Eleventh Hour (U.S. TV series)
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Stephen Gallagher |
| Starring |
Rufus Sewell Marley Shelton Omar Benson Miller |
| Theme music composer | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Opening theme | Eleventh 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 |
| Location(s) | Los Angeles, California |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Jerry Bruckheimer Television Granada America Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | October 9, 2008 – April 2, 2009 |
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| 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). The series was a joint venture between Jerry Bruckheimer Television, Granada Television International and Warner Bros. Television.
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.
The original ITV version ran for four 90-minute episodes. Before the American remake series premiered, CBS ordered 13 one-hour episodes. The pilot episode was produced with a budget of four million dollars, and the remaining episodes were given approximately two million dollars each. Despite shooting "Agro" as a second possible pilot, CBS premiered the series with its original $4 million pilot, "Resurrection", instead.
Despite the absence of any supernatural or science fictional elements, some critics compared the series to The X-Files.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.
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