ABC-TV begins a new six-part documentary series “In the Jury Room” on Tuesday, August 10 (10 PM Eastern time), with a first-hand look at a death penalty deliberation. Narrated by senior legal correspondent Cynthia McFadden (pictured), the debut captures the deliberations of twelve jurors selected to decide the capital murder case against Ohio defendant Mark Ducic. The program allows the audience to see jurors struggling through the clashes that often accompany death penalty deliberations. “It’s fascinating stuff, particularly when the focus latches onto a lone juror holdout and the pressure exerted by others,” said a program review in the Hollywood Reporter. Following its Tuesday-Wednesday debut this week, ABC will air the remaining episodes of the series regularly on Tuesday evenings at 10 p.m. (The Hollywood Reporter, August 7, 2004.)
- Death Penalty Information Center (2025, March 14). ABC's "In the Jury Room" Debuts With Death Penalty Case. Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/abcs-in-the-jury-room-debuts-with-death-penalty-case
- Death Penalty Information Center. “ABC's ‘In the Jury Room’ Debuts With Death Penalty Case.” Last modified March 14, 2025. Accessed October 3, 2026. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/abcs-in-the-jury-room-debuts-with-death-penalty-case.
- Death Penalty Information Center. “ABC's ‘In the Jury Room’ Debuts With Death Penalty Case.” Death Penalty Information Center, 14 Mar. 2025, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/abcs-in-the-jury-room-debuts-with-death-penalty-case. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.