Patricia Arquette stars as a young wife and mother who, since childhood, has been struggling to make sense of her dreams and visions of dead people.
Allison DuBois (Arquette) is a strong-willed young mother of three, a devoted wife and law student who begins to suspect that she can talk to dead people, see the future in her dreams, and read people's thoughts. Fearing for her mental health, she turns for support to her husband Joe (Jake Weber), an aerospace engineer, who slowly comes to believe that what his wife is telling him just might be true. The real challenge is convincing her boss, D.A. Devalos (Miguel Sandoval) -- and the other doubters in the criminal justice system -- that her psychic abilities can give them the upper hand when it comes to solving violent and horrific crimes whose mysteries often reside with those who live beyond the grave.
Sofia Vassilieva and Maria Lark also star as Ariel and Bridgette, the eldest two DuBois children. David Cubitt stars as Detective Lee Scanlon, who Allison often works with on cases.
During season three Joe lost his job, and he developed an invention during season four that led him to a new job opportunity. At the end of season three, Allison's abilities were discovered by the public, causing Devalos to be removed from his position as the D.A. and Allison to lose her job. Season four saw Allison finding a new working partner, while she still sometimes worked with Scanlon and helped Devalos in an effort to get his job back. At the end of season four, Devalos reclaimed his position as the D.A. of Phoenix and hired Allison to work for him once again. The program's fifth season saw Allison returning to the D.A.'s office, her powers more interesting and varied than ever. With her secret out in the open, Allison gained some unique opportunities, but also sometimes had to work to fend off requests for things such as private readings
At the end of the 2008-09 season, NBC canceled Medium , but CBS (which produces the series) announced that it was picking it up.
NBC Broadcast History
Seasons 1 and 2: Mondays, 10:00pm
Season 3: Wednesdays, 10:00pm
Seasons 4 and 5: Mondays, 10:00pm
CBS Broadcast History
Season 6: Fridays, 9:00pm
The Dubois family changes permanently when Allison and Joe start new careers that take them in different directions.
A desperate man turns to Allison for help when his wife disappears; Allison and Joe worry when Marie breaks down during a test.
Allison has a dream that causes her to become suspicious of her brother's (David Arquette) recent success; Devalos' campaign manager is interested in Bridgette's abilities.
Allison's visions cause her to question the guilt of a sex offender (Brian F. O'Byrne); a possible career opportunity for Joe puts him at odds with Allison.
Allison's dreams about a woman trapped in a fire could help solve mysterious fire-related deaths; Devalos considers running for mayor.
When she becomes unable to understand the spoken word, Allison develops an unexpected friendship with a linguist; Joe reaches the limits of his patience being married to a woman who is a slave to her visions.
When Allison has flashes to a specific time in the future, she feels powerless to stop a catastrophic event from happening.
Summary: After having the same dream about the subject of a recent case, Allison and Bridgette swap personalities
Summary: When Allison's brain tumor resurfaces, its aftermath could have life-altering consequences for her friends and family, on the sixth season finale of MEDIUM.
Summary: When an animal rights activist working undercover at a farm goes missing, Allison befriends a pig that could hold the key to the woman's whereabouts. Also, Joe's special birthday gift from Marie leaves him wond...
Summary: Distressed Ariel starts to lose hours and years of time in her life and must look to her future self to figure out how to get back to the present.
When a neighbor of theirs got murdered, Allison feared for her family and now installs a high tech talking burglar alarm system. She later on discovers that this alarm system might be communicating with Marie. Also, Arie...
Summary: Allison bonds with the mysterious girl from her dreams who she now must protect when the serial killer eyes the girl as the next target.
Summary: Allison and her daughters dream of the same mysterious girl who may be linked to the bizarre serial murders of entire families. Joe and his boss find themselves at odds while working on a major project.
Summary: As Joe and Allison's wedding is revisted, Allison tries to cope with the increasing strength of her gift.
Summary: After Allison is mugged, she decides to take charge by enrolling in self-defense classes. Also, Devalos investigates a teenager's rape and an undercover cop's possible murder, and the suspect may have very clo...
Summary: Allison keeps seeing the face of one man in the faces of other people, including Joe, and must figure out why. Meanwhile, Ariel has a difficult time babysitting a mischievous boy.
Summary: Allison dreams about a schizophrenic child, but when she meets her in real life, she seems perfectly normal -- but has a mentally ill roomate. Allison must determine if the child is responsible for killing he...
Summary: Allison wrestles with a particularly disturbing dream, all while trying to figure out why a recently paroled convict is so intent on destroying her boss.
Summary: An investigation into serial killings takes an unforeseen turn when the prime suspect ends up dead. Before long, the ghost of the suspect reaches out to Allison in an effort to redeem himself, connect with his...
Summary: Allison's visions become a vital source of information to the authorities after samples of a deadly disease disappear. Meanwhile, Scanlon thinks he's ready to ask Lynn to marry him, but his plans don't go as s...
Summary: Odd things occur for Allison, starting with her new sensitivity to light and the fact that the sunglasses she wears shows mysterious numbers that can tie into people's life expectancies. Like that wasn't enoug...
Summary: Allison suspects Ariel's new boyfriend of murder, and fears the worst. Meanwhile, Bridgette starts uploading videos on Internet where a man is embarrassing himself and it results in her in trouble.
Summary: The SUV Allison rents has unusual features, including a satellite radio that allows her to hear other people's conversations.
Summary: Allison has vivid nightmares that insert her into scenes from the classic horror film "Night of the Living Dead," which leave her with unexplained cuts and bite marks and possible clues that could lead her to ...
Summary: On the 100th episode of Medium, an infant is kidnapped and Allison investigates the disappearance. But when she becomes too obsessed with the infant, Joe starts to get worried about her. Meanwhile, Bridgette a...
Summary: Allison is perplexed when she begins to see visions of strange symbols. When a serial killer strikes Phoenix, she discovers that the symbols could be clues to capturing the killer, however she is soon informed...
Summary: Allison realizes that Dr. Thomas, the eminent physician who saved her life, is also a mercy killer who makes daily life-and-death decisions, but often chooses death as his first option.
Summary: When Ariel acts strangely, Allison becomes worried that her daughter might be possessed with the spirit of a murdered stripper who wants revenge on her killer.
Summary: Allison and her family cope with the outcome of her brain surgery; Scanlon and Devalos investigate the possible stalking of a popular local sportscaster.
