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About American television series (2002–2009)
Genres detective fiction, comedy drama, police procedural
Created by Andy Breckman
Starring Tony Shalhoub, Ted Levine, Melora Hardin, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Stanley Kamel, Bitty Schram, Emmy Clarke
Music Jeff Beal
Length 8 seasons, 125 episodes, 42 min each
Network USA Network
Country United States
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