''Final Witness'' is an American crime drama television series that premiered on June 27, 2012, on

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. The seven-part series, which combines documentary and drama elements, focuses on a different real-life murder each week from the victim's

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. Each episode includes interviews with the victim's family and friends, real witnesses, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers, as well as scripted scenes with actors.

Episodes

U.S. Nielsen ratings

The following is a table for the United States ratings, based on average total estimated viewers per episode, of ''Final Witness'' on ABC.

Critical reception

The series received mixed reviews from critics. Jessica Shaw of '' Entertainment Weekly'' stated that "Crime reenactments are equal parts disturbing and cheesymediocre actors portraying cold-blooded killers and their victims. This new ripped-from-the-headlines series amps up the cheese even further by mixing ''

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''-style narration with actual non-reenacted interviews." The '' New York Post''s Linda Stasi called the series "a good true-crime show. A very good true-crime show. But that voice-from-beyond narrator is just so very wrong." Verne Gay of ''

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'' also commented on the narration by writing that the series is "a grim, macabre march through a terrible crime, deploying a bad twistthe voice of the deceased." The ''

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'' David Hinckley thought the series was "crisply and professionally produced. But the best face it can put on terrible murder cases is philosophical, and that may not be enough to keep viewers from the somber takeaway that someone they like has ended up dead."

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* *{{IMDb title, 2204348, Final Witness 2010s American crime television series 2012 American television series debuts 2012 American television series endings American Broadcasting Company original programming American television docudramas English-language television shows