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{{Infobox television season
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| season_name = Millennium (season 1)
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| country = United States
| network = [[Fox Broadcasting Network|Fox]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1996|10|25}}
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| last_aired = {{end date|1997|5|16}}
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| first_aired = October 25, 1996
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| last_aired = May 16, 1997
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The '''first season''' of the [[serial (radio and television)|serial]] [[Crime (genre)|crime]]-[[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] television series ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'' commenced airing in the United States on October 25, 1996, concluding on May 16, 1997, and consisting of twenty-two episodes. It tells the story of retired FBI Agent [[Frank Black (Millennium)|Frank Black]] ([[Lance Henriksen]]). Black has moved to [[Seattle, Washington]] with his family and has begun working with a mysterious organization known only as the [[Millennium Group]]. He investigates cases with members of the Group and the [[Seattle Police Department]], contributing his remarkable capability of relating to the monsters responsible for horrific crimes. He finds that his [[Jordan Black (Millennium)|daughter]] has inherited the same "gift" that he has, while the cases become increasingly more personal.
The first season of the [[serial (radio and television)|serial]] [[Crime (genre)|crime]]-[[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] television series ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'' commenced airing in the United States on October 25, 1996, concluding on May 16, 1997, and consisting of twenty-two episodes. It tells the story of retired FBI Agent [[Frank Black (Millennium)|Frank Black]] ([[Lance Henriksen]]). Black has moved to [[Seattle, Washington]] with his family and has begun working with a mysterious organization known only as the [[Millennium Group]]. He investigates cases with members of the Group and the [[Seattle Police Department]], contributing his remarkable capability of relating to the monsters responsible for horrific crimes. He finds that his [[Jordan Black (Millennium)|daughter]] has inherited the same "gift" that he has, while the cases become increasingly more personal.


Critics received season one well. Although the show got the highest number of viewers for a pilot episode for the Fox Network at the time, it steadily dropped in the ratings, which led to it losing the Sunday slot to its [[sister show]], ''[[The X-Files]]''. The main cast of the show were Henriksen as Frank Black and [[Megan Gallagher]] as [[Catherine Black (Millennium)|Catherine Black]].
Critics received season one well. Although the show got the highest number of viewers for a pilot episode for the Fox Network at the time, it steadily dropped in the ratings, which led to it losing the Sunday slot to its [[sister show]], ''[[The X-Files]]''. The main cast of the show were Henriksen as Frank Black and [[Megan Gallagher]] as [[Catherine Black (Millennium)|Catherine Black]].


== Production ==
== Production ==

=== Development ===
=== Development ===
The original idea behind ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'' came from an episode of ''[[The X-Files]]'' [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]] had written about a [[serial killer]]. The episode got Carter thinking about the "monsters" who lurked in the shadows. Later, he started to flesh out a character which would become [[Frank Black (Millennium)|Frank Black]], but he was busy working with other projects at the time. In the mid-1990s, after the success of ''The X-Files'', the Fox Network asked Carter if he could create another show for them.<ref name="OrderChaoes">{{cite video |people=[[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Carter, Chris]], Horton, Ken, [[Frank Spotnitz|Spotnitz, Frank]], [[Lance Henriksen|Henriksen, Lance]], [[Megan Gallagher|Gallagher, Megan]], [[David Nutter|Nutter, David]], [[Mark Snow|Snow, Mark]], Peter Kousakis, John, Freeborn, Mark, [[Robert McLachlan (cinematographer)|McLachlan, Robert]], [[Chip Johannessen|Johannessen, Chip]] and [[Thomas J. Wright|J. Wright, Thomas]] |date=2004 |title= Order in Chaos, Making Millennium Season One |medium= DVD |publisher=[[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|FOX Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>
The original idea behind ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'' came from an episode of ''[[The X-Files]]'' [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]] had written about a [[serial killer]]. The episode got Carter thinking about the "monsters" who lurked in the shadows. Later, he started to flesh out a character which would become [[Frank Black (Millennium)|Frank Black]], but he was busy working with other projects at the time. In the mid-1990s, after the success of ''The X-Files'', the Fox Network asked Carter if he could create another show for them.<ref name="OrderChaoes">{{cite video |people=[[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Carter, Chris]], Horton, Ken, [[Frank Spotnitz|Spotnitz, Frank]], [[Lance Henriksen|Henriksen, Lance]], [[Megan Gallagher|Gallagher, Megan]], [[David Nutter|Nutter, David]], [[Mark Snow|Snow, Mark]], Peter Kousakis, John, Freeborn, Mark, [[Robert McLachlan (cinematographer)|McLachlan, Robert]], [[Chip Johannessen|Johannessen, Chip]] and [[Thomas J. Wright|J. Wright, Thomas]] |date=2004 |title= Order in Chaos, Making Millennium Season One |medium= DVD |publisher=[[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|FOX Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>
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== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==
Peter Wunstorf was nominated for an [[American Society of Cinematographers|American Society of Cinematographers award]] for his work on the [[Millennium (pilot episode)|pilot episode]].<ref name="OrderChaoes"/> [[Lance Henriksen]] was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] for his portrayal of [[Frank Black (Millennium)|Frank Black]] but lost to ''[[ER (TV series)|E.R.]]'' performer, [[Anthony Edwards]].<ref name="OrderChaoes"/> Co-star [[Brittany Tiplady]] was later nominated for a [[Young Artist Award]] but failed to win.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms19.htm |title=Nineteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1996-1997 |first= |last= |date= |accessdate=September 28, 2009 |publisher=[[Young Artist Awards]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302173348/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms19.htm |archivedate=March 2, 2009 |df= }}</ref> The show itself was nominated for a [[People's Choice Award]] in the category "Favorite Television New Dramatic Series" but did not win. [[Robert McLachlan (cinematographer)|Robert McLachlan]] was nominated and won a Canadian Society of Cinematographers in 1997.<ref name="OrderChaoes"/><ref>Speier, Michael. (August 1, 1997). "[http://digitalcontentproducer.com/mag/video_cinematographer_robert_mclachlan/ Cinematographer Robert Mclachlan]." ''Digital Content Magazine''. September 28, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.csc.ca/news/default.asp?aID=761 |title=An Interview with Rob McLachlan csc: Life on ''Millennium'' |first=Don|last=Angus|date=October 1998 |accessdate=September 28, 2009 |publisher=Canadian Society of Cinematographers}}</ref>
Peter Wunstorf was nominated for an [[American Society of Cinematographers|American Society of Cinematographers award]] for his work on the [[Millennium (pilot episode)|pilot episode]].<ref name="OrderChaoes"/> [[Lance Henriksen]] was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] for his portrayal of [[Frank Black (Millennium)|Frank Black]] but lost to ''[[ER (TV series)|E.R.]]'' performer, [[Anthony Edwards (actor)|Anthony Edwards]].<ref name="OrderChaoes"/> Co-star [[Brittany Tiplady]] was later nominated for a [[Young Artist Award]] but failed to win.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms19.htm |title=Nineteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1996-1997 |access-date=September 28, 2009 |publisher=[[Young Artist Awards]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302173348/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms19.htm |archive-date=March 2, 2009 }}</ref> The show itself was nominated for a [[People's Choice Award]] in the category "Favorite Television New Dramatic Series" but did not win. [[Robert McLachlan (cinematographer)|Robert McLachlan]] was nominated and won a Canadian Society of Cinematographers in 1997.<ref name="OrderChaoes"/><ref>Speier, Michael. (August 1, 1997). "[http://digitalcontentproducer.com/mag/video_cinematographer_robert_mclachlan/ Cinematographer Robert Mclachlan]." ''Digital Content Magazine''. September 28, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.csc.ca/news/default.asp?aID=761 |title=An Interview with Rob McLachlan csc: Life on ''Millennium'' |first=Don |last=Angus |date=October 1998 |access-date=September 28, 2009 |publisher=Canadian Society of Cinematographers |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706174559/http://www.csc.ca/news/default.asp?aID=761 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 }}</ref>


The first season was received well by critics. Keith Uhlich of [[Salon (magazine)|''Salon'' magazine]] called the season and series "Carter's greatest series", and that, "television work always improves in retrospect; his seemingly haphazard, on-the-fly narratives become more coherent when taken out of the hellish, commercial break-happy context wherein they spawned".<ref>{{cite news | author=Uhlich, Keith | url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/dvd_review.asp?ID=408 | title=Millennium: The Complete First Season | publisher=[[Salon (magazine)|''Salon'' magazine]] | date=July 25, 2004 | accessdate=September 29, 2009}}</ref> Paul Katz of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' said, "Despite the unapologetic bleakness" of the show, it was [[Lance Henriksen]] performance that was the "real killer".<ref>{{cite news | author=Katz, Paul | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,671734,00.html | title=Millennium: The Complete First Season (2004) | work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=July 30, 2004 | accessdate=September 29, 2009}}</ref> Mark Rahner from ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' said the "''[[The X-Files|X-Files]]'' follow-up was uncompromisingly grim, fascinating, cinematically crafted", and that the show was "years ahead" of such "forensic mysteries" as ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''.<ref>Rahner, Mark (July 23, 2004). "[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9053381_ITM Chilling with Lance Henriksen, Mr. ''Millennium'']". ''[[The Seattle Times]]''. Retrieved September 29, 2009.</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' writer Matt Roush said "With nightmare visions of bleeding walls, charred bodies, decapitations and a grisly live burial", the show took a new "grim view" on "drama".<ref>{{cite news | author=Roush, Matt | url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/16394664.html?dids=16394664:16394664&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+18%2C+1996&author=Matt+Roush&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc='Millenium'+takes+a+grim+view+Drama+offers+disturbing+images+that+'push+the+level+of+intensity'&pqatl=google | title=''Millennium'' takes a grim view Drama offers disturbing images that 'push the level of intensity' | work=[[USA Today]] | date=July 18, 2004 | accessdate=September 29, 2009}}</ref>
The first season was received well by critics. Keith Uhlich of [[Salon (magazine)|''Salon'' magazine]] called the season and series "Carter's greatest series", and that, "television work always improves in retrospect; his seemingly haphazard, on-the-fly narratives become more coherent when taken out of the hellish, commercial break-happy context wherein they spawned".<ref>{{cite news|author=Uhlich, Keith |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/dvd_review.asp?ID=408 |title=Millennium: The Complete First Season |work=[[Salon (magazine)|Salon magazine]] |date=July 25, 2004 |access-date=September 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612031120/http://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/dvd_review.asp?ID=408 |archive-date=June 12, 2007 }}</ref> Paul Katz of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' said, "Despite the unapologetic bleakness" of the show, it was [[Lance Henriksen]] performance that was the "real killer".<ref>{{cite magazine | author=Katz, Paul | url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,671734,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829221144/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,671734,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 29, 2008 | title=Millennium: The Complete First Season (2004) | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=July 30, 2004 | access-date=September 29, 2009}}</ref> Mark Rahner from ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' said the "''[[The X-Files|X-Files]]'' follow-up was uncompromisingly grim, fascinating, cinematically crafted", and that the show was "years ahead" of such "forensic mysteries" as ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''.<ref>Rahner, Mark (July 23, 2004). "[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9053381_ITM Chilling with Lance Henriksen, Mr. ''Millennium'']". ''[[The Seattle Times]]''. Retrieved September 29, 2009.</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' writer Matt Roush said "With nightmare visions of bleeding walls, charred bodies, decapitations and a grisly live burial", the show took a new "grim view" on "drama".<ref>{{cite news | author=Roush, Matt | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/16394664.html?dids=16394664:16394664&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+18%2C+1996&author=Matt+Roush&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=%27Millenium%27+takes+a+grim+view+Drama+offers+disturbing+images+that+%27push+the+level+of+intensity%27&pqatl=google | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201070208/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/16394664.html?dids=16394664:16394664&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+18,+1996&author=Matt+Roush&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc='Millenium'+takes+a+grim+view+Drama+offers+disturbing+images+that+'push+the+level+of+intensity'&pqatl=google | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 1, 2013 | title=''Millennium'' takes a grim view Drama offers disturbing images that 'push the level of intensity' | work=[[USA Today]] | date=July 18, 2004 | access-date=September 29, 2009}}</ref>


Although the season premiere received good ratings, the series gradually lost viewers as they were reportedly "turned off by the morose and unnerving story lines."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/09/09/virtual_season/index.html|title=It's not the end of the "Millennium," after all|work=[[Salon Magazine]]|publisher=Salon Media Group|date=September 9, 1999|accessdate=December 27, 2009|last=Wen|first=Howard}}</ref>
Although the season premiere received good ratings, the series gradually lost viewers as they were reportedly "turned off by the morose and unnerving story lines."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/09/09/virtual_season/index.html |title=It's not the end of the "Millennium," after all |work=[[Salon Magazine]] |publisher=Salon Media Group |date=September 9, 1999 |access-date=December 27, 2009 |last=Wen |first=Howard |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022143023/http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/09/09/virtual_season/index.html |archive-date=October 22, 2009 }}</ref>


== Main cast ==
== Main cast ==

=== Starring ===
=== Starring ===
* [[Lance Henriksen]] as [[Frank Black (Millennium)|Frank Black]]
* [[Lance Henriksen]] as [[Frank Black (Millennium)|Frank Black]]
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{{see also|List of Millennium episodes}}
{{see also|List of Millennium episodes}}
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|ShortSummary=[[Frank Black]] and his family move to Seattle where he tracks a serial killer whose savagely slain victims include an exotic dancer.
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|ShortSummary=Gruesome cult slayings bring Frank Black to San Francisco, where he experiences a life changing encounter with evil.
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|ShortSummary=Gruesome remains and other evidence provide Frank Black with a lead to a murderous avenger who persuades ex-cons to do his dirty work.
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|ShortSummary=Shattered faith figures in the motive for the slayings of clerics by a killer, whom Frank tracks with a Group member he worked with on a similar unsolved case.
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|ShortSummary=In a guarded, well-to-do community, the kidnappings and brutalizations of teenage boys lead Frank to suspect an avenging resident.
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|ShortSummary=In Colorado, Frank Black and an insightful associate track a killer who is driven by sexual neuroses and who uses mood-altering drugs to gain control of his victims.
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|2|7}}
|Viewers=6.9<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67651787.html |title=Sunday Night Gives CBS a Boost |date=February 13, 1997 |first=David |last=Bauder |publisher=''[[Rocky Mountain News]]'' |accessdate=May 22, 2012}} {{Subscription required}}</ref>
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|ShortSummary=An enigmatic man obsessed with the [[Millennium Group]] haunts Frank on a strange case involving planetary alignments, genetic cloning and Judgment Day. [[Brad Dourif]] guest stars.
|ShortSummary=An enigmatic man obsessed with the [[Millennium Group]] haunts Frank on a strange case involving planetary alignments, genetic cloning and Judgment Day. [[Brad Dourif]] guest stars.
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|2|14}}
|Viewers=6.6<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67652839.html |title=NBC's Thursday Night All-Stars, 'Asteroid' Team up for Big Win |date=February 21, 1997 |first=Frazier |last=Moore |publisher=''[[Rocky Mountain News]]'' |accessdate=May 19, 2012}} {{Subscription required}}</ref>
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|ShortSummary=Black is haunted by a case he worked on twenty years ago involving a serial killer who murdered three FBI agents on a stake-out that he participated in.
|ShortSummary=Black is haunted by a case he worked on twenty years ago involving a serial killer who murdered three FBI agents on a stake-out that he participated in.
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|DirectedBy=[[Michael W. Watkins]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|2|21}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|2|21}}
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|ShortSummary=The abduction of his sister-in-law embroils Frank Black in an intensely personal case that is linked to a vicious sex offender recently released from an asylum.
|ShortSummary=The abduction of his sister-in-law embroils Frank Black in an intensely personal case that is linked to a vicious sex offender recently released from an asylum.
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|DirectedBy=Roderick J. Pridy
|DirectedBy=Roderick J. Pridy
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|3|21}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|3|21}}
|Viewers=6.7<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67655999.html |title='Seinfeld,' Friends Push NBC into Lead |publisher=''[[Rocky Mountain News]]'' |date=March 27, 1997 |accessdate=May 13, 2012}} {{Subscription required}}</ref>
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|ShortSummary=In Utah, Frank is hired to render a profile of an admitted killer that will support a death sentence but soon comes to believe that the man's confession was a lie.
|ShortSummary=In Utah, Frank is hired to render a profile of an admitted killer that will support a death sentence but soon comes to believe that the man's confession was a lie.
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|3|28}}
|Viewers=6.1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67657421.html |title=Oscar-Show Ratings Disappoint but Keep ABC on Top |date=April 4, 1997 |work=[[Rocky Mountain News]] |accessdate=May 5, 2012}} {{Subscription required}}</ref>
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|ShortSummary=An Internet connection with a disturbed doctor leads an amnesiac Frank Black into a murder case linked to experimental drugs that drastically heighten anxiety.
|ShortSummary=An Internet connection with a disturbed doctor leads an amnesiac Frank Black into a murder case linked to experimental drugs that drastically heighten anxiety.
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|DirectedBy=Winrich Kolbe
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|4|18}}
|Viewers=6.7<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67667366.html |title=NBC Leads Week of Reruns |date=April 24, 1997 |first=David |last=Bauder |publisher=''[[Rocky Mountain News]]'' |accessdate=May 11, 2012}} {{Subscription required}}</ref>
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|ShortSummary=Black investigates the disappearance of a former nemesis and learns that his family may be the target of a murdering nurse.
|ShortSummary=Black investigates the disappearance of a former nemesis and learns that his family may be the target of a murdering nurse.
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|DirectedBy=Thomas J. Wright
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|4|25}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|4|25}}
|Viewers=6.5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67660119.html |title=NBC Sustains Grip of Nielsens |date=May 1, 1997 |first=Dave |last=Bauder |publisher=''[[Rocky Mountain News]]'' |accessdate=May 21, 2012}} {{Subscription required}}</ref>
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|ShortSummary=Still reeling from a tragic loss, Frank is swept into a bizarre case of ritualistic slayings that involves an enigmatic lawyer and unearthly occurrences.
|ShortSummary=Still reeling from a tragic loss, Frank is swept into a bizarre case of ritualistic slayings that involves an enigmatic lawyer and unearthly occurrences.
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|5|2}}
|Viewers=6.6<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iw.newsbank.com.www2.lib.ku.edu:2048/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_theme=aggdocs&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_docid=0EB52EA3B9F4CE3E&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%200EB52EA3B9F4CE3E%20)&s_lang=en-US&p_nbid=L5AP54AOMTMzNjc5MDQ4MC44NjY5MToxOjQ6NTc0Mw |title=How They Rate |date=May 9, 1997 |publisher=''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'' |accessdate=May 11, 2012}} {{Subscription required}}</ref>
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|ShortSummary=Evidence found whilst investigating the vicious murders of domesticated horses in North Dakota leads Black to suspect the genesis of a psychosexual killer, who soon preys upon humans.
|ShortSummary=Evidence found whilst investigating the vicious murders of domesticated horses in North Dakota leads Black to suspect the genesis of a psychosexual killer, who soon preys upon humans.
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|DirectedBy=[[Peter Markle]]
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|5|9}}
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|ShortSummary=In a Russian community in Brooklyn, Frank joins forces with a Moscow cop to investigate gruesome slayings linked to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster—and to biblical prophecy.
|ShortSummary=In a Russian community in Brooklyn, Frank joins forces with a Moscow cop to investigate gruesome slayings linked to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster—and to biblical prophecy.
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|ShortSummary=Vacationing in the D.C. area, Frank tries to clear an admiral's son of murder in a case that is linked to a serial killer.
|ShortSummary=Vacationing in the D.C. area, Frank tries to clear an admiral's son of murder in a case that is linked to a serial killer.
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===References===
===References===
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* {{cite book |year=1997a |first1=N. E. |last1=Genge |title=Millennium: The Unofficial Companion |publisher=Century |isbn=0-7126-7833-6 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/unofficialmillen00nege }}

* {{cite book | year=1997a |first1=N. E. |last1=Genge | title=Millennium: The Unofficial Companion |publisher=Century|isbn=0-7126-7833-6 |ref=harv}}
* {{cite book | year=1997b |first1=N. E. |last1=Genge | title=Millennium: The Unofficial Companion Volume Two |publisher=Century|isbn=0712678697 }}
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* {{cite book | year=1997b |first1=N. E. |last1=Genge | title=Millennium: The Unofficial Companion Volume Two |publisher=Century|isbn=0712678697 |ref=harv}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{wikiquote|Millennium|MLM Season 1}}
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* {{AllMovie title|id=306624|title=Millennium: Season 1}}


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Millennium
Season 1
Season 1 DVD cover
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseOctober 25, 1996 (1996-10-25) –
May 16, 1997 (1997-05-16)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of the serial crime-thriller television series Millennium commenced airing in the United States on October 25, 1996, concluding on May 16, 1997, and consisting of twenty-two episodes. It tells the story of retired FBI Agent Frank Black (Lance Henriksen). Black has moved to Seattle, Washington with his family and has begun working with a mysterious organization known only as the Millennium Group. He investigates cases with members of the Group and the Seattle Police Department, contributing his remarkable capability of relating to the monsters responsible for horrific crimes. He finds that his daughter has inherited the same "gift" that he has, while the cases become increasingly more personal.

Critics received season one well. Although the show got the highest number of viewers for a pilot episode for the Fox Network at the time, it steadily dropped in the ratings, which led to it losing the Sunday slot to its sister show, The X-Files. The main cast of the show were Henriksen as Frank Black and Megan Gallagher as Catherine Black.

Production

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Development

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The original idea behind Millennium came from an episode of The X-Files Chris Carter had written about a serial killer. The episode got Carter thinking about the "monsters" who lurked in the shadows. Later, he started to flesh out a character which would become Frank Black, but he was busy working with other projects at the time. In the mid-1990s, after the success of The X-Files, the Fox Network asked Carter if he could create another show for them.[1]

Originally, the show was planned to include a new "murder mystery" each week, at the same time having a comprehensive storyline. So Carter created the idea of the new millennium, which could give the show its own "feel". He felt he "could capitalise" and at the same time have a new murder mystery every week with a "millennial" twist to it.[1] He also wanted to explore "evil", not the "scientific approach" which was the psychological explanation of "evil". Carter wanted to explore evil through an "unscientific approach", an exploration where "the Bible" played an important role. While clearly stating that the show was not supposed to be heavily grounded in religious text, he felt in many ways that the Bible explained "things on various levels" and "not just in the modern scientific way."[2]

Casting and characters

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Chris Carter had envisioned Lance Henriksen portraying the character of Frank Black, long before he was ever contacted. Although Carter's colleagues responded positively to the selection, the Fox Network wanted someone younger to take the lead part. Fox asked William Hurt to play the lead role, but after finding out that Hurt had no interest in acting on television, Henriksen got the part.[1]

When Henriksen first got the script, he mistook it for a film because of its "powerful" story. He was not fond of the idea of participating in a television project. Henriksen contacted Carter about the character; his first question was "How are you going to make this hero a hero? I mean, it is so dark, how are you going to handle this?" Carter replied saying that Frank was a hero because he was able to "stand-up" against all of this. Henriksen was also worried about the dark "feel" of the show, saying that all shows needs some glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel. According to Carter "The yellow house" was the light, which Henriksen later agreed upon.[1]

Studio executive Ken Horton was very pleased with Megan Gallagher's acting experiences. After winning the audition, she was given a "secret script". Reacting positively towards the script, she later met up with Carter and David Nutter.[1]

Critical reception

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Peter Wunstorf was nominated for an American Society of Cinematographers award for his work on the pilot episode.[1] Lance Henriksen was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Frank Black but lost to E.R. performer, Anthony Edwards.[1] Co-star Brittany Tiplady was later nominated for a Young Artist Award but failed to win.[3] The show itself was nominated for a People's Choice Award in the category "Favorite Television New Dramatic Series" but did not win. Robert McLachlan was nominated and won a Canadian Society of Cinematographers in 1997.[1][4][5]

The first season was received well by critics. Keith Uhlich of Salon magazine called the season and series "Carter's greatest series", and that, "television work always improves in retrospect; his seemingly haphazard, on-the-fly narratives become more coherent when taken out of the hellish, commercial break-happy context wherein they spawned".[6] Paul Katz of Entertainment Weekly said, "Despite the unapologetic bleakness" of the show, it was Lance Henriksen performance that was the "real killer".[7] Mark Rahner from The Seattle Times said the "X-Files follow-up was uncompromisingly grim, fascinating, cinematically crafted", and that the show was "years ahead" of such "forensic mysteries" as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[8] USA Today writer Matt Roush said "With nightmare visions of bleeding walls, charred bodies, decapitations and a grisly live burial", the show took a new "grim view" on "drama".[9]

Although the season premiere received good ratings, the series gradually lost viewers as they were reportedly "turned off by the morose and unnerving story lines."[10]

Main cast

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Starring

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Recurring

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Episodes

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See also: List of Millennium episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"David NutterChris CarterOctober 25, 1996 (1996-10-25)4C7917.72[11]
Frank Black and his family move to Seattle where he tracks a serial killer whose savagely slain victims include an exotic dancer.
22"Gehenna"David NutterChris CarterNovember 1, 1996 (1996-11-01)4C017.9[12][nb 1]
Gruesome cult slayings bring Frank Black to San Francisco, where he experiences a life changing encounter with evil.
33"Dead Letters"Thomas J. WrightGlen Morgan & James WongNovember 8, 1996 (1996-11-08)4C027.76[12]
On a murder case in Portland, Oregon, Frank is uneasily teamed with a troubled Group member.
44"The Judge"Randall ZiskTed MannNovember 15, 1996 (1996-11-15)4C047.37[12]
Gruesome remains and other evidence provide Frank Black with a lead to a murderous avenger who persuades ex-cons to do his dirty work. John Hawkes and Marshall Bell guest star.
55"522666"David NutterGlen Morgan & James WongNovember 22, 1996 (1996-11-22)4C057.76[12]
A deadly explosion in a crowded Washington, D.C. bar is traced to a cunning bomber who toys with authorities and aims to strike again.
66"Kingdom Come"Winrich KolbeJorge ZamaconaNovember 29, 1996 (1996-11-29)4C037[12]
Shattered faith figures in the motive for the slayings of clerics by a killer, whom Frank tracks with a Group member he worked with on a similar unsolved case.
77"Blood Relatives"Jim CharlestonChip JohannessenDecember 6, 1996 (1996-12-06)4C067.3[12]
In her role as a clinical social worker, Catherine Black lends her expertise to a heinous case: the slayings of the recently bereaved.
88"The Well-Worn Lock"Ralph HemeckerChris CarterDecember 20, 1996 (1996-12-20)4C076.6[12]
A case of incest draws Catherine to the plight of a troubled woman who has kept a secret for 23 years: she was violated by her well-respected father.
99"Wide Open"Jim CharlestonCharles HollandJanuary 3, 1997 (1997-01-03)4C086.7[12]
A shadowy killer commits heinous murders, leaving clues in the memory of a terrorized child who was forced to witness the death of her parents.
1010"The Wild and the Innocent"Thomas J. WrightJorge ZamaconaJanuary 10, 1997 (1997-01-10)4C106.9[12]
A reopened murder case takes Frank Black to Missouri, where he winds up on a different mission, pursuing a young girl and her boyfriend as they go on a murderous search for her baby.
1111"Weeds"Michael PattinsonFrank SpotnitzJanuary 24, 1997 (1997-01-24)4C097.37[12]
In a guarded, well-to-do community, the kidnappings and brutalizations of teenage boys lead Frank to suspect an avenging resident.
1212"Loin Like a Hunting Flame"David NutterTed MannJanuary 31, 1997 (1997-01-31)4C117.76[12]
In Colorado, Frank Black and an insightful associate track a killer who is driven by sexual neuroses and who uses mood-altering drugs to gain control of his victims.
1313"Force Majeure"Winrich KolbeChip JohannessenFebruary 7, 1997 (1997-02-07)4C126.9[14]
An enigmatic man obsessed with the Millennium Group haunts Frank on a strange case involving planetary alignments, genetic cloning and Judgment Day. Brad Dourif guest stars.
1414"The Thin White Line"Thomas J. WrightGlen Morgan & James WongFebruary 14, 1997 (1997-02-14)4C136.6[15]
Black is haunted by a case he worked on twenty years ago involving a serial killer who murdered three FBI agents on a stake-out that he participated in.
1515"Sacrament"Michael W. WatkinsFrank SpotnitzFebruary 21, 1997 (1997-02-21)4C146.81[16]
The abduction of his sister-in-law embroils Frank Black in an intensely personal case that is linked to a vicious sex offender recently released from an asylum.
1616"Covenant"Roderick J. PridyRobert MorescoMarch 21, 1997 (1997-03-21)4C166.7[17]
In Utah, Frank is hired to render a profile of an admitted killer that will support a death sentence but soon comes to believe that the man's confession was a lie.
1717"Walkabout"Cliff BoleChip Johannessen & Tim TankosicMarch 28, 1997 (1997-03-28)4C156.1[18]
An Internet connection with a disturbed doctor leads an amnesiac Frank Black into a murder case linked to experimental drugs that drastically heighten anxiety.
1818"Lamentation"Winrich KolbeChris CarterApril 18, 1997 (1997-04-18)4C176.7[19]
Black investigates the disappearance of a former nemesis and learns that his family may be the target of a murdering nurse.
1919"Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions"Thomas J. WrightTed Mann & Harold RosenthalApril 25, 1997 (1997-04-25)4C186.5[20]
Still reeling from a tragic loss, Frank is swept into a bizarre case of ritualistic slayings that involves an enigmatic lawyer and unearthly occurrences.
2020"Broken World"Winrich KolbeRobert Moresco & Patrick HarbinsonMay 2, 1997 (1997-05-02)4C196.6[21]
Evidence found whilst investigating the vicious murders of domesticated horses in North Dakota leads Black to suspect the genesis of a psychosexual killer, who soon preys upon humans.
2121"Maranatha"Peter MarkleChip JohannessenMay 9, 1997 (1997-05-09)4C206.5[22]
In a Russian community in Brooklyn, Frank joins forces with a Moscow cop to investigate gruesome slayings linked to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster—and to biblical prophecy.
2222"Paper Dove"Thomas J. WrightTed Mann & Walon GreenMay 16, 1997 (1997-05-16)4C216.4[23]
Vacationing in the D.C. area, Frank tries to clear an admiral's son of murder in a case that is linked to a serial killer.

Notes

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  1. ^ Each ratings point represented 970,000 households during the 1996–1997 television season.[13]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Carter, Chris, Horton, Ken, Spotnitz, Frank, Henriksen, Lance, Gallagher, Megan, Nutter, David, Snow, Mark, Peter Kousakis, John, Freeborn, Mark, McLachlan, Robert, Johannessen, Chip and J. Wright, Thomas (2004). Order in Chaos, Making Millennium Season One (DVD). FOX Home Entertainment.
  2. ^ Carter, Chris (1996). "Pilot" and "Gehenna" documentary (UK: Video Boxset documentary) (DVD). FOX Home Entertainment.
  3. ^ "Nineteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1996-1997". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
  4. ^ Speier, Michael. (August 1, 1997). "Cinematographer Robert Mclachlan." Digital Content Magazine. September 28, 2009.
  5. ^ Angus, Don (October 1998). "An Interview with Rob McLachlan csc: Life on Millennium". Canadian Society of Cinematographers. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
  6. ^ Uhlich, Keith (July 25, 2004). "Millennium: The Complete First Season". Salon magazine. Archived from the original on June 12, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  7. ^ Katz, Paul (July 30, 2004). "Millennium: The Complete First Season (2004)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  8. ^ Rahner, Mark (July 23, 2004). "Chilling with Lance Henriksen, Mr. Millennium". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  9. ^ Roush, Matt (July 18, 2004). "Millennium takes a grim view Drama offers disturbing images that 'push the level of intensity'". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  10. ^ Wen, Howard (September 9, 1999). "It's not the end of the "Millennium," after all". Salon Magazine. Salon Media Group. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  11. ^ Adalian, Josef (October 11, 1998). "High-profile dramas skid on Fox, ABC". Variety Magazine. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Genge 1997a, p. xviii.
  13. ^ Meisler, p. 298
  14. ^ Bauder, David (February 13, 1997). "Sunday Night Gives CBS a Boost". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2012. (subscription required)
  15. ^ Moore, Frazier (February 21, 1997). "NBC's Thursday Night All-Stars, 'Asteroid' Team up for Big Win". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2012. (subscription required)
  16. ^ Moore, Frazier (February 28, 1997). "NBC Boasts Top 7 Shows in Weekly Ratings Battle". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2012. (subscription required)
  17. ^ "'Seinfeld,' Friends Push NBC into Lead". Rocky Mountain News. March 27, 1997. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2012. (subscription required)
  18. ^ "Oscar-Show Ratings Disappoint but Keep ABC on Top". Rocky Mountain News. April 4, 1997. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2012. (subscription required)
  19. ^ Bauder, David (April 24, 1997). "NBC Leads Week of Reruns". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2012. (subscription required)
  20. ^ Bauder, Dave (May 1, 1997). "NBC Sustains Grip of Nielsens". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2012. (subscription required)
  21. ^ "How They Rate". St. Petersburg Times. May 9, 1997. Retrieved May 11, 2012. (subscription required)
  22. ^ "Weekly Nielsen Ratings". The Stuart Times. May 11, 1997. Retrieved May 9, 2012. (subscription required)
  23. ^ "CBS, NBC in Ratings Tie". Rocky Mountain News. May 22, 1997. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2012. (subscription required)

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