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Lie to Me

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American television series

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*Lie to Me* is an English-language television series created by Sam Baum. The show aired on the FOX network and is classified within the crime, drama, and mystery genres. It ran for three seasons comprising 48 episodes, premiering on January 21, 2009, and concluding on January 31, 2011.

The series has a runtime of 60 minutes per episode, with a duration of 42 minutes noted in some records. Its status is listed as both canceled and ended. Audience reception includes a vote average of 7.88 and a rating of 8. The program is referenced by 454 other encyclopedia articles.

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TV series · TMDB

★ 7.9

The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his skills also make it easier for him to deceive others.

Aired
2009–2011
Seasons
3 · 48 episodes
Status
Canceled
Created by
Sam Baum
Network
FOX
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery

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TV series

Status
Ended
Network
FOX
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Runtime
60 min
TVMaze rating
8/10

Key facts

Genre
Crime drama , Police procedural
Created by
Samuel Baum
Starring
Tim Roth , Kelli Williams , Brendan Hines , Monica Raymund , Hayley McFarland , Mekhi Phifer
Opening theme
"Brand New Day" by Ryan Star
Composers
Robert Duncan , Doug DeAngelis, Peter Nashel
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
Number span no of episodes
48 ( list of episodes )
Executive producers
Brian Grazer , Vahan Moosekian, Daniel Sackheim , Samuel Baum, David Nevins , Elizabeth Craft , Sarah Fain , Alexander Cary , David Graziano, Shawn Ryan , Daniel Voll, Steven Maeda
Producers
Alexander Cary, Jeffrey Downer, Tim Roth
Cinematography
Sidney Sidell, Joseph E. Gallagher, Alan Caso, David Geddes, Florian Ballhaus
Editors
Devon Greene, David Post, Rick Tuber, David C. Cook, David Siegel, Padraic McKinley, Thomas R. Moore, Gib Jaffe, Monty DeGraff, Marta Evry, Thom Noble , Suzy Elmiger
Running time
42 minutes
Production companies
Imagine Television , Pagoda Pictures, Samuel Baum Productions, MiddKid Productions, 20th Century Fox Television
Network
Fox
Release
January 21, 2009 ( 2009-01-21 ) –, January 31, 2011 ( 2011-01-31 )

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Wikidata facts

Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Matt Malloy
Producer
Brian Grazer
Narrative location
Washington, D.C.
Duration
42
Distribution format
video on demand
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aspect ratio (W:H)
16:9
original broadcaster
Fox Broadcasting Company
executive producer
Brian Grazer
number of seasons
3
number of episodes
48
title
Lie to Me
start time
2009-01-21
end time
2011-01-31
distributed by
Disney+
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Encyclopedic overview

Lie to Me (stylized as Lie to me*) is an American crime drama television series created by Samuel Baum that aired on Fox from January 21, 2009, to January 31, 2011. In the show, Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) and his colleagues in The Lightman Group accept assignments from third parties (commonly local and federal law enforcement), and assist in investigations, reaching the truth through applied psychology: interpreting microexpressions, through the Facial Action Coding System, and body language. In May 2009, the show was renewed for a second season consisting of 13 episodes; season two premiered on September 28, 2009. On November 24, 2009, Fox ordered an extra nine episodes for season two, bringing the season order to 22 episodes.

On May 12, 2010, Entertainment Weekly reported that Lie to Me received a 13-episode third season pick-up. The third season of Lie to Me was originally set to premiere on November 10, 2010. On September 28, 2010, the date was moved up to October 4, 2010, because of the cancellation of Lone Star. On May 11, 2011, Fox canceled Lie to Me after three seasons.

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