FBI Dramas

So is ABC getting a taste of the Jerry Bruckheimer magic bullet success that CBS has enjoyed for so long? Sounds like it from the latest news (THR) of the network making deals for new pilots.
Of note, Bruckheimer is set to executive produce a yet unnamed series that follows a team of amateur detectives who work on cases of unidentified victims..for ABC!
Written by Mark Friedman, this will be Bruckheimer’s first scripted series on ABC.

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Jerry Bruckheimer, creator of crime dramas CSI and Without A Trace, has reportedly become a willing accomplice in Cocaine Cowboys, a new HBO drama about the Miami drug trade in the 1980s. Bruckheimer is teaming with director Michael Bay for this series, based on a documentary written by Billy Corben.
So hasn’t this already been done, you may ask, with the old TV series, Miami Vice? Well, maybe, but HBO is known for its original and gritty programming. This series may prove to be Miami Vice on speed.
Bruckheimer is also the executive producer for CBS crime series, Eleventh Hour, and …read more

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Midseason programming changes are coming, and here’s a look at the possible line-ups for our favorite FBI and general crime drama series. The networks have not released their official line-ups yet, but it’s so much fun to speculate.
Of course we expect that on CBS, Without A Trace, Criminal Minds and Numb3rs will continue its success on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday nights respectively. Notably, Criminal Minds and Numb3rs have both had some amazing guest stars, and we look forward to more of the same.

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It seems CBS is dipping its proverbial toe into the crime drama meets weird science pool this fall with its new series, and Jerry Bruckheimer production, Eleventh Hour. Check out Rufus Sewell as Dr. Jacob hood in this clip.

Eleventh Hour follows the story of a government genius-level scientist, Dr. Jacob Hood (Rufus Sewell) recruited by the FBI to save others from fatal scientific experiments.

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