''The Whole Truth'' is an American

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that ran on ABC from September 22, 2010, to December 1, 2010. Episodes aired on Wednesdays at 10:00 pm ET/9:00 pm CT. The show, which starred

Rob Morrow Robert Alan Morrow (born September 21, 1962) is an American actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of Dr. Joel Fleischman on '' Northern Exposure'', a role that garnered him three Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations for Best Acto ...

and

Maura Tierney Maura Therese Tierney (born February 3, 1965) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Lisa Miller on the sitcom '' NewsRadio'' (1995–1999), Abby Lockhart on the medical drama '' ER'' (1999–2009 ...

, chronicled legal cases from the points of view of both the prosecution and the defense; it was set in New York City and shot in Los Angeles. ABC canceled ''The Whole Truth'', in October after four episodes had aired. Initially it planned to air the remaining episodes. Two months later, the network pulled the show from its schedule with seven episodes unaired.ABC Pulls 'The Whole Truth' From Its Schedule
''TV By the Numbers'', December 6, 2010 The unaired episodes later aired on the Nine Network in Australia and in the Netherlands on

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in 2012.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Jimmy Brogan *

as Kathryn Peale *

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as Sr. ADA Terrence "Edge" Edgecomb *

Sean Wing Sean Wing (born July 10, 1982, in Las Vegas) is a singer and American film and television actor who first appeared on an episode of the CBS series ''Touched by an Angel''. He may be best known for his roles as Glenn in the HBO comedy series ''He ...

as Chad Griffin *

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as Alejo Salazar * Christine Adams as Lena Boudreaux

Guest cast

Stephanie Lemelin Stephanie Lemelin is an American actress and comedienne. She is best known for voicing Artemis Crock on '' Young Justice'', Eep on '' Dawn of the Croods'' and Audrey on ''Harvey Girls Forever!''. Education Lemelin graduated in 2001 from the Uni ...

as Rhonda (13 episodes) * Jack McGee as Stan Klotz (2 episodes) *

John Aylward John Aylward (November 7, 1946 – May 16, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for playing the former DNC chairman Barry Goodwin on the NBC television series ''The West Wing'' and for playing Dr. Donald Anspaugh on the NBC televisio ...

as Judge Jeremiah Studley (2 episodes) * Christine Healy as Judge Anna Mae Harmon (2 episodes) * Allison Smith as Corinne Sellards (1 episode) * J. Kenneth Campbell as Larry Combs (1 episode) *

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as Brianna Sellards (1 episode) * Paul Greene as Kevin (1 episode) * Shane Coffey as John Sellards (1 episode) *

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as Todd Engler (1 episode)

Production

When ABC announced its 2010 fall schedule in May 2010, ''The Whole Truth'' was set to star Morrow and

Joely Richardson Joely Kim Richardson (born 9 January 1965) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Julia McNamara in the FX drama series ''Nip/Tuck'' (2003–10) and Katherine Parr in the Showtime series ''The Tudors'' (2010). She has also appea ...

in the two lead roles. Richardson filmed the original pilot After the show was picked up, Richardson dropped out for personal reasons and was replaced by Maura Tierney, who went on to re-film all the Katie Peale scenes from the pilot. Tierney took on the role in addition to her recurring role on '' Rescue Me''. On-location production began in August: the show, set in

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, was shot in

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, with

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, for example, standing in for the

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Episodes

Reception

Before the show's premiere, Matthew Gilbert of ''

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'' said, "Having seen the original Richardson

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, which was re-filmed to add in Tierney, I can tell you that Tierney saves the show from near worthlessness. She brings a passion, a finely gauged sense of humor, and a strong chemistry with costar Rob Morrow that were missing before." In general, though, the show has received mixed reviews, with Metacritic assigning it a score of 57. According to Joe Flint of the ''

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'', the "solid" ratings of the second-season premiere of ''

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'' and "disappointing numbers" for the second-season premiere of ''

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'' were followed by "just 4.9 million" viewers for ''The Whole Truth''. In comparison, the legal comedy-drama '' The Defenders'', in the same time slot as ''The Whole Truth'', was the "highest-rated new show for the night, with 12.1 million viewers."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Whole Truth, The 2010s American drama television series 2010 American television series debuts 2010 American television series endings American Broadcasting Company original programming 2010s American legal television series English-language television shows Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios Television shows set in New York City Television series about prosecutors