Providence aired from 1999 to 2002 on NBC. The show starred Melina Kanakaredes who received the 2000 TV Guide Award for Favorite Actress in a Drama (as voted by more than one million TV viewers) and was nominated for the same award in 2001. Melina Kanakaredes can now be seen on CSI: NY

Plot Summary for Providence: In order to keep her dysfunctional family together after the sudden death of her controlling, demanding mother Lynda, successful plastic surgeon, Dr. Sydney Hansen (Melina Kanakaredes), quits her private practice in Hollywood and returns to her hometown in Providence, Rhode Island.  From beyond the grave, Lynda gives Sydney a little help and advice in dealing with her new career as a doctor for the local free clinic and dealing with her distracted veterinarian father Jim (Mike Farrell), her mixed-up sister Joanie (Paula Cale), and younger brother Robbie (Seth Peterson), a small-time hustler.