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Raines is a crime drama television series that ran from March 15, 2007 to April 27, 2007 on NBC in the United States. The show premiered as a mid-season replacement, as well as airing on CH in Canada, TV3 in Ireland, ITV3 in the UK, and on Network Ten in Australia. The series focused on Michael Raines, a 'mentally haunted' LAPD detective, who interacts with imaginary manifestations of dead crime victims in order to solve criminal cases. Raines must deal with his unique, unintentional method, as it causes problems with his co-workers and in his personal life. The first two episodes aired on Thursday nights at 10:00 PM Eastern Time during the time slot normally occupied by ER. The third episode aired eight days later, taking up its regular Friday at 9:00 PM time slot. On May 14, 2007, NBC announced its schedule for the 2007-2008 television season. Raines was left off this list, and was officially cancelled.

First Aired

2007-03-15
Last Aired

2007-04-27
Creator

Graham Yost
Genre

Crime, Drama
Seasons

1
Episodes

7
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

NBC

Keywords:

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Season 1

1. Pilot

When a teenage girl, Sandy Boudreau, is found murdered, Detective Michael Raines is called to find out...More

When a teenage girl, Sandy Boudreau, is found murdered, Detective Michael Raines is called to find out who killed her. During the investigation, an uninvited visitor comes back from her grave to help him to solve her case. While working on her case, Raines is trying to figure out how to stop being tortured by his imagination.Less

60mins 2007-03-15

2. Meet Juan Doe

Raines and his team have to put the pieces together when a decomposing body shows up in the Venice can...More

Raines and his team have to put the pieces together when a decomposing body shows up in the Venice canals. When they finally identify the victim they find out he is an illegal immigrant and is somehow linked to a Los Angeles Councilman. Raines is sent to see a psychiatrist when the Captain thinks he's acting strange.Less

60mins 2007-03-22

3. Reconstructing Alice

After an homeless woman is found murdered in an alley, Raines must investigate. Contrary to what he or...More

After an homeless woman is found murdered in an alley, Raines must investigate. Contrary to what he originally imagines, his investigation leads him into a more complicated case.Less

60mins 2007-03-30

4. Stone Dead

A 20-year-old drug dealer, who aspired to be a comic book illustrator and change his life, is found de...More

A 20-year-old drug dealer, who aspired to be a comic book illustrator and change his life, is found dead in LA. Meanwhile, Raines is concerned about Charlie's son and his urged to bring him to Samantha since she think that she can help him.Less

60mins 2007-04-06

5. The Fifth Step

The body of the wife of an old friend of Raines' is discovered. The woman, who was murdered, had an Ar...More

The body of the wife of an old friend of Raines' is discovered. The woman, who was murdered, had an Aryan Nation insignia inscribed on her chest. When everyone thought that the case would be resolved easily, Raines discovers some disturbing lies, cover-ups and misguided good intentions inside the victim's past.Less

60mins 2007-04-13

6. Inner Child

When everyone is aware that Raines is speaking to himself, again, it doesn't take long before he is i...More

When everyone is aware that Raines is speaking to himself, again, it doesn't take long before he is is forced to go see a psychiatrist.Less

60mins 2007-04-20

7. Closure

When a small plane crashes into the Pacific, Raines is asked to investigate by his ex-wife, who is con...More

When a small plane crashes into the Pacific, Raines is asked to investigate by his ex-wife, who is convinced that the victims, including her new husband, were murdered.Less