Television Production
Early in his career, Bruckheimer produced television commercials, including one for Pepsi. Since 1997 he has branched out into television, creating a number of police dramas of which CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has been the most successful. He has also produced the reality game show The Amazing Race.
In May 2008 CBS announced it had picked up Bruckheimer's newest series, Eleventh Hour, for the 2008–2009 broadcast television season. The science fiction drama follows a government agent and a professor as they investigate strange scientific and medical activity.
Bruckheimer currently has three television shows on the air: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: NY and The Amazing Race.
At one point, three of his TV series ranked among the top 10 in the ratings—a unique feat in television.
It was announced on September 10, 2009 that NBC had picked up an action procedural from Jerry Bruckheimer. The show, titled Chase, "tells the stories of a team charged with making sure fugitive criminals don't evade justice," reports The Hollywood Reporter. It was canceled in May 2011.
Bruckheimer's most notable flop was Skin, which was cancelled after three episodes in 2003.
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