target of pranks by the other members of the office (one that had him put a dress on to help finish up a hoax line up). Nick is the victim of a robbery, where he is brutally beaten, and the event haunts him to the point where his professionalism is brought into question. Episodes Ratings Cancellation and aftermath Conviction lost all of its Friday night ratings battles to CBS' Numb3rs. The last minute addition of Alexandra Cabot resulted in what was perceived as an unflattering and out-of-character portrayal. Also, despite Dick Wolf's claim of keeping the story character driven and giving detailed backgrounds, much of Cabot's character was not developed or explained. The cancellation also came as the second legal drama failure for Dick Wolf, the first being Law & Order: Trial by Jury. Coincidentally, the show reused several of TBJs sets. Conviction averaged 7.7 million viewers overall (placing 73 for the season), 2.5 mill. in the 18–49 demo (placing 86), and 8 share. In contrast, the competing show, Numb3rs, averaged 11.7 million viewers overall (placing 31), 3.3 mill. in the 18–49 demo (placing 56), and 10 share. Nevertheless, two actresses from the series have moved on to become lead characters in other Law & Order series. Milena Govich appeared on the original Law & Order as Det. Nina Cassady in its 17th season, having first appeared on Law & Order as a guest star in 2005. Julianne Nicholson, who played the meek Christina Finn, appears as Megan Wheeler on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Nicholson had previously guest starred on the original Law & Order in the episode "All My Children" in 2001. Broadcast history Overseas broadcasts Conviction has aired on Five US and Hallmark Channel in the United Kingdom. In March 2008, the show debuted in Australia, on Network Ten's Ten HD channel. Re-runs Re-runs were shown on the now defunctant Universal HD and are currently shown on Hulu in the United States. DVD release References External links Conviction on episodelist.com 2006 American television series debuts 2006 American television series endings 2000s American crime drama television series 2000s American legal television series English-language television shows Law & Order (franchise) NBC original programming Television series by Universal Television American television spin-offs Television shows set in New York City Television series created by Dick Wolf Television series by Wolf Films Television series about prosecutors