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{{Short description|2006 American medical drama TV series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = 3lbs title card.jpg
| runtime = 60 minutes
| genre = Medical drama
| creator = Peter Ocko
| developer =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Peter Ocko
- Scott Kaufer
- Davis Guggenheim
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Stanley Tucci
- Mark Feuerstein
- Indira Varma
- Tamara Taylor
- Armando Riesco
- Zabryna Guevara
- Griffin Dunne
- Juliette Goglia
}}
| composer = James S. Levine
| country = United States
| language = English
| network = CBS
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Ocko & Company
- CBS Paramount Network Television
}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|2006|11|14}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2006|11|28}}
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8 (5 unaired - released the following year on BBC)
}}
3 lbs (pronounced "three pounds") is an American medical drama television series created by Peter Ocko, that aired on CBS from November 14, 2006, to November 7, 2008, replacing the cancelled series Smith. The show itself was then canceled three weeks later due to poor ratings.{{Cite news |agency=Reuters |title='3 Lbs.' gone in 3 weeks |work=CNN |date=2006-11-30 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/30/television.lbs.reut/index.html |access-date=2025-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061202161033/http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/30/television.lbs.reut/index.html |archive-date=2 December 2006}}[https://archive.today/20130105000107/http://www.tv.com/story/7336.html?tag=headlines;title;0 CBS sheds 3 Lbs. - TV.com]
The title refers to the fact that the average human brain weighs approximately three pounds. The show follows the medical careers of prominent brain surgeon Doctor Douglas Hanson (played by Stanley Tucci) and his protégé, Jonathan Seger.
The show was promoted as "the next great medical drama." The theme song is "Calling All Angels" by Train. Eight episodes were made, and the five episodes that did not originally air in the United States are available on Amazon Prime.
The original pilot was filmed with Dylan McDermott as Dr. Doug Hanson and Reiko Aylesworth as Dr. Adrienne Holland.{{Cite news |title=TV Casting Net: 3/15/06 |work=IGN |date=2006-03-16 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/15/tv-casting-net-31506 |access-date=2025-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222055017/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/15/tv-casting-net-31506 |archive-date=22 February 2025}} When that pilot went unsold, it was discarded and the roles were recast. The series then filmed in New York City, at the request of Tucci, who did not want to be away from home during production.
Main cast
- Stanley Tucci as Dr. Douglas Hanson
- Mark Feuerstein as Dr. Jonathan Seger
- Indira Varma as Dr. Adrienne Holland
- Armando Riesco as Dr. Thomas Flores
- Zabryna Guevara as Melania Ortiz
- Griffin Dunne as Jeffrey Coles
- Juliette Goglia as Erica Lund
- Tamara Taylor as Della
Episodes
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=1
|Title=Lost For Words
|DirectedBy=Davis Guggenheim
|WrittenBy=Peter Ocko
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|11|14}} (CBS)
|AltDate=March 11, 2007
|ShortSummary=After a teen collapses while playing violin in a concert, it's discovered she has a tumor. Dr. Hanson want to operate on the young girl's brain, but the girl's mother isn't sure that is best since she recently suffered a loss of another daughter during an operation. Meanwhile, Hanson's protégé, Dr. Jonathan Seger arrives.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=2
|Title=Of Two Minds
|DirectedBy=Arlene Sanford
|WrittenBy=Davey Holmes
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|11|21}} (CBS)
|AltDate=March 25, 2007
|ShortSummary=Hanson and his staff deal with a pregnant woman who has a brain tumor. Hanson wants her to follow a treatment plan that threatens the life of her unborn child, but the patient is determined to keep her baby. Although she refuses the radiation, she agrees to a complicated brain surgery that could buy her some time. After the surgery, she discovers some unexpected side effects. Meanwhile, Dr. Seger discovers he is involved with the attorney of a man he's treating who has been accused of a violent crime.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=3
|Title= Heart-Stopping
|DirectedBy=John David Coles
|WrittenBy=Scott Kaufer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|11|28}} (CBS)
|AltDate=April 15, 2007
|ShortSummary=A woman that three years ago Hanson operated for an aneurysm returns complaining of double vision. After making some test, they find that she has another aneurysm that her chance of surviving surgery is approximately 20%. But when she agrees to surgery, her brother is determined to stop her and at the same time risking her life. Meanwhile, Adrianne falls for an astronomy professor who suffers from face blindness.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=4
|Title=Disarming
|DirectedBy=Nicole Kassell
|WrittenBy=Peter Ocko
|Viewers=N/A
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|10|10}} (Universal HD)
|AltDate=March 18, 2007
|ShortSummary=A soldier who was wounded in Iraq by shrapnel to his head suffers a stroke, which leads to paralysis in his left arm. Even worse, the man believes the arm doesn't belong to him but rather to a fellow soldier who died. Also, a woman is diagnosed with a so-called joking disease caused by a tumor that makes her lose memory and find most things humorous.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=5
|Title=The God Spot
|DirectedBy=John Fortenberry
|WrittenBy=Jessica Ball
|Viewers=N/A
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|10|17}} (Universal HD)
|AltDate=April 1, 2007
|ShortSummary=When Erica Lund's seizures become more severe, Dr. Hanson suggests surgery, but she adamantly refuses because she doesn't want to lose the euphoric moment before the seizure hits when she sees God. Meantime, another patient is being treated for a traumatic head wound that causes him to blurt out his most intimate thoughts.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=6
|Title=Bad Boys
|DirectedBy=Sanford Bookstaver
|WrittenBy=Peter Ocko
|Viewers=N/A
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|10|24}} (Universal HD)
|AltDate=April 22, 2007
|ShortSummary=A young man has a motorcycle accident, and goes into a coma. After a round of tests it is discovered that he is responsive to the sound of his girlfriend's voice.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=7
|Title=The Cutting Edge
|DirectedBy=Ken Girotti
|WrittenBy=Matt McGuinness
|Viewers=N/A
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|10|31}} (Universal HD)
|AltDate=April 29, 2007
|ShortSummary=A woman thinks she is pregnant, but we find out it is a pituitary tumor. She has had an affair with a younger man, and he wants to stick by her.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=8
|Title=Plugged In
|DirectedBy=Ken Girotti
|WrittenBy=Davey Holmes
|Viewers=N/A
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|11|07}} (Universal HD)
|AltDate=June 3, 2007
|ShortSummary=Hanson decides to do an avant-garde procedure on a man who suffers from severe clinical depression which cannot be cured with medication.
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References
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External links
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Category:2000s American medical drama television series
Category:2006 American television series debuts
Category:2007 American television series endings
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television series by CBS Studios
Category:Television shows set in New York City