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CBS premieres first-contact drama 'Threshold'

When: 16 Sep 2005
Sources: 2 public sources

Carla Gugino, who starred as contingency planner Molly Caffrey in Threshold Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

CBS launched Threshold, a Friday-night drama starring Carla Gugino as a contingency planner leading a secret government team after a hostile alien first contact. The title was the plan's code name. Variety praised it but doubted it would draw beyond a cult audience.

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PressThreshold (review) (opens in a new tab)Variety / 2005-09-15
PressCBS Unveils Fall Lineup (opens in a new tab)CBS News / 2005-05-18

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