Gideon’s Crossing (television) One-hour television drama; airing on ABC from October 18, 2000, to April 9, 2001. As chief of experimental medicine at a prestigious Boston teaching hospital, Benjamin Gideon, an unorthodox doctor who explores the brave new world of cutting-edge medicine, ventures into the even-trickier terrain of his patients’ lives. Stars Andre Braugher (Ben Gideon), Rubén Blades (Max Cabranes), Russell Hornsby (Aaron Boies), Hamish Linklater (Bruce Cherry), Eric Lane (Wyatt Cooper), Rhoda Mitra (Ollie Klein).