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Body of Proof

Body of Proof is an American medical/crime comedy-drama television series that ran on American Broadcasting Company from March 29, 2011, to May 28, 2013, and starred Dana Delany as medical examiner Dr. Megan Hunt. The series was created by Christopher Murphey and produced by ABC Studios. On May 10, 2013, ABC canceled the series after three seasons.

The series stars Dana Delany as Dr. Megan Hunt, a top-flight neurosurgeon, until she has a life-changing motor vehicle accident that leaves her impaired, following which she then accidentally kills a patient on the operating table. This results in her resignation, and retirement from the profession altogether.

Now working as a medical examiner, Dr Hunt has to balance the demands of her new professional life, dealing with solving cases and analyzing bodies, with her fractured personal life, most of all trying to reconnect with her estranged daughter.

Though set in Philadelphia, the first season of Body of Proof was filmed in Providence, Rhode Island and some other locations including Warwick and Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The medical examiner's office is actually the GTECH HQ / Providence Warwick Visitors Bureau and surrounding buildings superimposed on the real Philadelphia skyline. The series was originally titled Body of Evidence, but was later renamed Body of Proof.

The second season of the show was announced to be filmed in Los Angeles to take advantage of a $7 million tax credit. Body of Proof is the third ABC television series starring Dana Delany in a main character role, the first being the role of Colleen McMurphy in China Beach and the second being Katherine Mayfair in Desperate Housewives.

While filming, real-life technical advisers made sure that the procedures were correct. Jeri Ryan said, "We've got technical advisers that will be with us on set, so we can keep all of the science realistic".

The show was set to premiere on Friday nights on ABC on October 22, 2010. Following the quick cancellations of Thursday-night drama My Generation and Wednesday-night drama The Whole Truth, though, the network held back the series. The series premiered Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central, replacing Detroit 1-8-7. The last of its nine first season episodes aired May 17, 2011, four days after ABC renewed the series for a second season. The show's second season ran from September 20, 2011, to April 20, 2012, and had a total of 20 episodes, four of which were held over from the first season. On May 11, 2012, ABC officially renewed Body of Proof for a third season of 13 episodes. Season 3 premiered on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central, and ended on May 28, 2013.

On May 10, 2013, in spite of improved ratings, Body of Proof was cancelled by ABC after three seasons. Immediately after the cancellation news, reports arose that the series might be picked up by a cable television network, with TNT, USA Network, and WGN America all showing interest. On May 23, 2013, a representative for ABC Studios confirmed that Body of Proof would not move to a new network.

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