Backstrom

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 22, 2015
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 96 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 96
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 96
  3. Negative: 11 out of 96
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  1. martinex
    Mar 1, 2015
    4
    Another procedural about a brilliant cop who "doesn't play by the rules". If you watch enough TV these shows become so predictable you can see them coming down broad street. Backstrom is supposed to remind us of the brilliant House M.D. but it falls way short.
  2. racecarsue
    Apr 4, 2015
    6
    Eh, haven't really made up my mind on this one yet. I guess he's the new "House" character on FOX. The rest of the characters are good, love Dennis Haysburt.
  3. Slanegx
    Mar 12, 2015
    6
    Backstroke is a detective ,and the show is trying to give a new format with weird and smart-ish detective by solving the cases through empathy....clearly we haven't seen that before....This show needs to get better cause is getting uninteresting by the second, they try to copy HOUSE M.D. And give a complex character through beeing rude and quorkie and having a deep down empathy for peopleBackstroke is a detective ,and the show is trying to give a new format with weird and smart-ish detective by solving the cases through empathy....clearly we haven't seen that before....This show needs to get better cause is getting uninteresting by the second, they try to copy HOUSE M.D. And give a complex character through beeing rude and quorkie and having a deep down empathy for people through apathy, like........you guessed it House m.d.If you liked house watch the show its his distent cousin , but in the long run its not original, and the cases are getting boring by the episode.… Expand
  4. TheEpicZenrik
    Mar 15, 2015
    4
    I had high hopes for this show because of the main star Rainn Wilson aka Dwight Schrute from my favorite comedy The Office. Unfortunately it disappoints. Its not intriguing nor its funny. Im saddened by this

Awards & Rankings

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#55 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 31
  3. Negative: 4 out of 31
  1. The Lincoln Journal Star
    Reviewed by: Jeff Korbelik
    Feb 19, 2015
    75
    Wilson’s Backstrom is just downright rude and in-your-face belligerent, and, at times, it can be tough to swallow. That’s where the supporting cast comes in. Polaha and Rosen are particularly winsome characters, providing additional touches of humor and helping to soften Wilson’s hard edges. A little more of them and little less of Wilson will go a long way.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Jan 23, 2015
    30
    Backstrom is pretty bad on a number of levels and can't ultimately be forgiven for wasting Dennis Haysbert.
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  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Jan 22, 2015
    40
    There's a deeper, more original series hiding inside the predictable melange that is Backstrom, and John Almond might be the way into it.
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