3 lbs

3 lbs
Genre	Medical drama
Created by	Peter Ocko
Starring	Stanley Tucci Mark Feuerstein Indira Varma Tamara Taylor Armando Riesco Zabryna Guevara Griffin Dunne Juliette Goglia
Composer	James S. Levine
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8 (5 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Peter Ocko Scott Kaufer Davis Guggenheim
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Ocko & Company CBS Paramount Network Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	November 14, 2006 (2006-11-14) – November 7, 2008 (2008-11-07)
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3 lbs (pronounced "three pounds") is an American medical drama television series created by Peter Ocko, that aired on CBS from November 14, 2006 to November 7, 2008, replacing the cancelled series Smith. The show itself was then canceled three weeks later due to poor ratings.^[1][2]

The title refers to the fact that the average human brain weighs approximately three pounds. The show follows the medical careers of prominent brain surgeon Doctor Douglas Hanson (played by Stanley Tucci) and his protégé, Jonathan Seger.

The show was promoted as "the next great medical drama." The theme song is "Calling All Angels" by Train. Eight episodes were made, and the five episodes that did not originally air in the United States are available on Amazon Prime.

The program filmed in New York City at the request of Tucci, who did not want to be away from home to make the series.

When the pilot was originally filmed Dylan McDermott played Dr. Doug Hanson, and Reiko Aylesworth played Dr. Adrienne Holland.