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The Forgotten

TV·2009–2010·1 season, 17 episodes·ABC·Drama, Crime, Mystery·1h·7.1·Created by Mark Friedman

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A team of dedicated amateurs work on cases involving unidentified victims. After the police have given up, this group must first solve the puzzle of the victim's identity in order to then help catch the killer. They work to give the deceased back their names, lest they become -- The Forgotten.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Forgotten S01E01PilotS01E01 · 9.5This crime-drama series follows the Forgotten Network, volunteers who try to identify the victims of unsolved murders. In the opener, the remains of a woman are found in a wooded area.
  2. 02The Forgotten S01E17Living DoeS01E17 · 7.0A young man awakens from a coma caused by a violent assault with no recollection of his identity and asks the network for help, and the subsequent investigation steers the team into a world of crime.

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Episodes by season

Season0117Episodes2009–10Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S01E01The Forgotten S01E01PilotSeptember 22, 2009 9.5This crime-drama series follows the Forgotten Network, volunteers who try to identify the victims of unsolved murders. In the opener, the re
  2. S01E02The Forgotten S01E02Diamond JaneSeptember 29, 2009A murdered fiancée leaves behind an engagement ring and a mystery for the network to solve.
  3. S01E03The Forgotten S01E03Football JohnOctober 6, 2009The death of a professional athlete has the network delving into the world of football.
  4. S01E04The Forgotten S01E04Parachute JaneOctober 13, 2009An unidentified teen dies from what appears to be an insulin overdose, but the team suspects foul play was involved when their investigation
  5. S01E05The Forgotten S01E05River JohnOctober 20, 2009The body of a man who was shot to death is recovered from a drainage tunnel, and the evidence suggests he was searching for someone before h
  6. S01E06The Forgotten S01E06Canine JohnOctober 27, 2009A stray dog maintains a vigil over the grave of a man whose body was found at a vacation spot.
  7. S01E07The Forgotten S01E07Railroad JaneNovember 3, 2009The discovery of a female skull and an artificial kneecap leads the network to the victim's only surviving relative, a sister who's in a com
  8. S01E08The Forgotten S01E08Prisoner JaneNovember 17, 2009The discovery of a woman found strangled to death in a warehouse kicks off an investigation that leads the network to addiction-support grou
  9. S01E09The Forgotten S01E09Lucky JohnDecember 1, 2009A corpse recovered from the trunk of a car after four months has DNA that matches an ex-convict who died four years ago, and the investigati
  10. S01E10The Forgotten S01E10Double DoeJanuary 5, 2010A man and a woman are shot to death and buried in the snow near a sleazy motel. The cash found with the bodies and their notable age differe
  11. S01E11The Forgotten S01E11Patient JohnJanuary 12, 2010After finding the body of a recently naturalized citizen in a seepage pit, the team delves into the world of pharmaceutical trials when they
  12. S01E12The Forgotten S01E12My JohnFebruary 9, 2010A man falls to his death from a skyscraper, and the team delves into the world of parkour, also known as free-running, in their bid to ident
  13. S01E13The Forgotten S01E13Mama JaneFebruary 16, 2010The team investigates the murder of a 40-year-old woman whose body was found at a bar. The investigation uncovers her desire to adopt a baby
  14. S01E14The Forgotten S01E14Train JaneFebruary 23, 2010The network explores a secret society of roving nightclubs while trying to identify a woman whose body was found in the wreckage of a derail
  15. S01E15The Forgotten S01E15Donovan DoeMarch 9, 2010A young girl's bones are found in an old ammunition box and Russell tells the network that the find could be the remains of Alex's daughter.
  16. S01E16The Forgotten S01E16Designer JaneJuly 3, 2010Gunfire near a charity event kills a Jane Doe and injures Alex's old classmate Lydia Townsend. The team tries to determine why the victim wa
  17. S01E17The Forgotten S01E17Living DoeJuly 3, 2010 7.0A young man awakens from a coma caused by a violent assault with no recollection of his identity and asks the network for help, and the subs

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