Series synopsis
Crossing Jordan is an American drama television series that premiered on NBC on September 24, 2001. It ended on May 16, 2007. It was created by Tim Kring. It stars Jill Hennessy, Miguel Ferrer, Steve Valentine and Ravi Kapoor.
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Premise
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Premise: Every body tells a story.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh
- Miguel Ferrer as Garrett Macy
- Steve Valentine as Nigel Townsend
- Ravi Kapoor as Mahesh 'Bug' Vijay
- Kathryn Hahn as Lily Lebowski
- Mahershala Ali as Trey Sanders
- Ivan Sergei as Peter Winslow
- Ken Howard as Max Cavanaugh
Guest cast
- Jerry O'Connell as Woody Hoyt
- Leslie Bibb as Tallulah Simmons
- Chris Gartin as Dr. Phillip Winter
- Tara Lynne Barr as Sally Yates
- John Kapelos as Halper
- Tom Virtue as Saunders
- Jessica Harper as Dorris Meisner
- Vanessa Marcil as Sam Marquez
- Richard Biggs as Dr. Russell Flynn
- Kevin Chamberlin as Neville
- Cayden Boyd as Kyle Moran
- Hector Luis Bustamante as Pete Delgado
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 117 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 23 | September 24, 2001 | May 13, 2002 |
| Season 2 | 22 | September 23, 2002 | May 5, 2003 |
| Season 3 | 13 | March 7, 2004 | June 6, 2004 |
| Season 4 | 21 | September 26, 2004 | May 15, 2005 |
| Season 5 | 21 | September 25, 2005 | May 7, 2006 |
| Season 6 | 17 | January 14, 2007 | May 16, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Meet Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh of the Boston Medical Examiners office. With a reputation of going way beyond the call of duty…Jordan finds her first case a little close to home. |
September 24, 2001 |
| 2 |
The Dawn of a New Day Two seemingly unconnected men turn up dead, but there is more than meets the eye to this case. Elsewhere Mr. Stinky has Bug and Trey stumped at identifying him. |
October 1, 2001 |
| 3 |
The Ties That Bind A woman’s torso is found and linked back to the prison system. Jordan is assigned to find out who the victim is and who is responsible for her death. |
October 8, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
There's No Place Like Home Special 90 Minute Episode Jordan and Woody are 3000 miles from Boston on the trail of the man that may hold the answer to Jordan’s questions about her mothers' death. Dr. Macy is struggling with the disappearance of Jordan and trying to solve a case of his own. |
September 23, 2002 |
| 2 |
Bombs Away When the wife of a former ATF agent is found dead the husband’s grief is overwhelming. He will take drastic measures and put everyone in the morgue in danger…will they defuse the situation before it is too late? |
September 30, 2002 |
| 3 |
The Truth Is Out There Jordan and Nigel are making a trip to the local Total-Mart, and end up with a dead door greater. When someone tries to steal the body the case takes an unusual turn. |
October 7, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Devil May Care A teenager’s obsession with forensic science will cost two men their lives and put Dr. Macy’s skills to the test. Meanwhile Jordan thinks she might have heard a murder…but where is the body? |
March 7, 2004 |
| 2 |
Slam Dunk Jordan is called for jury duty in the case of an alleged cop killer. With the D.A. pushing for quick results and Jordan examining the evidence…tension mounts. Only one woman can be correct…which lands Dr. Macy in the middle. |
March 12, 2004 |
| 3 |
'Til Death Do Us Part A woman is beaten to death and her husband is the prime suspect. Evidence surfaces she was having an affair and Jordan must turn to an old friend for some secret answers. Meanwhile, Dr. Macy has a potential black widow on his hands. |
March 14, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
After Dark A mysterious blackout blankets Boston, and leaves Jordan and Bug trapped in a tunnel. Meanwhile Woody is late for a very important date…or is he? |
September 26, 2004 |
| 2 |
Out of Sight A millionaire is found dead, and his neighbor quickly becomes a suspect. Only problem…he has not left is house in years. Elsewhere Macy and Lily have a show down with Homeland Security. |
October 3, 2004 |
| 3 |
Intruded After a night out with Woody, Jordan returns home and has an encounter with an intruder. In typical Jordan fashion she hides this information and Dr. Stiles gets involved. Will the combination of the intruder and Dr. Stiles prove too much for Jordan? |
October 10, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
There's No Place Like Home, II With a familiar killer in their midst, Slokum is forced to get help from an unlikely source. Will the morgue staff be able to stop this killer…again? |
September 25, 2005 |
| 2 |
Luck Be a Lady (I) When a pair of bodies ends up in the Boston Morgue, one clue will lead to fabulous Las Vegas. With Woody in Vegas and Jordan in Boston temperatures rise on a couple of…couples. The crossover continues on Las Vegas S03E03 Double Down, Triple Threat (II). |
October 2, 2005 |
| 3 |
Under the Weather Jordan’s defiance of Dr. Macy ends up putting her own life in danger. With three boys missing and bodies turning up, Woody and Dr. Macy don’t realize they are also searching for one of their own. |
October 9, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Retribution Following J.D.’s murder Jordan has traveled to the nation’s capital to prove her innocence. She is tracking the news story that J.D. was working on in an effort to find out what happened the night he was murdered. Lu decides to bring in an independent medical examiner, to prove her case against Jordan. Dr. Macy travels to D.C. to find Jordan while the rest of the team work to prove her innocence. |
January 14, 2007 |
| 2 |
Shattered Lu and Jordan are working together on the suicide of a teen. A note left by the teen suggests that he had been molested. A woman has been hit by several cars on a freeway, Woody is investigating. Later an investigator pops in and starts digging around. Dr. Macy offers Jordan a word of advice; Lily gets some surprising news. |
January 21, 2007 |
| 3 |
33 Bullets Police officers have shot an 8-year-old boy a staggering 33 times, which sends the city of Boston into a riot. Jordan and the rest of the team investigate the shooting, however one of their own could be lost. |
January 28, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 24, 2001 |
| Last aired | May 16, 2007 |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 21:00:00 |