Awake
NBC | Release Date: March 1, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
25
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
58
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardMar 1, 2012
Season 1 Review: NBC's newest drama Awake adds a drop of fantasy to its crime procedural formula and then practically buries it in musings about the mysteries of the subconscious. Read full review
50
Washington PostHank StueverFeb 29, 2012
Season 1 Review: As lovingly written and organized as it is, the viewer must divide his or her time picking up on different scenarios and moods, caught between rather ho-hum murder cases and this other, more beguiling attempt to craft a show that is about the nature of loss and grief. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian LowryFeb 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: What sounds like a daring concept is quickly undercut by attempts to wrap the show in a police-procedural format. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyFeb 29, 2012
Season 1 Review: Viewers who don't regularly contemplate alternative-reality issues probably should tape the show as well as watch it, because the non-expert may have to watch it twice just to figure out what's going on, or even to understand what parts we don't understand. Read full review
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