# The Whole Truth (TV series)

The Whole Truth is an American legal drama television series that ran on ABC from September 22, 2010, to December 1, 2010. Episodes aired on Wednesdays at 10:00 pm ET/9:00 pm CT. The show, which starred Rob Morrow and Maura Tierney, chronicled legal cases from the points of view of both the prosecution and the defense; it was set in New York City and shot in Los Angeles.
ABC canceled The Whole Truth, in October after four episodes had aired. Initially it planned to air the remaining episodes. Two months later, the network pulled the show from its schedule with seven episodes unaired. The unaired episodes later aired on the Nine Network in Australia and in the Netherlands on NET 5 in 2012 and in Brazil on SBT.

## Cast and characters
### Main cast

* Rob Morrow as Jimmy Brogan
* Maura Tierney as Kathryn Peale
* Eamonn Walker as Sr. ADA Terrence "Edge" Edgecomb
* Sean Wing as Chad Griffin
* Anthony Ruivivar as Alejo Salazar
* Christine Adams as Lena Boudreaux

### Recurring

* Stephanie Lemelin as Rhonda (13 episodes)
* Jack McGee as Stan Klotz (2 episodes)
* John Aylward as Judge Jeremiah Studley (2 episodes)
* Christine Healy as Judge Anna Mae Harmon (2 episodes)

### Guest stars

* Judd Hirsch as Judge Wright (1 episode)
* Allison Smith as Corinne Sellards (1 episode)
* J. Kenneth Campbell as Larry Combs (1 episode)
* Skyler Day as Brianna Sellards (1 episode)
* Paul Greene as Kevin (1 episode)
* Shane Coffey as John Sellards (1 episode)
* Grey Damon as Todd Engler (1 episode)

## Production

When ABC announced its 2010 fall schedule in May 2010, The Whole Truth was set to star Morrow and Joely Richardson in the two lead roles. Richardson filmed the original pilot After the show was picked up, Richardson dropped out for personal reasons and was replaced by Maura Tierney, who went on to re-film all the Katie Peale scenes from the pilot. Tierney took on the role in addition to her recurring role on Rescue Me.
On-location production began in August: the show, set in New York City, was shot in Los Angeles, with Los Angeles City Hall, for example, standing in for the New York City Criminal Court.

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Pilot" | Alex Graves | Tom Donaghy | September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22) (US) January 21, 2012 (2012-01-21) (Netherlands) | 296775 | 4.9 |
| Attorneys Jimmy Brogan and Kathryn Peale argue of the case of a teacher having an affair with one of his students and then murdering her. |||||||
| 2 | "Thicker Than Water" | Christine Moore | Tom Donaghy | September 29, 2010 (2010-09-29) (US) January 28, 2012 (2012-01-28) (Netherlands) | 2J5752 | 4.6 |
| Jimmy and Kathryn face off in the case of a woman suspected of rolling her wheelchair-using father off the Staten Island Ferry. |||||||
| 3 | "Judicial Discretion" | Rob Bailey | Kevin J. Hynes & Hannah Shakespeare | October 6, 2010 (2010-10-06) (US) February 4, 2012 (2012-02-04) (Netherlands) | 2J5755 | 4.4 |
| When a beloved judge (Judd Hirsch) is charged with murder he asks Jimmy to represent him. When a wiretap on a drug lord, which was approved by the judge, reveals a larger conspiracy Kathryn considers filing charges in federal court for murder for hire. |||||||
| 4 | "True Confessions" | Eagle Egilsson | Ian Biederman & Jordana Lewis Jaffe | October 20, 2010 (2010-10-20) (US) February 11, 2012 (2012-02-11) (Netherlands) | 2J5754 | 4.5 |
| An Upper West Side couple is found lying in a pool of blood in their home. Their 16-year-old son is accused of their murder. After an 11-hour interrogation the boy confesses. When Jimmy discovers a gap in the video recording of the interrogation he attempts to get the confession thrown out. |||||||
| 5 | "When Cougars Attack" | Ken Fink | Story by : Ian Biederman Teleplay by : Jonathan Kidd & Sonya Winton | October 27, 2010 (2010-10-27) (US) February 18, 2012 (2012-02-18) (Netherlands) | 2J5756 | 4.4 |
| Jimmy and Edge again face off when a 45-year-old fashion designer (Annabella Sciorra) is accused of murdering another of her younger boyfriends. Jimmy got her acquitted of the previous murder charge three years before. Kathryn and Lena pose for a "sexy lawyer" magazine spread. |||||||
| 6 | "Liars" | Jeffrey Hunt | Jeffrey Lieber & Jordana Lewis Jaffe | December 1, 2010 (2010-12-01) (US) February 25, 2012 (2012-02-25) (Netherlands) | 2J5758 | 3.6 |
| A dentist is found dead in his chair and his "Stepford wife" is accused of murder. Complications arise when it is discovered that the victim was doing more than just dentistry at work. |||||||
| 7 | "Uncanny" | Karen Gaviola | Hannah Shakespeare | March 3, 2012 (2012-03-03) (Netherlands) May 28, 2012 (2012-05-28) (Australia) | 2J5753 | TBA |
| Paul Braun (Harold Perrineau), who claims to be a psychic, is arrested because he knows too many intimate details about a homicide. |||||||
| 8 | "Cold Case" | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Ian Biederman | March 10, 2012 (2012-03-10) (Netherlands) June 18, 2012 (2012-06-18) (Australia) | 2J5757 | TBA |
| After a comatose woman dies, Kathryn brings a new charge of murder for the crime - now 10 years old. |||||||
| 9 | "Young Love" | Karen Gaviola | Ed Zuckerman | March 17, 2012 (2012-03-17) (Netherlands) July 25, 2012 (2012-07-25) (Australia) | 2J5759 | TBA |
| Kathryn charges a young couple with manslaughter in the shaken death of an infant - while Jimmy and Alejo each represent one of the defendants. |||||||
| 10 | "Perfect Witness" | Nathan Hope | Jeffrey Lieber & Jonathan Kidd & Sonya Winton | March 24, 2012 (2012-03-24) (Netherlands) July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03) (Australia) | 2J5760 | TBA |
| The case against an accused killer from Jimmy's old neighborhood, Hell's Kitchen, rests on the memory of a child with a photographic memory. |||||||
| 11 | "Lost in translation" | Paul McCrane | Tom Donaghy & Kevin J. Hynes | March 31, 2012 (2012-03-31) (Netherlands) | 2J5761 | TBA |
| Jimmy represents an old friend from law school who's been charged with arson and murder. But a Chinese gang and an Italian mobster are also involved. |||||||
| 12 | "The State Calls Kathryn Peale" | Tucker Gates | Paul J. Levine | April 7, 2012 (2012-04-07) (Netherlands) July 10, 2012 (2012-07-10) (Australia) | 2J5762 | TBA |
| Jimmy represents an ex-con implicated in a drive-by shooting of a defense attorney. It turns out, however, that the target may have been Kathryn. |||||||
| 13 | "The End" | Rob Bailey | Sonya Winton & Jonathan Kidd | April 14, 2012 (2012-04-14) (Netherlands) July 17, 2012 (2012-07-17) (Australia) | 2J5763 | TBA |
| Kathryn & Jimmy relate the story of their first case opposing each other. Meanwhile, a retiring judge offers Kathryn an opportunity that's hard to refuse. |||||||

## Reception

Before the show's premiere, Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe said, "Having seen the original Richardson pilot, which was re-filmed to add in Tierney, I can tell you that Tierney saves the show from near worthlessness. She brings a passion, a finely gauged sense of humor, and a strong chemistry with costar Rob Morrow that were missing before." In general, though, the show has received mixed reviews, with Metacritic assigning it a score of 57.
According to Joe Flint of the Los Angeles Times, the "solid" ratings of the second-season premiere of Modern Family and "disappointing numbers" for the second-season premiere of Cougar Town were followed by "just 4.9 million" viewers for The Whole Truth. In comparison, the legal comedy-drama The Defenders, in the same time slot as The Whole Truth, was the "highest-rated new show for the night, with 12.1 million viewers."