Plot
A team of homicide detectives, led by the veteran head of the department Lt. Ben Carroll (Lee Horsley), work cases in an unnamed big city. Carroll's team is made up of Det. Ryan Walker (George Clooney), a talented detective with a propensity to get too emotionally invested in his cases; Det. Nora Houghton, a rookie detective unsure of her skills; and Houghton's partner, Det. Will Stratton, a jaded veteran detective close to retirement. They are assisted in their cases by the department's forensics specialist, Lemar Samuels (Leslie Jordan). The series also attempts to highlight how the homicide detectives' work life impacts their personal lives.Cast
* Lee Horsley as Lieutenant Ben Carroll * George Clooney as Det. Ryan Walker * Kate McNeil as Det. Nora Houghton * Al Fann as Det. Will Stratton *Series overview
Broadcast history
* Thursdays 10:00–11:00 a.m. (June – August 1992) * Fridays 10:00–11:00 p.m. (March – May 1993)Episodes
Season 1 (1992)
Season 2 (1993)
Reception
The critical reception to ''Bodies of Evidence'' was mixed to mostly negative. Tony Scott of ''Variety'' described the series' pilot as having "sharp production values, little humorous relief, and generally pro performances", though with "several off-putting touches". But ''Entertainment Weekly's'' Ken Tucker gave the show a "D" grade, calling it "'' Law & Order'' Lite — a show that comes on all hard-boiled and complicated but reworks plots that seem left over from '' Mannix''." David Hiltbrand of ''People'' magazine gave ''Bodies of Evidence'' a "C" grade, stating, "In the regular season, I probably wouldn't give this predictable, overwritten show a second look. This being the summer session, we grade on a curve." And ''Los Angeles Times Chris Willman panned the show as "tired and sub-formulaic".References
External links
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bodies of Evidence CBS original programming 1992 American television series debuts 1993 American television series endings 1990s American drama television series English-language television shows American detective television series