Body of Proof season 1

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Body of Proof season 1
Season 1
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DVD cover for the first season of Body of Proof, showing main character Megan Hunt (Dana Delany).
No. of episodes9
Release
Original network ABC
Original releaseMarch 29 (2011-03-29) 
May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17)
Season chronology
Next 
Season 2
List of 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.

Contents

Body of Proof's 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

CharacterPortrayerAppearances as main castAppearances as recurring cast
Megan Hunt Dana Delany entire season
Peter Dunlop Nicholas Bishop entire season
Kate Murphy Jeri Ryan entire season
Detective Bud Morris John Carroll Lynch 6 episodes
Detective Samantha Baker Sonja Sohn 8 episodes
Ethan Gross Geoffrey Arend entire season
Curtis Brumfield Windell Middlebrooks entire season
Lacey Fleming Mary Mouser 5 episodes
Todd Fleming Jeffrey Nordling 3 episodes
Joan Hunt Joanna Cassidy 2 episodes
Bill Parkson Eric Sheffer Stevens 1 episode

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot" Nelson McCormick Christopher Murphey January 25, 2011 (2011-01-25) (Italy)
March 29, 2011 (2011-03-29) (U.S.)
101 [1] 13.94 [2]
22"Letting Go"Nelson McCormickChristopher Murphey & Matthew GrossFebruary 1, 2011 (2011-02-01) (Italy)
April 3, 2011 (2011-04-03) (U.S.)
102 [3] 8.49 [4]
33"Helping Hand" John Terlesky Corey MillerFebruary 8, 2011 (2011-02-08) (Italy)
April 5, 2011 (2011-04-05) (U.S.)
103 [5] 11.15 [6]
44"Talking Heads" Christine Moore Diane Ademu-JohnFebruary 15, 2011 (2011-02-15) (Italy)
April 12, 2011 (2011-04-12) (U.S.)
106 [7] 11.06 [8]
55"Dead Man Walking"Matthew GrossChristopher MurpheyFebruary 22, 2011 (2011-02-22) (Italy)
April 19, 2011 (2011-04-19) (U.S.)
110 [9] 11.37 [10]
66"Society Hill" Kate Woods Matthew V. LewisMarch 1, 2011 (2011-03-01) (Italy)
April 26, 2011 (2011-04-26) (U.S.)
105 [11] 11.86 [12]
77"All in the Family" John Polson Sam HumphreyMarch 8, 2011 (2011-03-08) (Italy)
May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03) (U.S.)
104 [13] 10.23 [14]
88"Buried Secrets" David Platt Christopher Murphey & Sunil NayarMarch 15, 2011 (2011-03-15) (Italy)
May 10, 2011 (2011-05-10) (U.S.)
103 [5] 10.11 [15]
99"Broken Home"Nelson McCormickAndrew DettmanMarch 22, 2011 (2011-03-22) (Italy)
May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17) (U.S.)
108 [16] 10.33 [17]

Ratings

No. in
Series
No. in
Season
Episode TitleAir DateTimeslot (ET) Rating/Share (18–49)Viewers (m)Viewership Rank
Out of Top 25
11"Pilot"March 29, 2011Tuesday 10:00pm3.1/813.949 [18]
22"Letting Go"April 3, 2011Sunday 10:00pm2.0/58.49
33"Helping Hand"April 5, 2011Tuesdays
10:00pm
2.4/611.1516 [19]
44"Talking Heads"April 12, 20112.5/611.0611 [20]
55"Dead Man Walking"April 19, 20112.4/611.377 [21]
66"Society Hill"April 26, 20112.2/611.867 [22]
77"All in the Family"May 3, 20112.0/510.2018 [23]
88"Buried Secrets"May 10, 20112.1/510.1124 [24]
99"Broken Home"May 17, 20112.1/510.3317 [25]

DVD release

Body of Proof — The Complete First Season
Set detailsSpecial 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
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2
September 20, 2011November 5, 2012

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