Home > Medium > Season 1 « TV Series Page Medium: Season 1 (2005) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Want to see Episode List Season 1 Medium Critics Consensus Medium may have a unique premise, but with bland storytelling, the outcome -- well, you can see it coming. 67% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 18 89% Audience Score User Ratings: 12 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 Pilot Episode Air date: Jan 3, 2005 Allison keeps having dreams that her husband Joe is determined to disprove. In a drastic measure he submits her dreams to different law enforcement agencies. Much to his surprise he gets a hit on a case out of Texas, involving the murder of a teenage boy. More 2 Suspicions and Certainties Air date: Jan 10, 2005 The Phoenix D.A. calls Allison to seek her help in selecting a jury. He needs a jury that is sure to return a guilty verdict and deliver the death penalty. AllisonÃÂs abilities are tested when she doubts herself. More 3 A Couple of Choices Air date: Jan 17, 2005 D.A. Devalos introduces Allison to Detective Lee Scanlon in an effort to help him with the apparent murder/suicide of his sister and her husband. Scanlon is standoffish about AllisonÃÂs abilities until her theories start to lead in the killer's directio More 4 Night of the Wolf Air date: Jan 24, 2005 Allison alerts D.A. Devalos that one of his witnesses is giving false information to the police sketch artist. Allison dreams she is being chased through an airport by a wolf who holds the secret identity of the real killer. Meanwhile Bridgette, her middl More 5 In Sickness and in Adultery Air date: Jan 31, 2005 Allison is frustrated when Joe has a medical procedure done and she cannot "see" anything about his health or future. See seeks the help of Catherine, a fellow psychic, who warns of her trouble ahead. Meanwhile, Allison dreams of the location of a murder More 6 Coming Soon Air date: Feb 7, 2005 Allison (Patricia Arquette) dreams a man (Reed Diamond) kidnaps her children and later insists that he's a killer. Joe: Jake Weber. Ariel: Sofia Vassilieva. Young Sharona: Camryn Grimes. Officer: Vince Duvall. Devalos Assistant: Kendahl King. More 7 Jump Start Air date: Feb 14, 2005 Allison keeps dreaming of a girl throwing herself off a cliff into a ravine. Finally Allison sets out to find this girl, who turns out to be someone who was dating a defense attorneyÃÂs son. Elsewhere Joe is worried about the health of a co-worker who A More 8 Lucky Air date: Feb 21, 2005 Allison finds that her brother Michael (Ryan Hurst) also possesses psychic gifts, but when he pays the DuBois family a visit, he wants nothing to do with visions. Tommy Lehane: Jay Ferguson. Sgt. David Chadway: Colby French. More 9 Coded Air date: Feb 28, 2005 Allison's daughter Ariel dreams that she is a young girl named Sara being held captive by an ogre in a castle. While Joe agonizes over the possibility that two of his three daughters have inherited their mother's psychic abilities, Allison tries to help A More 10 The Other Side of the Tracks Air date: Mar 14, 2005 Allison's recurring dream about two young boys racing a train is analyzed by Dr. Leonard Cardwell, but Allison soon learns that he's involved. Devalos investigates the case of a 14-year-old who confessed to murder. More Show More Episodes Medium: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (20) Tv Season Info In the premiere season of the paranormal drama, wife and mother Allison DuBois (Patricia Arquette) begins to see the good that can come from her gift of being able to communicate with the dead and foresee certain events. The series is based on the real-life experiences of self-proclaimed medium Allison DuBois. As the series opens, Allison gets a job working for Phoenix DA Manuel Devalos (Miguel Sandoval) and has a dream about a murder in Texas. Initially, her husband Joe (Jake Weber) attributes her visions to stress. To prove his point, he submits the details of what Allison saw to various law-enforcement agencies, and he's surprised when the dream relates to a real case. Devalos soon introduces Allison to Det. Lee Scanlon (David Cubitt), who is dealing with the aftermath of an apparent murder-suicide involving his sister and brother-in-law. Scanlon is reluctant to let Allison help at first, but then he sees she really does have a paranormal gift. Soon, Allison learns she's not the only family member with the gift: Her middle daughter Bridgette (Maria Lark) gets a new playmate who turns out to be a little boy who's been dead for several years. Later, oldest daughter Ariel (Sofia Vassilieva) dreams of a young girl being held captive by an ogre. Allison thinks this is nothing more than a nightmare, but Ariel does some investigating and discovers it's something more. Eventually, Allison helps Ariel decode the dream and they find that a young girl really is missing. At one point, Allison has a vision about the death of her brother Michael (Ryan Hurst), a soldier in Afghanistan. She's terrified the dream's going to come true, but then her brother turns up at her doorstep for a visit, and he has some secrets he's been hiding. Other cases Allison works on in Season 1 involve a serial killer, a wrongly convicted man and a murder from the 1960s. Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Network: CBS Premiere Date: Jan 3, 2005 Creator: Glenn Gordon Caron Exec. Producers: Glenn Gordon Caron, Kelsey Grammer, Steve Stark, Ronald L. Schwary, Rene Echevarria Cast Patricia Arquette as Allison DuBois Jake Weber as Joe DuBois Miguel Sandoval as DA Manuel Devalos Sofia Vassilieva as Ariel DuBois Maria Lark as Bridgette DuBois David Cubitt as Det. Lee Scanlon Conor O'Farrell as Larry Watt Arliss Howard as Capt. Push Margo Martindale as Catherine Brent Jennings as Sketch Artist Reed Diamond as Jared Swanstrom Robert Joy as Dr. Kenneth Holloway Frances Fisher as Abigail Marsh Chad Lowe as David Call Anahi Bustillos as Witness Kathy Baker as Joe's Mom Ryan Hurst as Michael Zach Grenier as Leonard Cardwell Scott Rabinowitz as Raleigh Kay Panabaker as Elisha Jennette McCurdy as Sara Crewson Camryn Grimes as Young Sharona Paul Blackthorne as Henry Stoller Evan Parke Jay Ferguson as Tommy Lehane Wallace Langham as Alan Perry Thomas Ian Nicholas as Greg Watt Wayne King Jr. as Wolfe Paul Adelstein as Gary Craig Joey Slotnick as Brett Carter Colby French as Sgt. David Chadway Joe Chrest as Henry Yellen Robert Blanche as Pulaski Andy Milder as Tim Beauchamp Reggie Jordan as Salesman Vince Duvall as Officer Lisa Lackey as Kamala Perry Don Harvey as Darrell yellen Kendahl King as Devalos Assistant Blaine Saunders as Girl Samuel Monterroza as Chavo Galindo Bruce Gray as Joe's Dad Alexandra Breckenridge as Isabel Galvan Neal Matarazzo as Homicide Detective Lenora May as Mother Matt Barr as Tenn Michael Mantell as Myles Rivers Frank Wood as Wifekiller Susan Beaubian as Nurse Victor Talmadge as Ken Buckley Gino Montesinos as Reynaldo Cerrera Caryn West as Mary Buckley Jordan Garrett as Sean Faline England as Sarah Show More Cast Episodes 1 Pilot Episode Air date: Jan 3, 2005 Allison keeps having dreams that her husband Joe is determined to disprove. In a drastic measure he submits her dreams to different law enforcement agencies. Much to his surprise he gets a hit on a case out of Texas, involving the murder of a teenage boy. More 2 Suspicions and Certainties Air date: Jan 10, 2005 The Phoenix D.A. calls Allison to seek her help in selecting a jury. He needs a jury that is sure to return a guilty verdict and deliver the death penalty. AllisonÃÂs abilities are tested when she doubts herself. More 3 A Couple of Choices Air date: Jan 17, 2005 D.A. Devalos introduces Allison to Detective Lee Scanlon in an effort to help him with the apparent murder/suicide of his sister and her husband. Scanlon is standoffish about AllisonÃÂs abilities until her theories start to lead in the killer's directio More 4 Night of the Wolf Air date: Jan 24, 2005 Allison alerts D.A. Devalos that one of his witnesses is giving false information to the police sketch artist. Allison dreams she is being chased through an airport by a wolf who holds the secret identity of the real killer. Meanwhile Bridgette, her middl More 5 In Sickness and in Adultery Air date: Jan 31, 2005 Allison is frustrated when Joe has a medical procedure done and she cannot "see" anything about his health or future. See seeks the help of Catherine, a fellow psychic, who warns of her trouble ahead. Meanwhile, Allison dreams of the location of a murder More 6 Coming Soon Air date: Feb 7, 2005 Allison (Patricia Arquette) dreams a man (Reed Diamond) kidnaps her children and later insists that he's a killer. Joe: Jake Weber. Ariel: Sofia Vassilieva. Young Sharona: Camryn Grimes. Officer: Vince Duvall. Devalos Assistant: Kendahl King. More 7 Jump Start Air date: Feb 14, 2005 Allison keeps dreaming of a girl throwing herself off a cliff into a ravine. Finally Allison sets out to find this girl, who turns out to be someone who was dating a defense attorneyÃÂs son. Elsewhere Joe is worried about the health of a co-worker who A More 8 Lucky Air date: Feb 21, 2005 Allison finds that her brother Michael (Ryan Hurst) also possesses psychic gifts, but when he pays the DuBois family a visit, he wants nothing to do with visions. Tommy Lehane: Jay Ferguson. Sgt. David Chadway: Colby French. More 9 Coded Air date: Feb 28, 2005 Allison's daughter Ariel dreams that she is a young girl named Sara being held captive by an ogre in a castle. While Joe agonizes over the possibility that two of his three daughters have inherited their mother's psychic abilities, Allison tries to help A More 10 The Other Side of the Tracks Air date: Mar 14, 2005 Allison's recurring dream about two young boys racing a train is analyzed by Dr. Leonard Cardwell, but Allison soon learns that he's involved. Devalos investigates the case of a 14-year-old who confessed to murder. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Medium Season 1 All Critics (18) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (6) It's easier to swallow Allison's unusual gifts and befriend her once we see how responsible she is in other parts of her life. Aug 8, 2018 | Rating: B | Full Review… Mike McDaniel Houston Chronicle Top Critic This neat distinction, between real world and not real world, is always dubious in Medium. That's because it's a belief or a resolution, depending on where you start. Either way, it can only be rickety. Aug 9, 2018 | Full Review… Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters So the concept is cool, the teleplays are tight, and the show is about as well-directed a TV series you're ever likely to see ... but Medium's true power lies within its cast. Aug 9, 2018 | Full Review… Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com Bottom line: Adults may find the show intriguing, but kids should not tune in. Apr 25, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Beth Pratt Common Sense Media Medium's opener will hook you once Allison (based on a real person) finds her true calling. Apr 23, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… Terry Kelleher People Magazine As tough as it is to watch another super-powered crime solver in action, the first episode of this show turned out to be pretty compelling. Jul 12, 2019 | Full Review… Heather Havrilesky Salon.com Top Critic Medium is a quietly radical show disguised as a perfunctory crime procedural. Aug 17, 2018 | Full Review… Margaret Lyons New York Magazine/Vulture Top Critic Medium, NBC's new hit drama based on the experiences of real-life psychic Allison DuBois, might, however, be the only supernatural series in which the main character's ordinary life threatens to steal the show. Aug 14, 2018 | Full Review… Laura Miller Los Angeles Times Top Critic The producers of Medium, the new psychic "drama" premiering on NBC, must really be psychic -- because there's nothing about Medium that isn't, well, medium. It never rises above the mediocre level, although it certainly sinks below it occasionally. Aug 8, 2018 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review… Linda Stasi New York Post Top Critic She sees dead people... She sees crimes as they happened. What you'll see are the fragments of other TV shows already on the air. Plus some that are dead and gone -- because they were bad. Aug 8, 2018 | Full Review… Tim Goodman San Francisco Chronicle Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (18) Audience Reviews for Medium: Season 1 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Medium: Season 1! 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