As of July 2026, Close to Home Season 1 aired in 2005 with 22 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Close to Home Season 1

2005 22 Episodes Drama · Crime ⭐ 6/10

If you want a crime drama that treats its mystery as more than a puzzle, Close to Home Season 1 is available on streaming right now. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. With 22 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Jennifer Finnigan's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Close to Home Season 1 is worth clearing space for. At its heart, Close to Home Season 1 understands what makes crime drama work — character first, plot second. Season 1 of Close to Home includes 22 episodes. It aired from September 2005 to May 2006. This season stars Jennifer Finnigan, Kimberly Elise and John Carroll Lynch. Jennifer Finnigan and Kimberly Elise lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2005. The plot mechanics of Close to Home Season 1 never overwhelm the human cost underneath them. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

If you cannot walk away from a good mystery, Close to Home Season 1 will keep you hooked. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Jennifer Finnigan anchors it, but the writing does the real work. If you are going to commit to one crime drama this month, make it this one.

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🎬 Close to Home Season 1 — Episode Guide

Since having a baby with her husband Jack (Christian Kane) Annabeth has been having a more difficult time returning back to work as her cases are hitting more close to home and in her neighborhood---literally. It'll be a struggle for her to balance family

Annabeth must choose between making a case against a kidnapping suspect or saving his victim's life. Annabeth takes a huge gamble when she denies kidnapping suspect, Derrick Adler (guest star Mason Gamble) his right to have a lawyer present during his interrogation in order to force a confession wi...

Suburban Prostitution

Annabeth finds it difficult to convince the women working for the ring leader to testify against her because they are afraid that their husbands will leave them and take away their children. Meanwhile, Steve urges Maureen to push for more drug convictions so that their office can receive a $7 millio...

Divine Directions

After a competency hearing finds that the woman is fit to stand trial, Annabeth tries to find a motive for the murder and discovers several skeletons in the church-going couple's closet. Meanwhile, Maureen finds out there is more to the story behind a seemingly open and shut case of justifiable homi...

Romeo and Juliet Murders

Annabeth and Maureen prosecute a case involving siblings whose parents are found murdered after they discover a secret which the teenagers had been keeping from them. Meanwhile, Maureen and Annabeth admit to each other that they sometimes think that each other's life is more desirable -- Maureen wis...

Parents on Trial

Annabeth must combat the defenseâ€™s strategy of putting the victimâ€™s parents on trial by claiming their lifestyle and the fatherâ€™s relationship with the defendant is to blame for their sonâ€™s death. Now, Annabeth must find evidence that will convince a jury that the defendant is guilty of the ...

Double Life Wife

During the investigation of the crime, Annabeth discovers a picture of the defendant and the victim's husband, leading her to believe that the murder of his wife may not have been an accident. Meanwhile, Steve asks for Maureen's help after he must recuse himself from the appeal of a death penalty ca...

Annabeth prosecutes a case involving a gangster who resorts to violence to prevent a key witness from testifying against him. When the defendant realizes that Annabeth might be able to convince a jury to convict him of the crimes he is accused of, he then has members of his gang threaten to harm Ann...

A man high on meth that has killed two people has apparently killed the wrong two, Annabeth discovers after beginning prosecution. During the murder investigation the defendant reveals the identities of the intended targets. Annabeth attempts to track them down in order to convince them to testify ...

Baseball Murder

Annabeth is assigned to try a case involving the death of a all star baseball player by an opposing player (Cole Evan Weiss). Sammy's parents seem more worried about his athletic career rather than the severity of the crime. During the investigation prior to the boy's trial, Annabeth discovers a vi...

The Good Doctor

Annabeth prosecutes a case involving a respected doctor who accuses a teenage delinquent of murdering his wife. Annabeth learns there's more to the story when the suspect arrested for the murder has an airtight alibi for the night the crime was committed. As a result, Annabeth delves deeper into the...

A successful African-American man is abducted from his home and presumed dead. A suspect is quickly arrested and refuses to cooperate, but he reveals the location of the body to his lawyer. Annabeth tries to persade the defending attorney to testify against his client after a second black man goes...

The Rapist Next Door

A recently paroled sex offender who moves into Annabeth's neighborhood becomes the prime suspect in the rape of a young woman. Although the victim identifies the paroled rapist as the man who attacked her, Annabeth does not think she can convince a jury that he is guilty of committing the crime bec...

Annabeth tries to convince the mother of a man who confesses to the murders of three people to testify against her son after a judge rules the blood found in the defendant's home is inadmissible in court. The defendant's attorney argues in court that his client did not commit any crimes but confess...

Reasonable Doubts

When Annabeth has to prosecute a man for killing his mother-in-law, his defense attorney creates a case against his own wife by claiming she committed the murder in order to establish reasonable doubt for the jury. The judge throws out the defendant's testimony after his lawyer claims that he was n...

Annabeth tries to build a case against a convicted criminal whom she put in jail years earlier after he is arrested for robbing a jewelry store. After he is arrested for robbery, the D.A.'s office learns that during the convict's escape from jail he murdered a guard and kidnapped a young woman whom...

Land of Opportunity

Annabeth and her office investigate a string of real-estate fraud cases involving a crooked real estate developer. Annabeth and her D.A team try to help homeoowners who are being scammed into buying homes more than they're worth by the housing developer who build them. It gets to the point where the...

Still a Small Town

Annabeth attempts to link several of her former classmates to the murder of their high school friend who dies after a game of touch football.

Sex, Toys and Videotape

Annabeth gets involved on a murder trial where her victim was strangled the night before her wedding. During the trial Annabeth discovers that her victim was hiding a terrible secret from her friends and family which may have lead to her death---that she was previously married and not a virgin that ...

Annabeth brings down a high school basketball player on murder charges on the death of another teammate in court. The suspect confesses that it was an accident. During the teenager's trial, a witness comes forward to testify that the shooting was intentional. Soon after hearing the testimony, the de...

🎭 Cast of Close to Home Season 1

Jennifer Finnigan

Jennifer Finnigan

Kimberly Elise

Maureen Scofield

John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch

Christian Kane

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