3 lbs

3 lbs

Ended First aired 14/Nov/2006 United States English 1 season(s) 8 episode(s)
Drama
3 lbs is a drama that aired on CBS from November 14 to 28, 2006, replacing the cancelled series Smith. The show itself was then canceled three weeks later due to poor ratings. The title refers to the fact that the average human brain weighs approximately three pounds. The show follows the medical careers of prominent brain surgeon Doctor Douglas Hanson and his protégé, Jonathan Seger.

The show was promoted as, "The next great medical drama." The theme song is "Calling All Angels" by Train. Eight episodes were made, and the five episodes that did not originally air in the United States are available on Amazon Unbox.

The program filmed in New York City at the request of Tucci, who didn't want to be away from home to make the series.

When the pilot was originally filmed Dylan McDermott played Dr. Doug Hanson, and Reiko Aylesworth played Dr. Adrienne Holland.
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Season 1 · Season 1
8 episode(s) · Air date: 14/Nov/2006
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S1E8
Plugged In
Air date: 26/Dec/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Hanson decides to do a cutting edge procedure on a man who is suffering from severe clinical depression. He cannot be cured with medication.

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Hanson decides to do a cutting edge procedure on a man who is suffering from severe clinical depression. He cannot be cured with medication.

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S1E7
The Cutting Edge
Air date: 26/Dec/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Dr. Hanson's mentor makes a surprise visit. Adrienne tries to help a woman whose brain tumor is threatening her already shaky marriage.

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Dr. Hanson's mentor makes a surprise visit. Adrienne tries to help a woman whose brain tumor is threatening her already shaky marriage.

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S1E6
Bad Boys
Air date: 19/Dec/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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A young man has a motorcycle accident, and goes into a coma. After a round of tests it is discovered that he is responsive to the sound of his girfriend's voice. Adrianne had a relationship like this when she was young. Hanson has to convince his daughter that it is okay that her mother sells their house.

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A young man has a motorcycle accident, and goes into a coma. After a round of tests it is discovered that he is responsive to the sound of his girfriend's voice. Adrianne had a relationship like this when she was young. Hanson has to convince his daughter that it is okay that her mother sells their house.

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S1E5
The God Spot
Air date: 12/Dec/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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When Erica Lund's seizures become more severe, Dr. Hanson suggests surgery, but she adamantly refuses because she doesn't want to lose the euphoric moment before the seizure hits when she sees God. Meantime, another patient is being treated for a traumatic head wound that causes him to blurt out his most intimate thoughts.

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When Erica Lund's seizures become more severe, Dr. Hanson suggests surgery, but she adamantly refuses because she doesn't want to lose the euphoric moment before the seizure hits when she sees God. Meantime, another patient is being treated for a traumatic head wound that causes him to blurt out his most intimate thoughts.

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S1E4
Disarming
Air date: 05/Dec/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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A soldier who was wounded in Iraq by shrapnel to his head suffers a stroke, which leads to paralysis in his left arm. Even worse, the man believes the arm doesn't belong to him but rather to a fellow soldier who died. Also, a woman is diagnosed with a so-called joking disease caused by a tumor that makes her lose memory and find most things humorous.

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A soldier who was wounded in Iraq by shrapnel to his head suffers a stroke, which leads to paralysis in his left arm. Even worse, the man believes the arm doesn't belong to him but rather to a fellow soldier who died. Also, a woman is diagnosed with a so-called joking disease caused by a tumor that makes her lose memory and find most things humorous.

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S1E3
Heart-Stopping
Air date: 28/Nov/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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A woman that three years ago Hanson operated for an aneurysm returns complaining of double vision. After making some test, they find that she has another aneurysm that her chance of surviving surgery is approximately 20%. But when she agrees to surgery, her brother is determined to stop her and at the same time risking her life. Meanwhile, Adrianne falls for an astronomy professor who suffers from face blindness.

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A woman that three years ago Hanson operated for an aneurysm returns complaining of double vision. After making some test, they find that she has another aneurysm that her chance of surviving surgery is approximately 20%. But when she agrees to surgery, her brother is determined to stop her and at the same time risking her life. Meanwhile, Adrianne falls for an astronomy professor who suffers from face blindness.

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S1E2
Of Two Minds
Air date: 21/Nov/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Hanson and his staff deal with a pregnant woman who has a brain tumor. Hanson wants her to follow a treatment plan that threatens the life of her unborn child, but the patient is determined to keep her baby. Although she refuses the radiation, she agrees to a complicated brain surgery that could buy her sometime. After the surgery, she discovers some unexpected side effects. Meanwhile, Dr. Seger discovers he is involved with the attorney of a man he's treating who has been accused of a violent crime.

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Hanson and his staff deal with a pregnant woman who has a brain tumor. Hanson wants her to follow a treatment plan that threatens the life of her unborn child, but the patient is determined to keep her baby. Although she refuses the radiation, she agrees to a complicated brain surgery that could buy her sometime. After the surgery, she discovers some unexpected side effects. Meanwhile, Dr. Seger discovers he is involved with the attorney of a man he's treating who has been accused of a violent crime.

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S1E1
Lost For Words
Air date: 14/Nov/2006 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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After a teen collapses while playing violin in a concert and it's discovered that she has a tumor. Dr. Hanson want to operate on the young girl's brain but the girl's mother isn't sure that is best since she recently suffered a loss of another daughter during an operation. Meanwhile, Hanson's protégé, Dr. Jonathan Seger arrives.

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After a teen collapses while playing violin in a concert and it's discovered that she has a tumor. Dr. Hanson want to operate on the young girl's brain but the girl's mother isn't sure that is best since she recently suffered a loss of another daughter during an operation. Meanwhile, Hanson's protégé, Dr. Jonathan Seger arrives.

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Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci
Douglas Hanson
Mark Feuerstein
Mark Feuerstein
Jonathan Seger
Indira Varma
Indira Varma
Adrianne Holland
Armando Riesco
Armando Riesco
Tom Flores
Ken Wharton
Ken Wharton
Hospital Administrator
Zabryna Guevara
Zabryna Guevara
Melania Ortiz
Starla Benford
Starla Benford
Ultrasound Nurse
Jessica Hecht
Jessica Hecht
Rebecca Ellis
Steve Braun
Steve Braun
Otis Wills
Maggie Siff
Maggie Siff
Lisa Ketchum
Griffin Dunne
Griffin Dunne
Dr. Jerry Cole
Benjamin Walker
Benjamin Walker
Nick Ross
Kate Jennings Grant
Kate Jennings Grant
Kristen Lund
Celia Weston
Celia Weston
Tilly Bates
Ashlie Atkinson
Ashlie Atkinson
Nurse Rhonda
Cyrus Farmer
Cyrus Farmer
Isaiah
Julia Campbell
Julia Campbell
Roberta Mack
Madeline Zima
Madeline Zima
Cassie Mack

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Arlene Sanford
Arlene Sanford
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Davis Guggenheim
Davis Guggenheim
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John David Coles
Director
John Fortenberry
John Fortenberry
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Nicole Kassell
Nicole Kassell
Director
Peter Ocko
Peter Ocko
Executive Producer, Writer
Scott Kaufer
Scott Kaufer
Executive Producer, Writer
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Barry M. Berg
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Jessica Ball
Writer

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