Medium 2005
“She Sees What Others Can't.”
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- January 3, 2005
- Last Aired
- January 21, 2011
- Format
- 7 seasons · 128 eps
- Highest Rated Episode
- S7E4 "How to Kill a Good Guy" (★ 10/10)
- Created By
- Glenn Gordon Caron
- Networks
- NBC, CBS
- Where to Stream
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
What is Medium?
Medium is an American supernatural procedural drama series created by Glenn Gordon Caron that follows the life of Allison DuBois. The show stars Patricia Arquette as DuBois, a suburban mother who attempts to balance her family life with her work at the District Attorney’s office in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2005
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 128
- First aired
- Jan 3, 2005
- Last aired
- Jan 21, 2011
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC, CBS
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.5/10 from 578 votes
- Format
- 7 seasons · 128 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Networks
- NBC, CBS
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Medium is an American supernatural procedural drama series created by Glenn Gordon Caron that follows the life of Allison DuBois. The show stars Patricia Arquette as DuBois, a suburban mother who attempts to balance her family life with her work at the District Attorney’s office in Phoenix, Arizona. As a psychic medium, she utilizes her natural intuition and ability to communicate with the dead to assist in solving crimes. Her dreams often provide clues regarding the deaths of individuals or the whereabouts of missing persons. The series features a cast that includes Miguel Sandoval, Jake Weber, and Sofia Vassilieva, with episodes directed by individuals such as Aaron Lipstadt. The program originally aired on NBC for five seasons between January 3, 2005, and June 1, 2009. It subsequently moved to CBS, where it aired for two additional seasons from September 25, 2009, until January 21, 2011. Throughout the series, DuBois relies on visions sent by the dead to uncover information about criminal activities.
Should you watch it?
“A suburban mother uses her psychic visions of the dead to help solve complex criminal cases.”
- engaging crime-solving premise
- strong lead performance
- supernatural themes may not suit all viewers
Watch it if you enjoy procedural dramas that incorporate supernatural elements and mystery.
The series contains thriller elements and themes involving violence.
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pilot Mytharc Jan 3, 2005
- E2 Suspicions and Certainties Core Jan 10, 2005
- E3 A Couple of Choices Core Jan 17, 2005
- E4 Night of the Wolf Core Jan 24, 2005
- E5 In Sickness and Adultery Core Jan 31, 2005
- E6 Coming Soon Core Feb 7, 2005
- E7 Jump Start Core Feb 14, 2005
- E8 Lucky Core Feb 21, 2005
- E9 Coded Core Feb 28, 2005
- E10 The Other Side of the Tracks Core Mar 14, 2005
- E11 I Married a Mind Reader Core Mar 21, 2005
- E12 A Priest, a Doctor and a Medium Walk into an Execution Chamber Core Mar 28, 2005
- E13 Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow Core Apr 25, 2005
- E14 In the Rough Core May 2, 2005
- E15 Penny for Your Thoughts Mytharc May 9, 2005
- E16 When Push Comes to Shove (1) Mytharc May 23, 2005
Season 2 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 When Push Comes to Shove (2) Mytharc Sep 19, 2005
- E2 The Song Remains the Same Core Sep 26, 2005
- E3 Time Out of Mind Core Oct 3, 2005
- E4 Light Sleeper Core Oct 10, 2005
- E5 Sweet Dreams Core Oct 17, 2005
- E6 Dead Aim Core Oct 24, 2005
- E7 Judge, Jury, & Executioner Core Nov 7, 2005
- E8 Too Close to Call Core Nov 14, 2005
- E9 Still Life Core Nov 21, 2005
- E10 The Reckoning Mytharc Nov 28, 2005
- E11 Method to His Madness Core Jan 2, 2006
- E12 Doctor's Orders Core Jan 9, 2006
- E13 Raising Cain Core Jan 23, 2006
- E14 A Changed Man Core Feb 6, 2006
- E15 Sweet Child O' Mine Core Feb 27, 2006
- E16 Allison Wonderland Core Mar 6, 2006
- E17 Lucky in Love Core Mar 13, 2006
- E18 S.O.S. Core Apr 17, 2006
- E19 Knowing Her Mytharc Apr 24, 2006
- E20 The Darkness Is Light Enough Core May 1, 2006
- E21 Death Takes a Policy Mytharc May 8, 2006
- E22 Twice Upon a Time Mytharc May 22, 2006
Season 3 · 21 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Four Dreams Mytharc Nov 15, 2006
- E2 Be Kind, Rewind Core Nov 22, 2006
- E3 Blood Relations Core Nov 29, 2006
- E4 Ghost in the Machine Core Dec 6, 2006
- E5 Profiles In Terror Core Dec 13, 2006
- E6 Mother's Little Helper Mytharc Jan 3, 2007
- E7 The Whole Truth Core Jan 17, 2007
- E8 Better Off Dead Mytharc Jan 24, 2007
- E9 Very Merry Maggie Core Jan 31, 2007
- E10 Apocalypse, Push Core Feb 7, 2007
- E11 The One Behind The Wheel Core Feb 14, 2007
- E12 Second Opinion Mytharc Feb 21, 2007
- E13 We Had a Dream Core Feb 28, 2007
- E14 The Boy Next Door Core Mar 7, 2007
- E15 Whatever Possessed You Core Mar 28, 2007
- E16 Joe Day Afternoon Core Apr 4, 2007
- E17 1-900-Lucky Mytharc Apr 11, 2007
- E18 No One to Watch Over Me (1) Core Apr 25, 2007
- E19 Head Games (2) Core May 2, 2007
- E20 Heads Will Roll (3) Mytharc May 9, 2007
- E21 Everything Comes to a Head (4) Mytharc May 16, 2007
Season 4 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 And Then Mytharc Jan 7, 2008
- E2 But for the Grace of God Core Jan 14, 2008
- E3 To Have and to Hold Core Jan 21, 2008
- E4 Do You Hear What I Hear Core Feb 18, 2008
- E5 Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble Mytharc Feb 25, 2008
- E6 Aftertaste Mytharc Mar 3, 2008
- E7 Burn Baby Burn (1) Core Mar 10, 2008
- E8 Burn Baby Burn (2) Core Mar 17, 2008
- E9 Wicked Game (1) Core Mar 24, 2008
- E10 Wicked Game (2) Core Mar 31, 2008
- E11 Lady Killer Core Apr 7, 2008
- E12 Partners in Crime Core Apr 14, 2008
- E13 A Cure for What Ails You Core Apr 21, 2008
- E14 Car Trouble Core Apr 28, 2008
- E15 Being Joey Carmichael Mytharc May 5, 2008
- E16 Drowned World Mytharc May 12, 2008
Season 5 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Soul Survivor Mytharc Feb 2, 2009
- E2 Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead Core Feb 9, 2009
- E3 A Person of Interest Core Feb 16, 2009
- E4 ...About Last Night Core Feb 23, 2009
- E5 A Taste of Her Own Medicine Core Mar 2, 2009
- E6 Apocalypse...Now? Core Mar 9, 2009
- E7 A Necessary Evil Core Mar 23, 2009
- E8 Truth Be Told Core Mar 30, 2009
- E9 All In the Family Core Apr 6, 2009
- E10 Then... and Again Core Apr 13, 2009
- E11 The Devil Inside (1) Core Apr 20, 2009
- E12 The Devil Inside (2) Core Apr 27, 2009
- E13 How to Make a Killing in Big Business (1 & 2) Core May 4, 2009
- E14 How to Make a Killing in Big Business (3) Core May 11, 2009
- E15 The Man in the Mirror Core May 11, 2009
- E16 The First Bite Is the Deepest Core May 18, 2009
- E17 The Talented Ms. Boddicker Mytharc May 25, 2009
- E18 Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo Mytharc Jun 1, 2009
Season 6 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Déjà Vu All Over Again Mytharc Sep 25, 2009
- E2 Who's That Girl? Mytharc Oct 2, 2009
- E3 Pain Killer Mytharc Oct 9, 2009
- E4 The Medium is the Message Core Oct 16, 2009
- E5 Baby Fever Core Oct 23, 2009
- E6 Bite Me Core Oct 30, 2009
- E7 New Terrain Core Nov 6, 2009
- E8 Once in a Lifetime Core Nov 13, 2009
- E9 The Future's So Bright Core Nov 20, 2009
- E10 You Give Me Fever Core Dec 4, 2009
- E11 An Everlasting Love Core Jan 8, 2010
- E12 Dear Dad... Core Jan 15, 2010
- E13 Psych Core Jan 29, 2010
- E14 Will The Real Fred Rovick Please Stand Up? Core Feb 5, 2010
- E15 How To Beat a Bad Guy Core Mar 5, 2010
- E16 Allison Rolen Got Married Core Mar 12, 2010
- E17 There Will Be Blood... Type A Core Apr 2, 2010
- E18 There Will Be Blood... Type B Core Apr 9, 2010
- E19 Sal Mytharc Apr 30, 2010
- E20 Time Keeps on Slipping Core May 7, 2010
- E21 Dead Meat Mytharc May 14, 2010
- E22 It's a Wonderful Death Mytharc May 21, 2010
Season 7 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Bring Your Daughter To Work Day Mytharc Sep 24, 2010
- E2 The Match Game Core Oct 1, 2010
- E3 Means and Ends Core Oct 8, 2010
- E4 How to Kill a Good Guy Core Oct 15, 2010
- E5 Talk to the Hand Core Oct 22, 2010
- E6 Where Were You When...? Core Oct 29, 2010
- E7 Native Tongue Core Nov 5, 2010
- E8 Smoke Damage Core Nov 12, 2010
- E9 The People in Your Neighborhood Core Nov 19, 2010
- E10 Blood on the Tracks Core Dec 3, 2010
- E11 Only Half Lucky Core Jan 7, 2011
- E12 Labor Pains Mytharc Jan 14, 2011
- E13 Me Without You Mytharc Jan 21, 2011
Frequently asked questions
What is the show about?
The series follows Allison Dubois, a mother who uses her psychic abilities to help the District Attorney solve crimes.
Who created the show?
The series was created by Glenn Gordon Caron.
Is the show based on a true story?
Yes, the series is based on a true story.
Who stars in the series?
The series stars Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, Jake Weber, and Sofia Vassilieva.
What genre is the show?
Medium is a supernatural procedural drama series that incorporates elements of a thriller.
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