Eleventh Hour Information

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.

Plot

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.

Characters

• Rufus Sewell as Dr. Jacob Hood " a science adviser to the FBI, called in to investigate crimes that may have a scientific explanation. Even though Hood is extremely brilliant, he sometimes gets lost in his own thoughts, and this, coupled with his low attention span and poor social skills, causes him to be viewed as odd. He also has few instincts of self-preservation or danger, causing him to often do things that put his life in jeopardy, such as standing in front of a fleeing suspect's car to get the license plate, something that frequently annoys Rachel. Additionally, he does not know how to drive well, leading Rachel to insist she do all the driving. Hood appears to be an atheist and is knowledgeable on a number of scientific, mathematical and philosophical topics. He nursed his wife, who died of cancer, throughout her illness.

• Marley Shelton as FBI Special Agent Rachel Young " Hood's handler. Though she is employed to protect his life, she has also said that her job is "to protect him from himself" " something he makes very difficult for her. Hood might annoy her from time to time but she does care about his well-being, viewing his many techniques with a kind of exasperated affection, though she is frequently embarrassed by and for him. Rachel mainly gets annoyed when he gets too caught up in an investigation and does something stupid, or when he does things like accidentally sit on his panic button. It is noted throughout the series that Dr. Hood is her only friend, though male characters frequently flirt with her. She is the latest in a line of Hood's protectors, but she refuses to let him "drive her away like he did those others."

• Omar Benson Miller as FBI Special Agent Felix Lee (Episodes 14"18) " introduced later in the series when he asks (although it is later discovered that he begged) to help Jacob Hood on a case. After solving the case, he asks to work with Hood full-time, stating that the work they do is amazing. Felix is given the job and works as somewhat of a scout, helping out the team with heading to the location and gathering the material they need by the time Hood and Young get there. Though he likes the job, Felix feels underappreciated due to the lack of praise for the amount of work he does.

Production

The original ITV version ran for four 90-minute episodes. However, before the remade series had even premiered, CBS ordered 13 episodes for a one-hour time slot. 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.

Reception

Despite the absence of any supernatural or science fictional elements, some critics are comparing 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. However, where 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 first season episodes to 18.

The Biotechnology Industry Organization launched a blog, EleventhHourFacts.com, which features subject matter experts discussing the scientific reality of each episode through video interviews, live episode blogging and posts.

Ratings

Season	Timeslot (EST)	Premiere	Finale	Viewers (in millions)	Rank
1	Thursday 10:00 PM			12.11	22

• Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Eleventh Hour.
• Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.

Episodes

Episode #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (in millions)	Aux4=11.59	ShortSummary=An investigation reveals numerous attempts at human cloning. }} </ref>	DirectedBy=Clark Johnson	WrittenBy=Mick Davis	OriginalAirDate=	Aux4=12.04	ShortSummary=Several 11-year-old boys die of heart attacks. }} </ref>	DirectedBy=Danny Cannon	WrittenBy=Heather Mitchell	OriginalAirDate=	Aux4=12.16	ShortSummary=Hood investigates several cases of food-related paralysis in northern California. }}	Aux4=11.48	ShortSummary=Several autistic teens are kidnapped. }}	Aux4=10.97	ShortSummary=A mysterious disease threatens Pittsburgh, PA. }}	Aux4=11.60	ShortSummary=A series of mysterious deaths by way of freezing the person solid plagues the Western coast of the US. }}	Aux4=10.67	ShortSummary=A government experiment, in which US troops were subject to inhumane tests, goes awry in Nevada. }}	Aux4=10.91	ShortSummary=College students are dying from the bends. }}	Aux4=13.43	ShortSummary=Co-eds, in Miami, suffer from flesh-eating bacteria. }}	Aux4=15.52	ShortSummary=While investigating outbreaks of violence in Texas, Hood becomes affected as well. }}	Aux4=12.32	ShortSummary=A young boy's cancer is miraculously cured after he drinks from a mineral spring. }}	Aux4=12.71	ShortSummary=Hood investigates a millionaire with two fully developed hearts who has congenital heart disease. }}	Aux4=11.04	ShortSummary=Hood investigates a cloning operation and suspects that Geppetto may be back. }}	Aux4=11.23	ShortSummary=A helicopter pilot goes blind during a live televised traffic report and dies when the helicopter crashes. Hood tracks down the mysterious poison before other people go blind. A new member of the team helps with the investigation. Omar Benson Miller joins the cast as Special Agent Felix Lee. }}	Aux4=11.73	ShortSummary=Hood is called to investigate when 30 people are killed by lightning during a storm that lasts only 10 minutes. }}	Aux4=12.15	ShortSummary=Doctor Hood is called in to determine the cause of a poison cluster, which is killing people in Philadelphia. }}	Aux4=11.78	ShortSummary=Four homicides during fashion week due to sudden fits of rage lead to Doctor Hood being asked to investigate. Gretchen Morris, the bespectacled receptionist in this episode, is played by Samantha Shelton, Marley Shelton's real-life younger sister. }}	Aux4=10.38	ShortSummary=The Deputy Director of the FBI is accused of stealing a woman's child and Dr. Hood is the only one who believes her. }}

DVD release

Warner Brothers released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 on October 20, 2009 via their Warner Archive Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release and is available through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.

Cancellation

The show was revealed to be canceled on May 19, 2009 due to its inability to hold the CSI audience lead in. Upon learning of Eleventh Hour's cancellation, a small core group of fans banded together to form the Eleventh Hour Resurrection Campaign. They were involved in an unsuccessful orchestrated effort to have the series picked up by another television network.