TV Finale-Without A Trace

Without A Trace ended its several year run this past week on CBS. One of the early procedurals that have become SO routine on the eye network, it always kept a great balance between the cases and the private lives of the investigators---never too much of the private stuff, but always enough to give it some interest.

The show still got very good ratings, but from what I read, it had become very expensive to produce, so CBS axed it, hoping to get similar rating from a less expensive show. It'll probably work too. But Without A Trace had a great actor in its lead role, Anthony LaPaglia, as Jack Malone, head of this FBI task force looking for missing persons. He played Malone as world weary, and tired of always playing by the rules. So, he broke them once in awhile to get a person back safely, especially if it was a kid. Good supporting cast with the gorgeous Poppy Montgomery and others.

I will miss Without A Trace.