''The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science'' (or simply ''The New Detectives'', formally "Forensic Detectives") is a documentary

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that aired two to three different cases in forensic science per episode from 1996 to 2004. Episode reruns currently air on the

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, the

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network,

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, and the

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. Before the series was canceled, the show also aired on

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and Court TV in the United States and

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in Canada, as well as

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. The show was also carried by international markets where the series was shown on the Discovery Channel UK, Discovery Europe, the Crime & Investigation Network in Australia, Prime TV in New Zealand,

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, Kanal 5 in Sweden, and RTL in the Netherlands. In Brazil, the TV series was narrated by the Italian-Brazilian announcer and journalist Wilson Versolato.

Synopsis

''The New Detectives'' centers on murders that are committed in North America and the forensics used to convict the murderers of their crimes. ''The New Detectives'' shows reenactments and dramatizations of events surrounding a murder. Real-file footage is shown on occasion. Unlike ''

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'', a sister show, also produced by Tom Naughton and

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, ''The New Detectives'' mostly centers on murders that police departments solve without assistance from the

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, but there have been episodes where the FBI was called in to assist with particularly serious crimes. The series was narrated by Gene Galusha from 1996 to 2004.

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, the creator of ''

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'' got the idea for the show from ''The New Detectives''. In a talk at the International Mystery Writers Festival in June 2008, Zuiker said that he was working as a tram driver in Las Vegas when he came up with the idea for the series. He said he was about to go out to play basketball with some friends when his first wife asked him to stay in and watch ''The New Detectives'' on the Discovery Channel. "I decided to stay, and that changed everything". Several international episodes were dubbed by Susan Rae. One of these was ''Burning Evidence'' about forensics done on broken and charred bone and tooth remnants and another was ''Short Fuse'' about forensics done on bomb sites and pipe bomb fragments.

Episodes

Home media

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has released the first four seasons of ''The New Detectives'' on DVD in Region 1.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:New Detectives 1996 American television series debuts 2004 American television series endings 1990s American crime television series 2000s American crime television series 1990s American documentary television series 2000s American documentary television series Discovery Channel original programming True crime television series Television series by New Dominion Pictures

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Episodes

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