Eleventh Hour (U.S. TV series)

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Eleventh Hour
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Genre
Based on Eleventh Hour by Stephen Gallagher
Developed by Mick Davis
Starring Rufus Sewell
Marley Shelton
Omar Benson Miller
Theme music composer Harry Gregson-Williams
Opening themeEleventh Hour Theme
Composer(s) Graeme Revell
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 18
Production
Executive producer(s) Jerry Bruckheimer
Jonathan Littman
Danny Cannon
Cyrus Voris
Ethan Reiff
Paul Buccieri
Mick Davis
Producer(s) Matthew Carlisle
Production location(s) Los Angeles, California
Running time 44 minutes
Production company(s) Jerry Bruckheimer Television
Granada America
Warner Bros. Television
Release
Original network CBS
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release October 9, 2008 (2008-10-09) – April 2, 2009 (2009-04-02)
Chronology
Related shows Eleventh Hour (UK)

Eleventh Hour is an American science-based drama television series, which is based on the 2006 British series of the same name. The series originally ran on CBS from October 9, 2008 to April 2, 2009 and aired on Thursdays at 10 pm (ET/PT). [1] The series was a joint venture between Jerry Bruckheimer Television, Granada Television International and Warner Bros. Television.

Drama artwork intended for performance, formal type of literature

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc, performed in a theatre, or on radio or television. Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics —the earliest work of dramatic theory.

<i>Eleventh Hour</i> (UK TV series)

Eleventh Hour is a four-part British television series developed by Granada Television for ITV, created by writer Stephen Gallagher.

CBS is an American English language commercial broadcast television and radio network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation. The company is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City with major production facilities and operations in New York City and Los Angeles.

Contents

On May 19, 2009, CBS cancelled the series after one season.

Plot

Eleventh Hour follows Dr. Jacob Hood (Rufus Sewell), a brilliant biophysicist and Special Science Adviser for the FBI who is brought in to investigate crimes of a scientific nature that other agents may be unable to solve. Hood is the government's last line of defense, and it is his mission to keep scientific advances out of the hands of those with nefarious intentions. Special Agent Rachel Young (Marley Shelton), of the FBI's executive protection detail, is assigned to protect Hood. Both Dr. Hood and Special Agent Young are assisted by Special Agent Felix Lee (Omar Benson Miller), towards the end of the series.

Rufus Sewell English film, television, and theatre actor

Rufus Frederik Sewell is an English actor. He has appeared in films such as Hamlet, The Woodlanders, Dangerous Beauty, Dark City, A Knight's Tale, The Illusionist, Tristan and Isolde, and Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence. On television, he has starred in Victoria, Middlemarch, The Man in the High Castle, Zen, The Pillars of the Earth, Charles II: The Power and The Passion, Holiday and Eleventh Hour. On stage, he originated the role of Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the role of Jan in Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll, with the latter earning him an Olivier Award and a Tony Award nomination.

Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that applies approaches and methods traditionally used in physics to study biological phenomena. Biophysics covers all scales of biological organization, from molecular to organismic and populations. Biophysical research shares significant overlap with biochemistry, molecular biology, physical chemistry, physiology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, computational biology, biomechanics, developmental biology and systems biology.

Rachel Young may refer to:

Characters

Marley Shelton American actress

Marley Eve Shelton is an American actress. She made her film debut in Grand Canyon (1991), and followed with a line of roles in films aimed at teenage audiences, including The Sandlot (1993), Pleasantville (1998), Never Been Kissed (1999), Sugar & Spice (2001) and Valentine (2001). Shelton has found larger recognition for her appearances in Sin City (2005), Grindhouse (2007) and Scream 4 (2011), and has also starred in numerous independent films throughout her career, including Just a Kiss (2002), Grand Theft Parsons (2003), Women in Trouble (2009), (Untitled) (2009), Elektra Luxx (2010), The Mighty Macs (2011), and Decoding Annie Parker (2014). She recently starred in the short-lived Lifetime show The Lottery (2014).

Omar Benson Miller American actor

Omar Benson Miller is an American actor.

Production

The original ITV version ran for four 90-minute episodes. Before the American remake series premiered, CBS ordered 13 one-hour episodes. [2] The pilot episode was produced with a budget of four million dollars, and the remaining episodes were given approximately two million dollars each. [2] Despite shooting "Agro" as a second possible pilot, CBS premiered the series with its original $4 million pilot, "Resurrection", instead. [3]

ITV (TV network) TV network in the United Kingdom

ITV is a British free-to-air television network with its headquarters in London, it was launched in 1955 as Independent Television under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to BBC Television, that was established in 1932. ITV is also the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, its legal name has been Channel 3, to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time, namely BBC 1, BBC 2 and Channel 4. In part, the number 3 was assigned because television sets would usually be tuned so that the regional ITV station would be on the third button, with the other stations being allocated to the number within their name.

A television pilot is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its creation, the pilot is meant to be the testing ground to gauge whether a series will be successful; it is therefore a test episode for the intended television series, an early step in the series development, much like pilot studies serve as precursors to the start of larger activity. In the case of a successful television series, the pilot is commonly the very first episode that is aired of the particular series under its own name; the episode that gets the series "off the ground". A "back door pilot" is an episode of an existing successful series, featuring future tie-in characters of an up-and-coming television series or film. Its purpose is to introduce the characters to an audience before the creators decide on whether or not they intend to pursue a spin-off series with those characters.

Reception

Despite the absence of any supernatural or science fictional elements, some critics compared the series to The X-Files . [2] [4] Eleventh Hour debuted after CSI at 10:00 but at 11.6 million viewers retained only 50% of CSI's audience. The show came in second in its timeslot after the premiere of Life on Mars . Although Life on Mars lost 27% of its audience in its second week, Eleventh Hour gained numbers and saw a further gain in its third week, leading CBS to increase its script order. On December 2, 2008, TV Guide reported that CBS has ordered five additional scripts bringing the series’ total number of episodes to 18. [5]

<i>The X-Files</i> American science fiction drama television series

The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter. The original television series aired from September 10, 1993 to May 19, 2002 on Fox. The program spanned nine seasons, with 202 episodes. A short tenth season consisting of six episodes premiered on January 24, 2016, and concluded on February 22, 2016. Following the ratings success of this revival, Fox announced in April 2017 that The X-Files would be returning for an eleventh season of ten episodes. The season premiered on January 3, 2018, concluding on March 21, 2018. In addition to the television series, two feature films have been released: The 1998 film The X-Files, which took place as part of the TV series continuity, and the stand-alone film The X-Files: I Want to Believe, released in 2008, six years after the original television run had ended.

<i>Life on Mars</i> (U.S. TV series) American television series

Life on Mars is an American science fiction crime drama television series which originally aired on ABC from October 9, 2008 to April 1, 2009. It is an adaptation of the BAFTA-winning original UK series of the same name produced by the BBC. The series was co-produced by Kudos Film and Television, 20th Century Fox Television, and ABC Studios.

<i>TV Guide</i> American bi-weekly magazine

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The Biotechnology Industry Organization launched a blog, EleventhHourFacts.com, which features subject matter experts discussing the scientific basis of each episode through video interviews, live episode blogging and posts. [6]

Ratings

SeasonTimeslot (EST)PremiereFinaleViewers
(in millions)		Rank
1Thursday 10:00 PMOctober 9, 2008April 2, 200912.11 [7] 22 [7]

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Resurrection" Danny Cannon Mick DavisOctober 9, 2008 (2008-10-09)11.59
Local police in Seattle find 19 aborted fetuses in the course of a crime investigation. Dr. Hood and Agent Young arrive to investigate the possibility that the fetuses have been cloned, a fact which is proven by finding all the fetuses have identical DNA. They discover a young woman has been impregnated with fetus #20, and a plot possibly funded by a billionaire business man who lost his only son years before. The man who was hired to get rid of the aborted fetuses finally shows Dr Hood and Agent Young the warehouse where the women were taken to be impregnated in a small temporary procedure room but they find it abandoned. He also tells them that the woman in charge called "Gepetto" on the phone to talk about what was happening and receive instructions. The young pregnant woman ends up in the hospital bleeding and they discover she has a condition that will cause her and the baby to die if she goes into labor. The hospital reports this to the police when the woman escapes and disappears from the ICU. Dr Hood confronts the billionaire with one of the fetuses and forces him to realize that he can't bring his son back and they finally learn the young woman has been taken to a recently abandoned clinic. They arrive to find another woman performing CPR on the pregnant woman and Dr Hood starts to assist while Agent Young goes to find blood to transfuse into the dying woman. The woman who works for Gepetto attacks Agent Young but ends up being knocked out. Meanwhile, Dr Hood discovers that the woman who is performing CPR actually is Gepetto and she walks out, leaving him to try to save the young woman alone.
2"Cardiac [8] " Clark Johnson Mick DavisOctober 16, 2008 (2008-10-16)12.04
Several 11-year-old boys die of heart attacks.
3"Agro [9] "Danny CannonHeather MitchellOctober 23, 2008 (2008-10-23)12.16
Hood investigates several cases of food-related paralysis in northern California.
4"Savant" Terry McDonough Ildy Modrovich October 30, 2008 (2008-10-30)11.48
Several autistic teens are kidnapped.
5"Containment"Danny CannonAdam TargumNovember 6, 2008 (2008-11-06)10.97
A mysterious disease threatens Pittsburgh, PA.
6"Frozen" Karen Gaviola André Bormanis November 13, 2008 (2008-11-13)11.60
A series of mysterious deaths by way of freezing the person solid plagues the Western coast of the US.
7"Surge" Guy Ferland Story by: Fred Golan
Teleplay by: Angel Dean Lopez		November 20, 2008 (2008-11-20)10.67
A government experiment, in which US troops were subject to inhumane tests, goes awry in Nevada.
8"Titans" Nick Gomez Speed Weed December 4, 2008 (2008-12-04)10.91
College students are dying from the bends.
9"Flesh" David M. Barrett Ben LeeDecember 11, 2008 (2008-12-11)13.43
Co-eds, in Miami, suffer from flesh-eating bacteria.
10"H2O"Terry McDonoughStory by: Kim Newton
Teleplay by: Heather Mitchell		January 15, 2009 (2009-01-15)15.52
While investigating outbreaks of violence in Texas, Hood becomes affected as well.
11"Miracle" Paul Shapiro Mick Davis (teleplay)
(British episode: "Mircale")
Simon Stephenson		January 22, 2009 (2009-01-22)12.32
A young boy's cancer is miraculously cured after he drinks from a mineral spring.
12"Eternal" Jeffrey Hunt Ildy ModrovichJanuary 29, 2009 (2009-01-29)12.71
Hood investigates a millionaire with two fully developed hearts who has congenital heart disease.
13"Pinocchio"Guy FerlandAngel Dean LopezFebruary 12, 2009 (2009-02-12)11.04
Hood investigates a cloning operation and suspects that Geppetto may be back.
14"Minamata" Dermott Downs Adam TargumFebruary 19, 2009 (2009-02-19)11.23 [10]
A helicopter pilot goes blind during a live televised traffic report and dies when the helicopter crashes. Hood tracks down the mysterious poison before other people go blind. A new member of the team helps with the investigation. Omar Benson Miller joins the cast as Special Agent Felix Lee.
15"Electro"Nick GomezStory by: André Bormanis
Teleplay by: Heather Mitchell		February 26, 2009 (2009-02-26)11.73 [11]
Hood is called to investigate when 30 people are killed by lightning during a storm that lasts only 10 minutes.
16"Subway" Paul McCrane Stephen GallagherMarch 5, 2009 (2009-03-05)12.15
Doctor Hood is called in to determine the cause of a poison cluster, which is killing people in Philadelphia.
17"Olfactus"Paul ShapiroAngel Dean Lopez & Ildy ModrovichMarch 12, 2009 (2009-03-12)11.78
Four homicides during fashion week due to sudden fits of rage lead to Doctor Hood being asked to investigate. Gretchen Morris, the bespectacled receptionist in this episode, is played by Samantha Shelton, Marley Shelton's real-life younger sister.
18"Medea"Guy FerlandStephen GallagherApril 2, 2009 (2009-04-02)10.38
The Deputy Director of the FBI is accused of stealing a woman's child and Dr. Hood is the only one who believes her.

DVD release

Warner Brothers released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 on October 20, 2009 via their Warner Archive Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release and is available through Warner's online store and Amazon.com. [12] The series is only available online as a pay-per-episode offering on Vudu.

Cancellation

The show was canceled on May 19, 2009, due to its inability to hold the CSI audience lead-in. [13] [14] Upon learning of Eleventh Hour's cancellation, a small core group of fans banded together to form the Eleventh Hour Resurrection Campaign. They were unsuccessful in convincing another television network to pick up the show. [15]

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