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Little-heralded ‘Medium’ gives NBC a boost in the ratings

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Patricia Arquette has gotten accustomed to the comments from fans who don’t seem to know that she’s still on television.

‘I definitely have people every day grab me on the street saying, ‘When is your show coming back, why did they cancel it?’ ‘ said Arquette, who stars in ‘Medium,’ NBC’s drama about a psychic who helps solve crimes while juggling the quotidian challenges of middle-class family life.

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In fact, ‘Medium’ returned to the air this month for its fifth season, which finds Arquette’s character, Allison DuBois, back assisting the Phoenix district attorney’s office, the fallout from her public exposure now largely subsided. The return of the series wasn’t accompanied by the fanfare of other mid-season premieres like ‘American Idol’ or ‘Lost.’ But the under-the-radar drama continues to draw a loyal fan base that gravitates to the program’s cleverly packed mysteries and unsentimental depiction of a marriage.

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-- Matea Gold

(Photo: The marriage between psychic Allison (Patricia Arquette) and scientist Joe (Jake Weber) is a draw. Credit: Michael Yarish/CBS Paramount Network Television)

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