PREMIERE

INSPECTORS BISHOP AND COLE SET OUT TO SOLVE THE BRUTAL MURDER OF A YOUNG PHARMACIST, ON THE PREMIERE OF �THE EVIDENCE,� WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK

�The Evidence� is a character-driven detective series revolving around Inspectors Cayman Bishop (Orlando Jones) and Sean Cole (Rob Estes), two long-time partners and best friends in the San Francisco Police Department. In the series, the crucial �evidence� in the case will be presented at the outset of the story; all of the pieces to the puzzle will be known to viewers from the beginning. The question is -- how does it all fit together? �The Evidence� premieres WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on The ABC Television Network. (Please note: This program will repeat on Sat., March 25 from 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET)

In the premiere episode, �Pilot,� as Inspectors Bishop and Cole uncover disparate pieces of evidence -- a flowering hydrangea plant, a severed human finger with attached compass ring, a cellular phone, a gold locket and the victim�s body � they attempt to solve the homicide of a beautiful young pharmacist. Meanwhile, Cole continues to struggle with the memories and grief of his own wife�s unsolved murder.

As Inspectors Bishop and Cole unravel the mysteries set before them, and Dr. Sol Goldman (Landau) lends his scientific expertise, they discover the evidence presented at the beginning, and will find that the crime, like the evidence itself, is never what it seems. The weekly mystery also follows the close ties of Cole and Bishop, friends for so many years and with so much depth, history and humor that they act like an old married couple.

�The Evidence� stars Orlando Jones (�The Replacements�) as Inspector Cayman Bishop, Rob Estes (�Melrose Place�) as Inspector Sean Cole, Martin Landau as Dr. Sol Goldman (�Ed Wood�) and Anita Briem (�La Monja�) as Emily Stevens.

Guest starring in �Pilot� are Samantha Ferris as Lieutenant Alexa Brenner, Kira Clavell as Ellie Lee, Igor Ingelsman as Arkady, Jodi Lynn O�Keefe as Officer Jackie Kazaris, Jessica Chastain as Laura Green, Eric Schniewind as totally bald man, Michael Sommers as sketchy patient, Jason Frazier as Jason, Ralph Miller as Max, Sendhil Ramamurphy as Dr. Dhruv Sharan, Calum Grant as Norman Kendall, Timothy Webber as Dr. Layland, Christie Will as Julia Cole and John Fleck as Brian Nordin.

�Pilot� was written by Samuel Baum & Dustin Thomason and directed by Gary Fleder.

Created and executive-produced by Sam Baum and Dustin Thomason, �The Evidence� is a John Wells Production in association with Warner Bros. Television. It is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.

PREMIERE

INSPECTORS BISHOP AND COLE SET OUT TO SOLVE THE BRUTAL MURDER OF A YOUNG PHARMACIST, ON THE PREMIERE OF �THE EVIDENCE,� WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK

�The Evidence� is a character-driven detective series revolving around Inspectors Cayman Bishop (Orlando Jones) and Sean Cole (Rob Estes), two long-time partners and best friends in the San Francisco Police Department. In the series, the crucial �evidence� in the case will be presented at the outset of the story; all of the pieces to the puzzle will be known to viewers from the beginning. The question is -- how does it all fit together? �The Evidence� premieres WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on The ABC Television Network. (Please note: This program will repeat on Sat., March 25 from 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET)

In the premiere episode, �Pilot,� as Inspectors Bishop and Cole uncover disparate pieces of evidence -- a flowering hydrangea plant, a severed human finger with attached compass ring, a cellular phone, a gold locket and the victim�s body � they attempt to solve the homicide of a beautiful young pharmacist. Meanwhile, Cole continues to struggle with the memories and grief of his own wife�s unsolved murder.

As Inspectors Bishop and Cole unravel the mysteries set before them, and Dr. Sol Goldman (Landau) lends his scientific expertise, they discover the evidence presented at the beginning, and will find that the crime, like the evidence itself, is never what it seems. The weekly mystery also follows the close ties of Cole and Bishop, friends for so many years and with so much depth, history and humor that they act like an old married couple.

�The Evidence� stars Orlando Jones (�The Replacements�) as Inspector Cayman Bishop, Rob Estes (�Melrose Place�) as Inspector Sean Cole, Martin Landau as Dr. Sol Goldman (�Ed Wood�) and Anita Briem (�La Monja�) as Emily Stevens.

Guest starring in �Pilot� are Samantha Ferris as Lieutenant Alexa Brenner, Kira Clavell as Ellie Lee, Igor Ingelsman as Arkady, Jodi Lynn O�Keefe as Officer Jackie Kazaris, Jessica Chastain as Laura Green, Eric Schniewind as totally bald man, Michael Sommers as sketchy patient, Jason Frazier as Jason, Ralph Miller as Max, Sendhil Ramamurphy as Dr. Dhruv Sharan, Calum Grant as Norman Kendall, Timothy Webber as Dr. Layland, Christie Will as Julia Cole and John Fleck as Brian Nordin.

�Pilot� was written by Samuel Baum & Dustin Thomason and directed by Gary Fleder.

Created and executive-produced by Sam Baum and Dustin Thomason, �The Evidence� is a John Wells Production in association with Warner Bros. Television. It is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.