(Editor's Note: The premiere of THE BRIDGE is now scheduled for a two-hour block)

AARON DOUGLAS, PAUL POPOWICH, INGA CADRANEL, FRANK CASSINI, THERESA JOY, ONA GRAUER, MICHAEL MURPHY AND GENADIJS DOLGANOVS STAR IN THE TWO-HOUR SERIES PREMIERE OF �THE BRIDGE,� SATURDAY, JULY 10

"Red Door/Paint It Black" - When dedicated street cop Frank Leo (Aaron Douglas) learns that there will be no police funeral for his fallen training officer and that his fellow officers are being railroaded for using excessive force, he stages a walkout. Motivated by the pressure of �the brass� who want to bring him down, Frank becomes the head of the police union and fights to bring more protection to the cops on the street; however, unbeknownst to Frank, another fellow officer is involved in a series of drug-deal rip-offs, on the two-hour series premiere of THE BRIDGE, Saturday, July 10 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Aaron Douglas���������.������Frank Leo
Paul Popowich�������������...Tommy Dunn
Inga Cadranel������������������..Jill
Frank Cassini��������������.Bernie Kantor
Theresa Joy�����������������...�Billy
Ona Grauer�����������...............Abby St. James
Michael Murphy�����������..............Ed Wycoff
Genadijs Dolganovs���������������..Alex

RECURRING CAST:

Kristen Holden Ried��������..Mike Bondanski
Stuart Margolin�������������...Vic Leo
Toby Proctor����������������Ross
Kevin Hare�����������.IA Investigator #1
Kent Staines����������...IA Investigator #2
Tamsen McDonough������������.Cathy
Shaun Setty����������������Mani

GUEST CAST:

Gerry Mendicino����..Hector Arandez
Kris Holden-Ried����..Mike Bodanski
Raven Dauda����������..Rose
Fiona Highet����..Deputy Chief Landy

WRITTEN BY: Alan Di Fiore, one of the series' executive producers

DIRECTED BY: John Fawcett

RATING: To Be Announced