Close to Home Information

Close to Home is an American crime drama television series co-produced by Warner Bros. Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television for CBS. While in pre-production the series was known as American Crime. It first aired from October 4, 2005 to May 11, 2007 and starred actress Jennifer Finnigan as Annabeth Chase, a Deputy Prosecutor for Marion County, Indiana. Created by Jim Leonard, the series was primarily filmed in Southern California. The score composer was Michael A. Levine.

On May 16, 2007, the series was officially canceled by CBS.

Plot

See List of Close to Home episodes for more information Annabeth Chase is a criminal prosecutor with a near perfect conviction record. Throughout the series, she lost only one case, in the first season's second-to-last episode. She also lost her first case against a corrupt cop named Veeder in the second season's third-to-last episode. She was married to a construction worker, Jack Chase (Christian Kane), and has an infant daughter, Hailey Chase.

The show revolves around her balancing her career and family life, as a prosecutor in the city of Indianapolis.

First season

In the pilot episode, Chase returns from a 12-week maternity leave to find herself with a new boss, Maureen Scofield (Kimberly Elise), who has been promoted instead of her. Maureen is a no-nonsense, workaholic woman who admires Chase's dedication to her family and her personal life. Above her is County Prosecutor Steve Sharpe (John Carroll Lynch). Chase wins the first case she prosecutes upon her return to work: an abusive husband is sentenced to 25 years in jail without parole.

Second season

Annabeth returns to work four months after her husband was killed by a drunk driver on the first season finale. Annabeth's coming to terms with her husband's death, her grief, and her struggle to return to normalcy coupled with the guilt and trials of being a single parent are recurring themes throughout the season.

Annabeth and Maureen also face a new boss, Chief Deputy Prosecutor James Conlon (David James Elliott), who has just arrived from New York, and whose methods appear to the two prosecutors to be too forceful and sometimes unethical.

Near the end of the season, Conlon attempts an attorney general campaign which is derailed as police corruption is discovered, resulting in several prosecutions. Scofield is assassinated as a result of these prosecutions. The season (and series) ends with Chase successfully prosecuting Scofield's assassin.

Cast

• Jennifer Finnigan " Annabeth Chase
• Kimberly Elise " Maureen Scofield
• Christian Kane " Jack Chase (Season 1)
• John Carroll Lynch " Steve Sharpe (Season 1)
• Jon Seda " Ray Blackwell (Season 2)
• Cress Williams " Detective Ed Williams (Season 2)
• David James Elliott " James Conlon (Season 2)

Recurring roles

• Bruce Davison " Defense Attorney Doug Hellman

U.S. Nielsen Ratings

Season	Episodes	Premiere	Finale	Viewers (million)	Rank	18-49 demographic
Season 1	22			10.41	#45	2.8/8
Season 2	22			10.30	#41	2.5/8

Despite earning high ratings for what is perceived as the Friday night death slot and ranking higher than most of its competition in the same slot, the show was still cancelled after only 2 seasons.

International broadcasting

Country	Title	Station	Premiere
	Close to Home	telefe	2006
	Close to Home	Nine Network 13th Street	2006 November,2009
	Close to Home	ORF 1	April 13, 2007
	Close to Home	VijfTV	June 8, 2006
	Em Nome da Justiça (on SBT, Portuguese for In Name of Justice; Warner Channel uses the original title)	Warner Channel and SBT (dubbed)	November 7, 2005
	"? ?????? ??????"? (Latin alphabet: V Opasna Blizost)	Nova Television (Season 1) Diema 2 (Repeats of Season 1 and premieres of Season 2)	Season 1 - 2006 Season 2 - 2009
	Close to Home Juste Cause	CTV [[Séries+]]
	Blizu doma	HRT2
	Zlo?iny ze sousedství (Crimes from Neighbourhood)	Prima family	2007
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Close to Home	OBN	2008
	Kurjuse kannul	Kanal 2	2009
	Kodinpuolustaja	MTV3
	Close to Home - Juste cause	TF1 and TMC	September 6, 2006
	Close to Home	VOX	9 February 2007
	"?????"???"??"? "??? "??????? (Seeking Truth)	Star Channel
	Close to Home	RT"? One
	??"?"? ?"??? (Karov LaBait; lit. Close to Home)	Xtra HOT, HOT family	2006
	Close to Home - Giustizia ad ogni costo	RaiDue	11 June 2007
	Close To Home	Television Jamaica	2008
	Onna Kensatsukan: Anabesu Cheisu ???? "???"???"?"?"? (Female Criminal Prosecutor: Annabeth Chase)	Super! drama TV	August 11, 2010 (Season 1) February 9, 2011 (Season 2)
Latin America	Close to Home	Warner Channel
	Arti Nam?	LNK
	Close to Home	RTM 2	2008
	Close to Home	SBS 6	September 13, 2007
	Close to Home	TV One
	Close to Home	TV3
	Close to Home	C/S on RPN
	Krok od domu	TVN	December 19, 2006
	Perto de Casa	FOX, RTP2	November 17, 2008
	V tieni zlo?inu (In the shadow of crime)	Markíza
	Zlo?ini pred doma?im pragom	POP TV
		SABC 2
	??? ? ? (RR: Keulloseu tu Hom, MR: K'?llos? t'u Hom; vocal transliteration of the English title Close to Home)	On Style
		TV3
(Italian)		TSI1
Catalonia	Fiscal Chase Fiscal Chase	Fox TV3	October 2006 January 9, 2006
	Close to Home	True Series	September 28, 2006
		Mymax	March 23, 2007
	Close to Home	Dubai One	February 10, 2009
	Close to Home	Living and Ftn	January 23, 2006