Without a Trace

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Without a Trace

Premiere	September 26, 2002
Finale	May 19, 2009
Airs
Creator	Hank Steinberg
Network	CBS
Style	60-minute crime drama
Company	Jumbolaya Productions Jerry Bruckheimer Television Warner Bros. Television
Episodes	160
Seasons	7
Origin	USA

Without a Trace (2002—2009) is a crime drama that aired on CBS. It revolves around the cases of the Missing Persons division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New York City.

The show typically opens with a brief scene with the victim up until the last time they are seen, and then they fade out. A running tally of hours passed since the disappearance is shown throughout the show. Accounts from suspects and witnesses are presented as flashbacks.

Without a Trace is kept fresh because there are many possible reasons for the person to have vanished, from a kidnapping, to a personal quest, to being a murder victim, and many more. Sometimes the missing person is even found partway through the show, and the investigation shifts to something else. Sometimes there is a happy ending, and sometimes there is tragedy, and the most interesting part of the show is that you don't know which it will be until the end.

1 Cast
2 Seasons
3 In-Depth
4 DVD Releases
5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Anthony LaPaglia	John Michael "Jack" Malone	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Poppy Montgomery	Samantha "Sam" Spade	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	Vivian "Viv" Johnson	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Enrique Murciano	Danny Taylor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Eric Close	Martin Fitzgerald	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Roselyn Sanchez	Elena Delgado			3	4	5	6	7
Season numbers in red indicate a recurring or guest role in that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Ty Miller	Tech Agent	1	2	3	4		6
Laura Marano	Kate Malone	1	2	3	4
Eric Scott Gould	Agent Chuck	1	2	3	4
Vanessa Marano	Hanna Malone	1	2	3				7
Talia Balsam	Maria Malone	1	2	3
Lynn Whitfield	Paula Van Doren	1	2		4
Stephanie Venditto	Dr. Lisa Harris		2	3	4	5
Martin Landau	Frank Malone		2	3	4			7
John L. Curtis	Assisting Agent			3	4	5	6	7
Bill Smitrovich	Alexander Olczyk			3		5	6	7
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio	Anne Cassidy				4	5
Joshua Gomez	James Mackeroy				4
Isaiah Cazares	Agent Roberto Reyes					5	6	7
Adriana DeMeo	Lucy					5	6	7
Adam Kaufman	Brian Donovan					5	6	7
Stacy Kesten	Agent Cindy					5	6	7
Haley Ramm	Jen Long					5	6

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
CBS
Season One	September 26, 2002	May 15, 2003	23
Season Two	September 25, 2003	May 20, 2004	24
Season Three	September 23, 2004	May 19, 2005	23
Season Four	September 29, 2005	May 18, 2006	24
Season Five	September 24, 2006	May 10, 2007	24
Season Six	September 27, 2007	May 15, 2008	18
Season Seven	September 23, 2008	May 19, 2009	24