Guide Note

The television drama Cold Case revolves around a police unit based in Philadelphia that specializes in investigating old, unsolved cases.

Fast Facts

1. Creator: Meredith Stiehm
2. Network: CBS
3. First aired: September 28, 2003
4. Running time: 60 minutes
5. Won the ASCAP Award in 2004, 2005 and 2006 for top TV series
6. Nominated for an Emmy Award in 2005
7. Cold case definition: An unsolved criminal investigation

• Kathryn Morris as Lilly Rush
• John Finn as John Stillman
• Jeremy Ratchford as Nick Vera
• Thom Barry as Will Jeffries
• Danny Pino as Scotty Valens

"Count on Lilly & Co. to go occasionally over the top, embarrassing themselves and those of us who urge our friends to watch. But to embarrass themselves, the actors and writers have to take chances, and they can also be counted on for nuance, fatigue, regret, and grief, as well as a sinus-clearing class animus. On Cold Case, the richer you are, the more you have to lie about. But these legionnaires will not permit privilege to escape punishment."—New York TV¹

"With its always interesting, if somewhat nostalgic storylines augmented by the clever use of things like music to evoke specific snapshots in time, Cold Case is about as smart as TV cop dramas get. It also makes its point without being too over the top in the same way something like The Shield can be."—Blog Critics Magazine²