8.0/10524 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2005
Joe tries to prove that Allison's dreams are stress related by sending descriptions of them to law enforcement agencies. However, when one of her dreams matches a homicide in Texas, his attempt is thwarted.
Director: Glenn Gordon Caron
Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron
7.6/10406 votes#2 - Suspicions and Certainties
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2005
Allison questions her powers when her old boss asks for her help in selecting a jury that will reinstate the death penalty for a murderer/rapist. This causes Allison to suspect that she has helped put the wrong man on death row.
Director: Vincent Misiano
Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron
8.1/10374 votes#3 - A Couple of Choices
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2005
Allison has a dream of a husband and wife committing a murder/suicide. D.A. Devalos introduces her to a friend of his, Detective Lee Scanlon, who's sister and brother in-law's deaths were also ruled a murder/suicide, and sees a connection. After learning about Allison's methods of investigation, Scanlon decides he doesn't want her help.
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron, Michael Angeli
7.8/10376 votes#4 - Night of the Wolf
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/2005
Allison tries convincing Devalos that she heard a witness misinforming a police sketch artist, making them look for the wrong man. Meanwhile, 6-year-old Bridgette's new playmate indicates that another member of the family can see the dead.
Director: Artie Mandelberg
Writer: René Echevarria
8.1/10373 votes#5 - In Sickness and Adultery
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/2005
Allison seeks Catherine's (the psychic she talked to in "Pilot") help after learning that Joe has scheduled a biopsy exam. The psychic gives her a strange message that later comes back to haunt Allison. A case about the homicide of a police officer takes a shocking turn when Allison dreams where the murder weapon is located and is then called to the stand to testify how she obtained the information. Meanwhile, Allison fears that Joe is having an affair when he repeatedly comes home late from work.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Michael Angeli
7.7/10342 votes#6 - Coming Soon
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/2005
Allison runs into the man who kidnapped her daughter in one of her dreams at the District Attorney's office. She learns that he is a "Good Samaritan" who witnessed a robbery and is fully cooperating. After learning that he has kidnapped multiple young women, Allison reaches a roadblock in her investigation that leads her to yet another unbelievable breakthrough in the case. Meanwhile, Joe tutors Ariel in math, which in turn brings Allison to another shocking discovery.
Director: Vincent Misiano
Writer: Moira Kirland
7.6/10335 votes#7 - Jump Start
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/2005
Allison investigates the supposed suicide of a girl who was dating D.A. Larry Watt's son Greg. When the girl's body is found in a ravine, new evidence is presented that implicates the defense attorney. Meanwhile, Joe is concerned about one of his colleagues after Allison has a premonition of the colleague having a heart attack.
Director: Artie Mandelberg
Writer: Melinda Hsu Taylor
7.6/10345 votes#8 - Lucky
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/21/2005
After Alison has a terrible dream of her soldier brother dying, she gets a surprise at her front door. Meanwhile, Allison and Devalos work on an arson case and Allison has trouble getting information from the ghost of a young girl who died in the fire.
Director: Peter Werner
Writer: N/A
7.8/10333 votes#9 - Coded
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/28/2005
Allison's daughter Ariel dreams that she is a young girl named Sarah being held captive by an ogre in a castle. While Joe agonizes over the possibility that both of his daughters have inherited their mother's psychic abilities, Allison tries to help Ariel and interpret the dream. However, Allison's advice provokes Ariel to run away from a field trip in order to follow up a clue.
Director: Bill L. Norton
Writer: Moira Kirland
7.9/10340 votes#10 - The Other Side of the Tracks
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2005
Allison's recurring dream about two young boys racing a train is analyzed by Dr. Leonard Cardwell, but Allison soon learns that he's involved. Devalos investigates the case of a 14-year-old who confessed to murder.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: Chris Dingess
7.5/10360 votes#11 - I Married a Mind Reader
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/21/2005
Allison gets sick and entertains herself by watching a '60s sitcom called "I Married a Mind Reader." The male star was convicted of killing his wife, the female star. Allison's dreams take her back to the '60s, which for her end up being a time of deceit, lies, and secrets.
Director: Duane Clark
Writer: René Echevarria
7.6/10333 votes#12 - A Priest, a Doctor and a Medium Walk into an Execution Chamber
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/2005
The girlfriend of a convicted drug lord is killed on the night of his execution. The drug lord's ghost is seen at the crime scene, and Allison is brought in to investigate. Also, Allison discovers a dark secret about the mother of a boy that Ariel has a crush on.
Director: Bill L. Norton
Writer: Chris Dingess
7.6/10314 votes#13 - Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/25/2005
Evidence shows that a pilot is indeed guilty of his wife's murder. However, in Allison’s dream, when the pilot is put in jail, there is a plane crash where hundreds of people are killed. Should Allison put forth the evidence to land this guilty man in jail, or let him go free in order to save hundreds of innocent lives?
Director: Ronald L. Schwary
Writer: Melinda Hsu Taylor
7.6/10288 votes#14 - In the Rough
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 5/2/2005
When a case from ten years is re-opened, Allison finds herself in a chaotic situation. Things continue to get messier when Allison finds out that the convicted man is innocent, and that someone she knows and trusts may have been involved in his framing.
Director: Duane Clark
Writer: René Echevarria
7.9/10320 votes#15 - Penny for Your Thoughts
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 5/9/2005
Allison encounters a psychopathic doctor who raped and murdered numerous teenage girls years ago. After learning that an evil soul has been possessing people, she sets forth to stop it before a new victim is found. Meanwhile, Ariel's math teacher accuses her of cheating and Joe steps up to her defense.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Moira Kirland
8.1/10314 votes#16 - When Push Comes to Shove (1)
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 5/23/2005
After somehow seeing Capt. Kenneth Push in a vision at a murder scene, Allison calls upon his assistance to find a serial killer. However, the only way Capt. Push can help is by literally putting his life on the line.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Chris Dingess
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Medium" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 524 votes. Directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and written by Glenn Gordon Caron, it aired on 1/3/2005. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Suspicions and Certainties".