''3 lbs'' (pronounced "three pounds") is an American

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television series created by

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, that aired on CBS from November 14, 2006 to November 7, 2008, replacing the cancelled series ''

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''. The show itself was then canceled three weeks later due to poor ratings.CBS sheds 3 Lbs. - TV.com
/ref> 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

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) and his

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, Jonathan Seger. The show was promoted as "the next great

." The theme song is " Calling All Angels" by

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. Eight

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s were made, and the five episodes that did not originally air in the United States are available on

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. The program filmed in

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at the request of Tucci, who did not want to be away from home to make the series. When the pilot was originally filmed

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played Dr. Doug Hanson, and Reiko Aylesworth played Dr. Adrienne Holland.

Main cast

as Dr. Douglas Hanson *

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as Dr. Jonathan Seger * Indira Varma as Dr. Adrienne Holland *

Armando Riesco Armando Riesco (born December 5, 1977) is a Puerto Rican actor. Early life Riesco was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, to Cuban immigrants who resettled there. He was raised in San Juan where he attended Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola. He the ...

as Dr. Thomas Flores *

Zabryna Guevara Zabryna Guevara (born January 12, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Melania Ortiz in ''3 lbs'' and Sarah Essen in '' Gotham''. Guevara is also a theatrical actress and in 2013 held the role of Yazmin in the awar ...

as Melania Ortiz *

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as Jeffrey Coles * Juliette Goglia as Erica Lund *

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as Della

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:3 Lbs 2000s American drama television series 2000s American medical television series 2006 American television series debuts 2007 American television series endings CBS original programming English-language television shows Television series by CBS Studios Television shows set in New York City Television shows filmed in New York City