9-1-1: Lone Star
FOX | Release Date: January 19, 2020
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
USA TodayKelly LawlerJan 19, 2020
Season 1 Review: The ensemble cast has great chemistry and falls into a rhythm quickly in the first two episodes. Read full review
75
TV GuideAmanda BellJan 17, 2020
Season 1 Review: No one can be painted with broad strokes, and to anyone accusing the show of trying to be woke, 9-1-1: Lone Star is enthusiastically nodding and smiling that yes, that is exactly what's happening. Read full review
70
VarietyDaniel D'AddarioJan 19, 2020
Season 1 Review: 9-1-1: Lone Star isn’t misbegotten: Its bones, coming as they do from its forerunner series “9-1-1,” are solid, and aspects of its conceit are sweet, if at times so utopian as to defy belief. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergJan 19, 2020
Season 1 Review: Primarily a fun/thrilling escape. I was most amused by the way it uses Lowe, an actor who has become iconic both for his handsomeness and his awareness of his own handsomeness. That's taken to an extreme that's comical and hardly unintentional. Read full review
70
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoJan 17, 2020
Season 1 Review: Is it great TV? Maybe not, but it’s sure easy to watch, a quick hour to distract you from your problems mostly through sheer adrenaline. It’s hard to believe anyone who likes the original iteration won’t take to this one. Lowe and Tyler are more than charming enough and the supporting cast is strong too, but they’re really just cogs in the grand machine of escapist television. Read full review
63
New York PostRobert RorkeJan 21, 2020
Season 1 Review: “Lone Star,” starring Rob Lowe, has more modest ambitions and delivers far less exciting results [than “9-1-1.”] Read full review
60
DeciderJoel KellerJan 22, 2020
Season 1 Review: The presence of Lowe and Tyler helps offset the silliness that goes on around them. Read full review
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJan 16, 2020
Season 1 Review: Sticks close to the original in tone, but, oooof, it suffers from a clunky introduction. ... The exposition is heavy-handed, the justifications for some plot twists are dubious and the dialogue often laughable. It’s just so on the nose. Read full review
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