Damages is a Golden Globe-nominated American legal thriller television series. The initial season's plotline revolved around a brilliant yet ruthless lawyer (Glenn Close) attempting to win a class-action lawsuit against the former CEO of a corporation (Ted Danson) on behalf of his former workers, by any means necessary. The show debuted on FX in the US on July 24, 2007, without commercial interruption, and ran for 13 episodes. It debuted in the UK on BBC One and BBC HD on 11 January 2008, in Australia on the Nine Network on 16 September 2007 and in New Zealand on TVNZ One on 7 November 2007. It debuted in Latin America on AXN on 12 February 2008, in Canada on Showcase on 18 February, in France on Canal + on 28 February 2008, in Israel on Xtra HOT on 13 March 2008, in Germany on kabel eins on 21 April 2008, and in Hong Kong on ATV World on 15 May 2008. The first episode, "Get Me A Lawyer", was made available free of charge on the UK iTunes Store by the BBC.
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