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PERSON OF INTEREST [LENGTH CHANGE]
Air Date: Thursday, September 27, 2012
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:01 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#2J7201) "The Contingency"
[NOTE: The following article is a press release issued by the aforementioned network and/or company. Any errors, typos, etc. are attributed to the original author. The release is reproduced solely for the dissemination of the enclosed information.]

REESE, CARTER AND FUSCO SEARCH FOR THE KIDNAPPED FINCH, ON THE SECOND SEASON PREMIERE OF "PERSON OF INTEREST," THURSDAY, SEPT. 27

Editor's note: The start and end times for this episode have been changed.

Ken Leung ("Lost") Guest Stars as the Latest POI

Amy Acker ("Dollhouse") Reprises Her Role as "Root," Finch's Kidnapper

"The Contingency" - With Finch missing - kidnapped by his hacker nemesis, Root, in last season's finale cliffhanger - Reese enlists Detectives Carter and Fusco to get his friend back, on the second season premiere of PERSON OF INTEREST, Thursday, Sept. 27 (9:01-10:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Meanwhile, The Machine never sleeps, disseminating a new number to Reese. Ken Leung ("Lost") guest stars as the latest POI, and Amy Acker ("Dollhouse," "Angel") reprises her role as Root.

SERIES REGULARS:

Jim Caviezel (Reese)
Michael Emerson (Finch)
Taraji P. Henson (Detective Carter)
Kevin Chapman (Detective Fusco)

RECURRING CAST:

Amy Acker (Root)
Jay O. Sanders (Special Counsel)
Cotter Smith (Denton Weeks)

GUEST CAST:

Ken Leung (Leon Sung)
Boris McGiver (Hersh)
Terry Serpico (Byron)
Robert Mukes (Titus)
Bill Sage (Reddy)
Thomas Kopache (Borsalino Cap)
Dori Legg (Waitress)
Michael Devine (Cop)
Amy Morse (Dealer)
Ron Domingo (Pharmacist)
Richard D. Busser (Strohm/Aryan Brother #1)
Edgar Fox (Aryan Brother #2)
Tim Holmes (Aryan Brother #3)
Beth Laufer (Blonde Woman)

WRITTEN BY: Denise Thé and Jonathan Nolan

DIRECTED BY: Richard J. Lewis

RATING: To Be Announced

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PERSON OF INTEREST (CBS)
Returns Tuesday, September 24
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/22/11 - ???
STATUS:
returning this fall (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
tuesdays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
3 (??? episodes)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
renewed through the 2013-14 season (the show's third) on 3/27/13
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's press release, March 2013) CBS announced today it has renewed 18 returning series from television's top-rated lineup for the 2013-2014 broadcast season. The mass renewals showcase the strength and stability of television's leading network among viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. Among the returning dramas are the previously announced NCIS, television's #1 program and top drama for the fourth consecutive year, and the time period-winning CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION. Other dramas renewed include NCIS: LOS ANGELES, the #2 drama for the third straight year; PERSON OF INTEREST, the fastest-growing show on network television; ELEMENTARY, the season's most-watched new program; as well as HAWAII FIVE-0, THE MENTALIST, BLUE BLOODS and THE GOOD WIFE.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Jim Caviezel as Reese
· Kevin Chapman as Fusco
· Michael Emerson as Finch
· Taraji P. Henson as Carter
CREW INFORMATION:
· Bryan Burk as EP
· David Semel as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Greg Plageman as EP
· J.J. Abrams as EP
· Jonathan Nolan as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Bad Robot Productions
· Warner Bros. Television