Crossing Jordan
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{{infobox television |
| show_name = Crossing Jordan
| image = [[Image:Crossing Jordan.jpg|220px]]
| caption =
| format = [[Crime]], [[Drama]]
| runtime = One hour per episode
| creator = [[Tim Kring]]
| starring = [[Jill Hennessy]]<br>[[Miguel Ferrer]]<br>[[Ravi Kapoor]]<br>[[Kathryn Hahn]]<br>[[Steve Valentine]]<br>[[Jerry O'Connell]] (2002–2007)
| country = [[United States]]
| network = [[NBC]]
| first_aired = [[September 24]], [[2001]]
| last_aired = [[May 16]], [[2007]]
| num_seasons = 6
| num_episodes = 117
| website = http://www.nbc.com/Crossing_Jordan/
| imdb_id = 0284718
| tv_com_id = 2921
|}}
'''''Crossing Jordan''''' is an [[United States|American]] television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from [[September 24]] [[2001]] to [[May 16]] [[2007]]. It stars [[Jill Hennessy]] as the crime-solving [[medical examiner]], [[Jordan Cavanaugh]]. The show uses an [[ensemble cast]] approach featuring a group of Jordan's co-workers, members of the [[Boston]] Medical Examiner's Office and police detectives assigned to the various cases. It was created by [[Tim Kring]]. The title refers to the [[Bible|biblical]] metaphor of the ancient [[Hebrews]] crossing the [[Jordan River]], commonly used in [[Spiritual (music)|spiritual songs]] to represent death and passage to the afterlife.
During the first two seasons, the series uses a [[gimmick]] whereby Jordan and her retired-police-detective father ([[Ken Howard]]) role-play the events leading up to that week's murder, which are depicted by showing Jordan playing the part of the victim or suspect in a recreation of the scene. (The idea being that such role-playing would allow Jordan to figure out the circumstances of the crime, like a profiler.) This element of the series was mostly dropped when Howard left the series as a regular; however, there are instances of Jordan role-playing with Woody or Macy.
After 6 seasons and 117 episodes, on [[May 14]], [[2007]], the series was unexpectedly [[List of television series cancelled after 2006 season|cancelled]] by NBC.<ref>[http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/2007/05/2007_cancelled_shows_several_nbc_cancellations.php TV Series Finale NBC]</ref>
== Cast ==
===Main characters===
* '''Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh''' ([[Jill Hennessy]]) — a medical examiner from Boston who solves crimes during the course of investigations. Jordan is emotionally scarred by her mother's murder when she [Jordan] was a child in the 1970s. Jordan's issues with trust ensure serious relationships don't have a chance with her except for one she has with Woody Hoyt. He is the homicide detective who has stayed true to Jordan for three seasons, giving in to her unorthodox investigating. When Woody was shot in the fourth season's finale, Jordan was forced to confess her true feelings. However, he didn't believe her. At the end fifth season, Woody broke up with Lu and chose to defend Jordan when she was accused of murder. At the end of the sixth and final season, Jordan told him "I love you" and he reciprocated with a kiss. She attended [[Boston University]] and [[Tufts University School of Medicine]].
* '''Dr. Garret Macy''' ([[Miguel Ferrer]]) — the Chief Medical Examiner, Jordan's boss. Macy must deal with Jordan's erratic behavior as well as his confused family (he has a teenage daughter, Abby, but is divorced from his wife) and his own personal demons (Macy is an [[alcoholic]]). Garret has an affinity for [[jazz]]. He's been known to have had romantic entanglements with grief counselor Lily Lebowski, ADA Renee Walcott, Charlie Davis, and, obviously, his one-time wife, Maggie Warner. Garret has recently admitted to a drinking problem, after finding out his daughter, Abby, had become addicted to [[heroin]] upon dropping out of college and becoming involved with a heroin dealer.
* '''Mahesh "Bug" Vijayaraghavensatyanaryanamurthy''' (Mahesh Vijay) ([[Ravi Kapoor]]) — a brilliant but shy [[forensic entomology|forensic entomologist]] from [[Liverpool]]. He has feelings for Lily which, until the final episode of Season 5, were not reciprocated. In the beginning of Season 6, with the cancellation of Lily's wedding, his relationship with Lily is beginning to move forward. However, things may be complicated by Lily's unexpected pregnancy with her once to be husband, Jeffery. Bug has since taken it upon himself to make Lily move in with him and support her and the baby. In an episode called "Post Hoc", near the end of the final season, Bug suddenly disappears without a trace, to the great consternation of his colleagues. Dr. Macy makes inquiries and learns that Bug is being held ''incommunicado'' by the [[Department of Homeland Security]], on suspicion of being a terrorist. He is finally released after an interrogation (not seen) that apparently included [[waterboarding]], and is left deeply shaken by the experience.
* '''Lily Lebowski''' ([[Kathryn Hahn]]) — the good-hearted grief counselor working in the medical examiner's office. Lily and Garret used to be romantically involved, but their developing relationship ended when Garret went back to his ex-wife for a brief period. Lily and Garret remained friends ever since. As season 2 rolled around Lily appeared to finally be over Garret only to have to deal with Bug. To complicate matters (for Bug—who’s still got feelings for Lily), the insensitive Detective Matt Seely appears to be trying to win Lily over (at times it seems he’s succeeding too). Lily’s mother died in April 2005 after being run down by a car. Bug thought Lily was adopted because her blood type differed from her newly-deceased mother. Garret recently revealed the woman Lily thought to be her mother was really her aunt. In "Mysterious Ways", she tendered her resignation and accepted her boyfriend's marriage proposal. She eventually cancelled the wedding (because she finally realized her feelings for Bug). Soon after, Lily received the surprising news that she was pregnant with Jeffery's baby, Madeleine. At the end of season 6, she moved in with Bug, after he wanted her and the baby to live with him.
* '''Nigel Townsend''' ([[Steve Valentine]]) — a wise-cracking [[United Kingdom|British]] [[criminologist]] with leftist politics and an ambiguous personal life. He claimed to like girls ('''Digger'''), and had a girlfriend ('''Forget Me Not'''), yet there was some speculation that he might be bisexual. Often known for his dry humor and knowledge of everything from [[coffee]] to textiles. Nigel ran away from the [[Royal Navy]], where he was a [[counter-intelligence]] officer. Nigel is sometimes thought to have feelings for Jordan, because of willingness to do whatever she asks despite the possibility of his losing his job as consequence. He was also not on speaking terms with his father, who still lives in [[England]], until some time before the episode "Murder in the Rue Morgue", in which he mentioned to Jordan he was glad he and his father are back in touch and he regrets having had no contact with him for so long. Relations with his father continue to be very rocky, however. In one episode early into the series it was mentioned that he had a tatoo ([[Betty Boop]], left butt cheek), but this was never later confirmed or denied. He is known for his technical savvy, and his use of the computer often leads to important clues.
* '''Detective Woody Hoyt''' ([[Jerry O'Connell]]) (Seasons 1–3 recurring, 4–6 regular) — a police detective from [[Wisconsin]] who often works with Jordan on her cases. Woody is also known to harbor romantic feelings for Jordan, who resists, preferring friendship because she believes it to be safer. On Jordan's birthday ("Embraceable You", Season 4), Woody gave her a diamond ring, a gesture that, according to Nigel, shows that Woody wants more from their relationship, but Jordan declined the ring. Premiered in the episode "Wrong Place, Wrong Time", he became a regular in Season 4. On the final episode of Season 4 ("Jump Push Fall"), Woody was shot by a cop killer and nearly died in the hospital, an event that prompted Jordan to confess her love. Many fans considered this a big step in the right direction for their relationship, but a recovering Woody turned her down, believing her declaration of romantic feelings to be motivated by pity. When a case took him to [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], he started a flirtatious relationship with Sam Marquez (from sibling TV series '''''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'''''). Based on events which happened in Season 4 episode of ''Las Vegas'' "History of Violins", the relationship seems to be off although he was apparently invited by Sam to Delinda Deline's wedding. He has a younger brother, Calvin (played by O'Connell's real-life brother [[Charlie O'Connell]]), a former alcohol and drug addict always getting into trouble.
* '''Detective Tallulah 'Lu' Simmons'''([[Leslie Bibb]]) (Season 6– recurring, 5 regular) — works for the Boston PD as both a detective and Department psychologist. She has a strong personality and doesn't put up with any crap. She's new and doesn't quite 'fit in' yet. She's a confident lady who believes in herself and her ability to do her job well (despite Woody's comment otherwise). She counseled Woody after he was shot. She seemed to be the only person able to break through Woody's 'new' attitude and make him face the incident. Lu is a good listener. Lu received her doctorate degree from William and Mary College in Virginia. Woody and Lu dated for a brief period. She died in Jordan's arms while telling her to tell Woody that she loves him.
=== Recurring characters ===
* '''Max Cavanaugh''' ([[Ken Howard]]) (Season 1–3, recurring afterwards) — Jordan's father, an ex-cop-turned-bar-owner, who disappeared in the finale of Season 3 and reappeared in the episode "It Happened One Night." Ken Howard's appearance in the show was changed from regular cast to guest star.
* ''' Det. Lois Carver''' ([[Amy Aquino]]) — a no-nonsense detective seen through out season 1. She doesn't appear as frequently in season 2, is not seen at all in season 3, and only appears in 2 season 4 episodes (Deja Past & Necessary risks).
* '''DA Renee Walcott''' ([[Susan Gibney]]) — the district attorney who constantly clashed with Jordan. She also had a romantic relationship with Garret Macy, but it ended when she had an affair with her ex-husband and became pregnant (coinciding with Susan Gibney's [[pregnancy]]). She returned later in Season 4.
* '''Det. Matt Seely''' ([[David Monahan]]) — a somewhat misogynistic detective who is the son of a newspaper mogul. He has the tendency to be insensitive and not to think before he speaks, subsequently annoying the characters in the show. He had shown particular interest in Lily Lebowski, and the relationship was being tentatively explored, but Seely was seen less and less in season 5, as Lily's relationship with Brandau grew (coinciding with another project Monahan was working on).
* '''Doctor Howard Stiles''' ([[Wallace Shawn]]) — the resident [[psychiatrist]] who checks up on everyone's sanity from time to time (usually once every season), especially Jordan's. He flirts with Jordan, but seems to understand her commitment and abandonment issues very well, and is extremely gentle when counseling her.
* '''Det. Roz Framus''' ([[Sandra Bernhard]]) — a recent acquisition to the recurring character list. She calls Bug "Buggles", which Bug hates.
* '''Emmy''' ([[Emy Coligado]]) — works as an assistant in the Medical examiner's office. Emy has appeared in over 20 episodes of the show, starting with "Born to Run," the fourth episode of the first season.
* '''ADA Jeffrey Brandau''' ([[Ethan Sandler]]) — a new member (as of Season 5) of the DA's office who began a romantic relationship with Lily, creating a love triangle of sorts between the two of them and Bug. Lily leaves him at the altar when she finally realizes she has feelings for Bug.
* '''Kate Switzer''' ([[Brooke Smith (actor)|Brooke Smith]]) — a new medical examiner, and the latest in a long line of antagonists to join the rest of the team in the morgue. Though she has learned to work better with her colleagues, her relationships with the staff, especially Jordan and Garret, remain strained at best. Although they tend to annoy each other, she sometimes appears to have feelings for Nigel.
* '''James Horton''' ([[Michael T. Weiss]]) — James is Jordan’s half brother. He is six years older than Jordan. Their mother had an affair with another police officer—Detective Malden. Max gave up James, and James was a criminal — his fingerprint was found at the scene of Jordan's Mother's death.
=== Former characters ===
* '''Dr. Trey Sanders''' ([[Mahershalalhashbaz Ali]]) (Season 1) — a rather conservative medical examiner working on a grant, who left after the first season. Although his departure was not explained, it was assumed his grant either expired or was completed, and he had simply left for other work.
* '''Dr. Elaine Duchamps''' ([[Lorraine Toussaint]]) (Season 2) — a medical examiner who joined the team in Season 2, often butting heads with Jordan and Garret as it appeared she was there to take over management of the Coroner's office from Macy. After finally developing a good working relationship with the staff, she died of [[E. coli]] in the episode "Perfect Storm", after saving Peter's life.
* '''Dr. Peter Winslow''' ([[Ivan Sergei]]) (Season 1 one episode, 2-3) — a recovering drug addict medical examiner who appeared in Seasons 2 and 3 and simply disappeared without explanation. Nigel makes a reference to Peter covering his shift in Thin Ice. So we can assume he's still on the payroll...suggesting Peter Winslow never left his job at the morgue and has simply been unseen for the last few seasons.
* '''Dr. Devan Maguire''' ([[Jennifer Finnigan]]) (Recurring role) — a pathology resident who appeared in 10 episodes, including one in which Jordan did not appear. Though she and Jordan butted heads and often gave the impression they didn’t like each other, Devan considered Jordan her friend. Devan was just beginning to develop a close relationship with Woody when she apparently died in a plane crash between [[Washington D.C.]] and Boston in the episode "Fire From the Sky." Her body was not found, leaving to speculation whether she was incinerated without trace or was not in fact on the plane. Further, her behavior that day was mysterious to the other characters; and she was seen by the audience, but not the characters, having an urgent phone conversation in French before she left Boston. [A transcript would be of interest]. All-in-all, it was obviously left open for her to return.
* '''Detective Annie Capra''' ([[Arija Bareikis]]) (Recurring role) — a female detective partnered with Woody throughout Season 3.
*'''Abby Macy''' ([[Alex McKenna]] (Recurring role) — Dr. Garret Macy's daughter, who became addicted to heroin upon dropping out of college and becoming involved with a heroin dealer.
* '''Dr. Sidney Trumaine''' ([[Eugene Byrd]]) (Recurring role) — a new medical examiner who clashed with Bug over power issues. Sidney also disappeared after Season 5's opener "There’s No Place Like Home II." Like Peter above, his name has been mentioned, leading to the assumption he is still working, albeit unseen, at the morgue.
* '''J.D. Pollack''' ([[Charles Mesure]]) (Recurring role) — a sometimes oily reporter who dated Jordan early in Season 5. Their relationship, which had at first mostly just been sexual, got serious enough that J.D. considered proposing, but things were off after Jordan slept with Woody in the episode "Loves Me Not." J.D. was found murdered at the end of Season 5.
* '''Detective Tallulah "Lu" Simmons''' ([[Leslie Bibb]]) (Season 5–6) — first appeared in Season 5, when she was assigned to work with Detective Hoyt on some of the psychological issues he endured while serving on the force. Since then, Lu became a frequent collaborator with the ME's office on cases and struck up a relationship with Hoyt; it's unknown how she dealt with Woody's long distance relationship with Sam Marquez. In the episode "33 Bullets" (6x03), she was killed after being shot during a Boston riot.
* '''William Ivers''' ([[Jeffrey Donovan]]) (Recurring role) — a creepily charming attorney hired in Season 6 by the governor's office to investigate any questionable behavior within the morgue, aiming directly at Macy, although Jordan was a brief potential suspect. He disappointingly finds nothing wrong and later targets the morgue's current spending as an open door to major disaster, enforcing a new, strict budget depriving the morgue of much-needed equipment. This loss causes many problems in two important cases (Night of The Living Dead (6x06) and, especially, Isolation (6x08)), with the latter resulting in the new budget being revoked and Ivers' exit. He briefly returns in Dead Again (6x15), teaming up with Jordan when a woman presumed murdered from a case Ivers was prosecuting attorney 6 years prior somehow ends dead up in the morgue.
=== Minor characters ===
* '''D.A. Jay Myers''' ([[Brian Stokes Mitchell]]) — a D.A. Jordan briefly becomes involved with in Season 1. He first appears in For Harry, With Love and Squalor (1x19) in Max's bar as Jordan questions her love life & begins a (mainly) sexual relationship with him, not knowing his name or who he really is (and vice versa) until Jordan (as a witness) is questioned by Myers during trial. He reappears in "Someone to Count On" (1x21), as he comes asking for Jordan's help in prosecuting a 14 year old girl suspected of killing her mother.
* '''Herman Redding''' ([[Jack Laufer]]) — an institutionalized triple murderer who claimed to have knowledge of who killed Emily Cavanaugh, despite the fact that Emily had long since left the Hospital by the time he was transferred to. Redding left clue after clue about Emily for Jordan in "Secrets & Lies, Pt 1" (1x22), while investigating a series of murders staged to look like suicide, including an envelope with the same phantom fingerprint found in the original investigation. He later breaks his silence (after 10 years) to make a deal with Jordan. Get him out of there & prove his innocence in exchange for what Jordan wants from him.
* '''Det. Luisa Santana''' ([[Camille Guaty]]) — a rising detective in the Boston Police Department who appears in the episode "Blue Moon" and again briefly in "Family Affair." Presumably, she is still with the force.
* '''Oliver Titleman''' ([[Brian Kimmet]]) — a self-imagined forensics prodigy who fascinates himself with creating the perfect murder and stages elaborate killings to deceive the investigators. He has an unusual obsession with personally beating Dr. Macy at his own game. Oliver appears in episodes "Devil May Care" and "There's No Place Like Home II."
* '''Calvin "Cal" Hoyt''' ([[Charlie O'Connell]]) — Woody's younger brother. He is first seen in the "Sunset Division" spinoff episode (2x20). Cal is reintroduced mid-way into season 4, with a backstory that paints him as a very charming, but equally troubled young man with a history of drug abuse, among other things, frequently saddling Woody with the responsibility. Cal not-so-coincidentally shows up in "Skin and Bone" (4x16), just as a mass grave full of mobsters is uncovered.
* '''Arlene Lebowski''' ([[Lesley Ann Warren]]) — Lily's adoptive mother. She first appears in "Don't Look Back" (2x08), as it is apparent that she and Lily do not have the best of relationships. Arlene reappears in "Locard's Exchange" (4x17), visiting Lily yet again, but the visit is short-lived as Lily orders her out of her life and moments later, she is mortally wounded in a hit-and-run. As a result, Lily turns over a new leaf, even petitioning the justice system to make sure that the person who hit Arlene, a woman who believed she was her husband's mistress, gets due justice.
* ''' Det. Elliot Chandler''' ([[Boris Kodjoe]]) — A new detective who pops up for 2 episodes in Season 6.
=== Guest stars ===
* [[Gregory Jbara]] as ''Stan Benedict'' in Season 2, Episode 2, "Bombs Away".
== Show information ==
''Crossing Jordan'' premiered in 2001 on [[NBC]]; originally scheduled to debut on September 11, its launch was pushed back due to the terrorist attacks on that date. It has aired on Monday, Friday and then Sunday, its air date throughout the 2005–2006 season. For the 2006–2007 season, NBC had planned to move it back to Fridays at 8 pm beginning in October, but without warning nor explanation, replaced it with ''[[1 vs. 100]]'', much to the dismay of viewers wanting resolution of last season's cliffhanger. NBC claimed that ''Crossing Jordan'' was such a strong show that it could be used anywhere in the schedule, yet only ordered 17 new shows for the new season, instead of the standard 22 or 23 shows that would constitute a "full" season order. NBC returned the show to its original time slot of 10 pm on Sundays starting on [[January 14]], [[2007]], but changed to Wednesdays at 9 pm as of [[March 7]], [[2007]].
The scientific aspects of the show are comparable to ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', but come with a [[rock and roll]] sensibility owing to Jordan's psychological ''[[Sturm und Drang]]''. The show is also less graphic than the CSI shows, and more character-driven.
In the first season, Hennessy was the only cast member to be shown in the opening credits, which featured a rewritten version of [[Bad Haggis]]' "REELS Part Two: My Love is In America" (from the CD "Trip") performed by bagpiper [[Eric Rigler]]. Starting with the second season, the show adopted more clinical credits where all of the major players were pictured, along with a more rock-like, less Irish-sounding opening theme.
The show was put on hiatus for the 2003–2004 season to accommodate Hennessy's real-life pregnancy, not returning to the airwaves until [[March 9]], [[2004]]. The previous cliffhanger plotline was dropped in a new episode, which featured a humorous subplot that paid homage to [[Alfred Hitchcock|Alfred Hitchcock's]] 1954 film ''[[Rear Window]]''. The murder victim's name was Alex Corvo — a reference to Thorwald in the film.
''Crossing Jordan'' was created by Tim Kring and is produced by [[Tailwind Productions]] in association with [[NBC Universal]]. Singer-songwriter duo [[Wendy and Lisa]] score the music for the show. Eric Rigler's pipes and whistles can still be heard in most episodes.
Inability of NBC to secure music rights has prevented the show, which relies heavily on pop music in its soundtrack, from being released on DVD. However on the NBC.com blog, it was announced this problem may soon be resolved.<ref>[http://blog.nbc.com/crossing_jordan/2007/01/crossing_jordan_on_dvds.php Crossing Jordan on DVD]</ref>
The show was cancelled on [[May 14]], [[2007]], after finishing the sixth season. Reruns still air on [[A&E]] Monday through Friday at 8 and 9 a.m. and again at 2 and 3 p.m EST.
=== ''Las Vegas'' crossover ===
''Crossing Jordan'' is set in the same fictional universe as fellow NBC series ''Las Vegas''. In the Season 4 episode "What Happens in Vegas Dies in Boston", a case took Jordan and Woody to Las Vegas, where Woody got very well-acquainted with Montecito's host Sam Marquez ([[Vanessa Marcil]]), and the long-distance relationship lasted for a while. O'Connell appeared in five episodes of ''Las Vegas''. Vanessa Marcil also appeared as Sam in two ''Crossing Jordan'' episodes.
== Episode list ==
===Season 1: 2001–2002===
* 1. [1-01] Pilot ([[24 September]] [[2001]])
* 2. [1-02] The Dawn of a New Day ([[1 October]] [[2001]])
* 3. [1-03] The Ties That Bind ([[8 October]] [[2001]])
* 4. [1-04] Born to Run ([[15 October]] [[2001]])
* 5. [1-05] You Can't Go Home Again ([[22 October]] [[2001]])
* 6. [1-06] Believers ([[29 October]] [[2001]])
* 7. [1-07] Sight Unseen ([[12 November]] [[2001]])
* 8. [1-08] Digger (1) ([[19 November]] [[2001]])
* 9. [1-09] Digger (2) ([[26 November]] [[2001]])
* 10. [1-10] Blue Christmas ([[10 December]] [[2001]])
* 11. [1-11] Wrong Place, Wrong Time ([[7 January]] [[2002]])
* 12. [1-12] Blood Relatives ([[14 January]] [[2002]])
* 13. [1-13] Miracles & Wonders ([[21 January]] [[2002]])
* 14. [1-14] Four Fathers ([[28 January]] [[2002]])
* 15. [1-15] Acts of Mercy ([[4 February]] [[2002]])
* 16. [1-16] Lost and Found ([[25 February]] [[2002]])
* 17. [1-17] Crime & Punishment ([[4 March]] [[2002]])
* 18. [1-18] With Honor ([[18 March]] [[2002]])
* 19. [1-19] For Harry, with Love and Squalor ([[8 April]] [[2002]])
* 20. [1-20] The Gift of Life ([[15 April]] [[2002]])
* 21. [1-21] Someone to Count On ([[29 April]] [[2002]])
* 22. [1-22] Secrets & Lies (1) ([[6 May]] [[2002]])
* 23. [1-23] Secrets & Lies (2) ([[13 May]] [[2002]])
===Season 2: 2002–2003===
* 24. [2-01] There's No Place Like Home ([[23 September]] [[2002]])
* 25. [2-02] Bombs Away ([[30 September]] [[2002]])
* 26. [2-03] The Truth Is Out There ([[7 October]] [[2002]])
* 27. [2-04] Pay Back ([[14 October]] [[2002]])
* 28. [2-05] As If by Fate ([[21 October]] [[2002]])
* 29. [2-06] One Twelve ([[11 November]] [[2002]])
* 30. [2-07] Scared Straight ([[18 November]] [[2002]])
* 31. [2-08] Don't Look Back ([[2 December]] [[2002]])
* 32. [2-09] Prisoner Exchange ([[9 December]] [[2002]]
* 33. [2-10] Ockham's Razor ([[6 January]] [[2003]])
* 34. [2-11] Family Ties ([[13 January]] [[2003]])
* 35. [2-12] Perfect Storm ([[27 January]] [[2003]])
* 36. [2-13] Strangled ([[3 February]] [[2003]])
* 37. [2-14] Wild Card ([[10 February]] [[2003]])
* 38. [2-15] John Doe ([[24 February]] [[2003]])
* 39. [2-16] Conspiracy ([[17 March]] [[2003]])
* 40. [2-17] Cruel and Unusual ([[31 March]] [[2003]])
* 41. [2-18] Fire and Ice ([[7 April]] [[2003]])
* 42. [2-19] Dead Wives Club ([[14 April]] [[2003]])
* 43. [2-20] Sunset Division ([[21 April]] [[2003]])
* 44. [2-21] Pandora's Trunk (1) ([[28 April]] [[2003]])
* 45. [2-22] Pandora's Trunk (2) ([[5 May]] [[2003]])
===Season 3: 2004===
* 46. [3-01] Devil May Care ([[7 March]] [[2004]])
* 47. [3-02] Slam Dunk ([[12 March]] [[2004]])
* 48. [3-03] 'Til Death Do Us Part ([[14 March]] [[2004]])
* 49. [3-04] Is That Plutonium in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Happy to See Me? ([[19 March]] [[2004]])
* 50. [3-05] Dead or Alive ([[21 March]] [[2004]])
* 51. [3-06] Second Chances ([[28 March]] [[2004]])
* 52. [3-07] Missing Pieces ([[4 April]] [[2004]])
* 53. [3-08] Most Likely ([[18 April]] [[2004]])
* 54. [3-09] All the News Fit 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 ([[23 May]] [[2004]])
* 58. [3-13] Oh, Brother Where Art Thou? ([[6 June]] [[2004]])
===Season 4: 2004–2005===
* 59. [4-01] After Dark ([[26 September]] [[2004]])
* 60. [4-02] Out of 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 in Vegas Dies in Boston ([[7 November]] [[2004]])
* 66. [4-08] Fire from the Sky ([[14 November]] [[2004]])
* 67. [4-09] Necessary Risks ([[21 November]] [[2004]])
* 68. [4-10] A Stranger Among Us ([[2 January]] [[2005]])
* 69. [4-11] Murder in the Rue Morgue ([[9 January]] [[2005]])
* 70. [4-12] Family Affair ([[30 January]] [[2005]])
* 71. [4-13] You Really Got Me ([[13 February]] [[2005]])
* 72. [4-14] Gray Murders ([[13 March]] [[2005]])
* 73. [4-15] It Happened One Night ([[20 March]] [[2005]])
* 74. [4-16] Skin and Bone ([[27 March]] [[2005]])
* 75. [4-17] Locard's Exchange ([[10 April]] [[2005]])
* 76. [4-18] Sanctuary ([[24 April]] [[2005]])
* 77. [4-19] Embraceable You ([[1 May]] [[2005]])
* 78. [4-20] Forget Me Not ([[8 May]] [[2005]])
* 79. [4-21] Jump Push Fall ([[15 May]] [[2005]])
===Season 5: 2005–2006===
* 80. [5-01] There's No Place Like Home II ([[25 September]] [[2005]])
* 81. [5-02] Luck Be a Lady ([[2 October]] [[2005]])
* 82. [5-03] Under the Weather ([[9 October]] [[2005]])
* 83. [5-04] Judgement Day ([[16 October]] [[2005]])
* 84. [5-05] Enlightenment ([[23 October]] [[2005]])
* 85. [5-06] Total Recall ([[30 October]] [[2005]])
* 86. [5-07] Road Kill ([[27 November]] [[2005]])
* 87. [5-08] A Man in Blue ([[4 December]] [[2005]])
* 88. [5-09] Death Goes on ([[11 December]] [[2005]])
* 89. [5-10] Loves Me Not ([[8 January]] [[2006]])
* 90. [5-11] The Elephant in the Room ([[15 January]] [[2006]])
* 91. [5-12] Code of Ethics ([[22 January]] [[2006]])
* 92. [5-13] Dreamland ([[29 January]] [[2006]])
* 93. [5-14] Death Toll ([[12 March]] [[2006]])
* 94. [5-15] Blame Game ([[19 March]] [[2006]])
* 95. [5-16] Someone to Watch Over Me ([[26 March]] [[2006]])
* 96. [5-17] Save Me ([[9 April]] [[2006]])
* 97. [5-18] Thin Ice ([[16 April]] [[2006]])
* 98. [5-19] Mysterious Ways ([[23 April]] [[2006]])
* 99. [5-20] Mace vs. Scalpel ([[30 April]] [[2006]])
* 100. [5-21] Don't Leave Me This Way ([[7 May]] [[2006]])
===Season 6: 2007===
* 101. [6-01] Retribution ([[14 January]] [[2007]])
* 102. [6-02] Shattered ([[21 January]] [[2007]])
* 103. [6-03] 33 Bullets ([[28 January]] [[2007]])
* 104. [6-04] Crazy Little Thing Called Love ([[11 February]] [[2007]])
* 105. [6-05] Mr. Little and Mr. Big ([[18 February]] [[2007]])
* 106. [6-06] Night of the Living Dead ([[25 February]] [[2007]])
* 107. [6-07] Hubris ([[7 March]] [[2007]])
* 108. [6-08] Isolation ([[14 March]] [[2007]])
* 109. [6-09] Seven Feet Under ([[21 March]] [[2007]])
* 110. [6-10] Fall From Grace ([[28 March]] [[2007]])
* 111. [6-11] Faith ([[4 April]] [[2007]])
* 112. [6-12] Sleeping Beauty ([[11 April]] [[2007]])
* 113. [6-13] Post Hoc ([[18 April]] [[2007]])
* 114. [6-14] In Sickness & In Health ([[25 April]] [[2007]])
* 115. [6-15] Dead Again ([[2 May]] [[2007]])
* 116. [6-16] D.O.A. ([[9 May]] [[2007]])
* 117. [6-17] Crash ([[16 May]] [[2007]])
== 2006–2007 season ==
=== Ratings per episode ===
*[6-01] "Retribution": '''6.8 million viewers'''
*[6-02] "Shattered": '''7.6 million viewers'''
*[6-03] "33 Bullets": '''7.9 million viewers''' (41st place)
*[6-04] "Crazy Little Thing Called Love": '''8.1 million viewers'''
*[6-05] "Mr. Little and Mr. Big": '''7.0 million viewers '''(65th place)
*[6-06] "Night of the Living Dead": '''6.7 million viewers'''
*[6-07] "Hubris": '''8.0 million viewers'''
*[6-08] "Isolation": ''' 7.4 million viewers'''
*[6-09] "Seven Feet Under": '''6.1 million viewers'''
*[6-10] "Fall From Grace": '''7.0 million viewers'''
*[6-11] "Faith": '''7.6 million viewers'''
*[6-12] "Sleeping Beauty": '''6.2 million viewers'''
*[6-13] "Post Hoc": '''6.9 million viewers'''
*[6-14] "In Sickness & In Health": '''6.4 million viewers'''
*[6-15] "Dead Again": '''5.9 million viewers'''
*[6-16] "D.O.A.": '''5.3 million viewers'''
*[6-17] "Crash": '''6.4 million viewers'''
Originally, the show was going to appear on Sunday nights after the football season ended in January, but it was then scheduled to premiere on [[October 20]] [[2006]] and to be on Friday nights with ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'' being put into the after-football Sunday night slot. It was scheduled to air at 8 pm Eastern/Pacific and 7 pm Central/Mountain, but NBC decided to avoid showing scripted programming at that hour. The season premiere was preempted in favor of ''[[1 vs. 100 (US game show)|1 vs. 100]]'', a game show hosted by [[Bob Saget]].<ref name="tvsquad">{{cite news
| first = Anna
| last = Johns
| url = http://veronica-mars.tvsquad.com/2006/09/28/nbc-bumps-crossing-jordan-for-new-game-show/
| title = NBC bumps Crossing Jordan for new game show
| publisher = TVSquad.com
| date = [[September 28]], [[2006]]
| accessdate = 2006-11-06
}}</ref>
The season premiere ran on Sunday [[January 14]] [[2007]] at 10 pm Eastern/Pacific and 9pm Central.
A crossover episode of ''Las Vegas'' in which the Crossing Jordan characters appear was aired on [[November 17]] [[2006]]. Beginning [[March 7]] [[2007]], the show moved to a new time slot, Wednesday 9/8C.
== Series finale ==
Originally, the finale for the sixth season was promoted as a cliff-hanger. A plane crash which left all of the main characters (with the exception of Lily) stranded atop a mountain with little hope of being discovered was reported to end with no resolution, as the story would pick up at the onset of a subsequent season. However, once NBC decided against renewing ''Crossing Jordan'' for a seventh year, fans were treated to a much more satisfying ending. Medical examiner Jordan ultimately confronted her held-in feelings for police detective Woody and finally professed her love. Furthermore, all of the characters were, to their shock, rescued in the final moments of the series. (This came as a relief to fans, who were generally given the impression they'd be forced to stomach a cliff-hanger and wished to view a more appropriate conclusion to the series.) The ending provided fuel to rumors that producers recorded two endings to the finale: one in case the series would be renewed, and another in case the series would not be.
==DVD release==
On May 6, 2008, [[Universal Studios Home Entertainment]] will release the first season of ''Crossing Jordan'' on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.
{| class="wikitable"
!DVD name!!Release date!!Ep #!!Additional information
|-
|The Complete First Season||[[May 6]] [[2008]]||align="center" |23||
*Featurette: A Conversation With Tim Kring and Allan Arkush
*Featurette: Jill Hennessy and Allan Arkush talk about Jordan
*Commentary on Select Episodes
* Deleted Scenes
|}
== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.nbc.com/Crossing_Jordan/ NBC.com: ''Crossing Jordan'']
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