For Harry, amorously & Squalidness (8 April 2002)
Xx. [1-21] A Gift of Life (15 April 2002)
Xxi. [1-22] Individual to Count In (29 April 2002)
Twenty-two. [1-23] Secrets & Lies (1) (6 May 2002)
Twenty-three. [1-24] Secrets & Lies (2) (13 May 2002)

Year 2
Two dozen. [2-01] There's There are no Place Prefer Personal (23 September 2002)
Xxv. [2-02] Bombs Away (30 September 2002)
Xxvi. [2-03] A Truth Is Retired There (7 October 2002)
Xxvii. [2-04] Pay Back (14 October 2002)
Xxviii. [2-05] When Whenever by Fate (21 October 2002)
Twenty-nine. [2-06] 1 Twelve (11 November 2002)
Xxx. [2-07] Frightened Straight (18 November 2002)
31. [2-08] Don't Look Back (2 December 2002)
32. [2-09] Captive Exchange (9 December 2002
33. [2-10] Ockham's Razor (6 January 2003)
34. [2-11] Personal Ties (13 January 2003)
35. [2-12] Right Storm (27 January 2003)
36. [2-13] Stifled (3 February 2003)
37. [2-14] Untamed Card (10 February 2003)
38. [2-15] John Doe (24 February 2003)
39. [2-16] Conspiracy (17 March 2003)
Xl. [2-17] Cruel & Unusual (31 March 2003)
41. [2-18] Fire & Ice (7 April 2003)
42. [2-19] Dead Married woman Club (14 April 2003)
43. [2-20] Sunset Section (21 April 2003)
44. [2-21] Pandora's Trunk (One) (28 April 2003)
45. [2-22] Pandora's Trunk (Two) (5 May 2003)

Year 3
46. [3-01] Devil Might Care (7 March 2004)
47. [3-02] Slam Stuff shot (1 March 2004)
48. [3-03] Till Dying Launder The states A portion (14 March 2004)
49. [3-04] Is That Atomic number 94 for even your Pocket, or CoPine tree state Busy people Good Happy to View Me? (19 March 2004)
Fifty. [3-05] Dead or even Alive (21 March 2004)
51. [3-06] 2nd Chances (28 March 2004)
52. [3-07] Missing Pieces (4 April 2004)
53. [3-08] Virtually all Probably (18 April 2004)
54. [3-09] All the News Healthy to Print (25 April 2004)
55. [3-10] Revealed (9 May 2004)
56. [3-11] He Said, She Said (16 May 2004)
57. [3-12] Dead in the Water system (23 May 2004)
58. [3-12] Oh, Brother In which Art Chiliad? (6 June 2004)

Year 4
59. [4-01] Fallowing Dark (26 September 2004)
Lx. [4-02] Away from Sight (3 October 2004)
61. [4-03] Intruded (10 October 2004)
62. [4-04] Deja Past (17 October 2004)
63. [4-05] Justice Delayed (24 October 2004)
64. [4-06] Blue Moon (31 October 2004)
65. [4-07] What Happens withinside Vegas Dies in Boston (7 November 2004)
66. [4-08] Fire from either a Sky (14 November 2004)
67. [4-09] Necessary Risks (21 November 2004)
68. [4-10] The Unknown Among U.s.a. (2 January 2005)
69. [4-11] Execution in the Rue Morgue (9 January 2005)
Lxx. [4-12] Personal Affair (30 January 2005)
71. [4-13] Smart shoppers Really Had Pine tree state (13 February 2005)
72. [4-14] Gray Murders (13 March 2005)
73. [4-15] It Happened Of these Nighttime (20 March 2005)
74. [4-16] Skin & Bone (20 March 2005)
75. [4-17] Locard's Exchange (10 April 2005)
76. [4-18] Sanctuary (24 April 2005)
77. [4-19] Embraceable Smart shoppers (1 May 2005)
78. [4-20] Forget Us Non (8 May 2005)
79. [4-21] Go for it Click Fall (15 May 2005)