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Conviction

TV·2006–2006·1 season, 13 episodes·NBC·Drama, Crime, Legal·1h·7.5·Created by Dick Wolf

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Conviction is a legal drama series from Dick Wolf is a fast-paced, character-oriented story focusing on young assistant district attorneys of the New York District Attorney's office, headed by bureau chief Alexandra Cabot, who handle tough, high-profile cases that challenge their experience.

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  1. 01Conviction S01E01PilotS01E01 · 6.5Nick Potter leaves a cushy private firm to join the chaos of the New York District Attorney's office, headed by new bureau chief Alexandra Cabot. Their current assignments include prosecuting a drug dealer, while newbie Sara Finn frets when she loses key evidence in her own case. But the Assistant D.A.s are shocked when a member of their team is gunned down -- and one of their own might be responsible.
  2. 02Conviction S01E02DenialS01E02 · 6.5Deputy District Attorney Steele is forced to prosecute Evan, a 14-year-old boy who murdered his big brother with a baseball bat, as an adult crime -- but the teenager's pushy father takes a hard-line stance in court that could cost his only living son dearly. Meanwhile, Assistant DA Peluso investigates a promising high school athlete Rashard, arrested for a hate crime against a gay man who was blackmailing him. Rossi tries to babysit an addicted prostitute to testify in her own rape trial. Also, a jealous Steele checks on Rossi's romantic activities; Finn preps for a blind date and Peluso tries to help out a loan shark to whom he's in debt.
  3. 03Conviction S01E03BreakupS01E03 · 6.5Potter goes to a birthday party and when his friend takes out cocaine he leaves, but his friend is arrested later that evening. He seeks help from Potter, who turns the case over to Desmond without filling him in on the details of the night. Cabot is on an anti drug campaign, and Peluso has to prosecute a grandmother for heroin possession, when it was her grandson who was selling the drugs.

Cast

Eric BalfourEric BalfourAssistant D.A. Brian PelusoJordan BridgesJordan BridgesAssistant D.A. Nick PotterMilena GovichMilena GovichAssistant D.A. Jessica RossiStephanie MarchStephanie MarchBureau Chief Alexandra CabotAnson MountAnson MountDeputy D.A. Jim SteeleJulianne NicholsonJulianne NicholsonAssistant D.A. Christina FinnJ. August RichardsJ. August RichardsAssistant D.A. Billy Desmond

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2006Aired 6.5Season avg
  1. S01E01Conviction S01E01Season's bestPilotMarch 3, 2006 6.5Nick Potter leaves a cushy private firm to join the chaos of the New York District Attorney's office, headed by new bureau chief Alexandra C
  2. S01E02Conviction S01E02DenialMarch 10, 2006 6.5Deputy District Attorney Steele is forced to prosecute Evan, a 14-year-old boy who murdered his big brother with a baseball bat, as an adult
  3. S01E03Conviction S01E03BreakupMarch 17, 2006 6.5Potter goes to a birthday party and when his friend takes out cocaine he leaves, but his friend is arrested later that evening. He seeks hel
  4. S01E04Conviction S01E04IndebtedMarch 24, 2006 6.5Nick Potter goes on a ride along with two ghetto cops, landing Potter in a meeting with Internal Affairs; Jessica Rossi prosecutes a wife be
  5. S01E05Conviction S01E05SavasanaMarch 31, 2006 6.5Against direct orders from his boss, Potter does not settle a case but wins the case anyway; Desmond continues his undefeated winning streak
  6. S01E06Conviction S01E06MadnessApril 7, 2006 6.5Brian Peluso gets pressure from his recently reunited girlfriend; Christina Finn, who is light on case work, is loaned out to a hard-driving
  7. S01E07Conviction S01E07True LoveApril 11, 2006 6.5Brian Peluso gets ready to move in with his girlfriend until he learns of her infidelity; Jessica Rossi's uncertain case involves a model wh
  8. S01E08Conviction S01E08DownhillApril 14, 2006 6.5ADA Jessica Rossi is close to getting a conviction on a rape case until Bureau Chief Alexandra Cabot steals away her defendant for her own i
  9. S01E09Conviction S01E09The WallApril 28, 2006 6.5ADA Brian Peluso faces a "wall of blue" when prosecuting a cop-shooter; Christina Finn and her colleague ADA Nick Potter have been summoned
  10. S01E10Conviction S01E10DeliveranceMay 5, 2006 6.5A respected female attorney kills her husband, and goes head-to-head against Jim Steele when she decides to defend herself in the courtroom.
  11. S01E11Conviction S01E11IndiscretionMay 12, 2006 6.5Jim Steele tries to prosecute a rape case but the plaintiff's father stands in the way. A.D.A. Potter takes over an easy drug case from coll
  12. S01E12Conviction S01E12180.80 (Part 1)May 19, 2006 6.5The bouncer at the bar is the prime suspect in the case; while a wild shoot-out in the courthouse finds members of the ADA office in a tense
  13. S01E13Conviction S01E13Hostage (Part 2)May 19, 2006 6.5The bouncer at the bar is the prime suspect in the case; while a wild shoot-out in the courthouse finds members of the ADA office in a tense

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