Blood & Oil

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 27, 2015
Metascore
48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 24
  3. Negative: 4 out of 24
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  1. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Sep 25, 2015
    80
    [Producers Josh Pate and Cynthia Cidre] keep Blood & Oil living large without quite stumbling over the top. They get a lot of help from their skilled cast, particularly Crawford, who has grown some grit since his pretty-boy heir in Gossip Girl. And Johnson gives his best performance in years.
  2. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Sep 28, 2015
    75
    Blood and Oil, harkens back to the best elements of “Dallas” and “Dynasty.”
  3. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Mitchel Broussard
    Sep 25, 2015
    70
    It’s confidently economical in its goal of pure, late-night, soapy entertainment.
  5. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Joshua Alston
    Sep 25, 2015
    67
    Blood feels excessively earnest, even in its best attempts to be trashy.... In its current form, Blood is a throwback to a quainter time in primetime soap history, when a simple, well-told story of family intrigue was enough.
  6. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Sep 4, 2015
    63
    The pleasantly fresh setting is the North Dakota oil boom, but the tone is very "Dallas," and the storytelling is as melodramatic as the show's title.

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User Score
6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 42
  3. Negative: 8 out of 42
  1. Corki
    Nov 12, 2015
    10
    I have found BLOOD AND OIL TO BE THE "BEST" TELEVISION PROGRAM THIS SEASON. It is one of the few times my husband (who is both macho andI have found BLOOD AND OIL TO BE THE "BEST" TELEVISION PROGRAM THIS SEASON. It is one of the few times my husband (who is both macho and brains) will ask me to record his football game so he can watch THIS SHOW and return to his game later. Let's keep this show on the because it has GRIT & GUTS FOR THE MEN and keeps it at the top of the list for the ladies. Men are loving this show so put it on a time where they don't have to choose between this show and sports. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOOTBALL GROUP SAYS MOVE BLOOD & OIL TO TUESDAY NIGHTS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE.… Full Review »
  2. Scifilady
    Nov 9, 2015
    9
    The season started slow but has picked up speed. The arrival of a new Hap rival should increase the tension. Actors doing aThe season started slow but has picked up speed. The arrival of a new Hap rival should increase the tension. Actors doing a great job.… Full Review »
  3. DastardlyDonnie
    Nov 6, 2015
    7
    The cast is somewhat believable - yet I do think the "sex card" is played far too frequently and detracts from the premise of "BLOOD and OIL".The cast is somewhat believable - yet I do think the "sex card" is played far too frequently and detracts from the premise of "BLOOD and OIL". Adultery seems to be the rage nowadays and glorifying it only serves to take a potentially good plot and diminish it a considerable amount. We don't need to SEE every part of the so-called "lovemaking"; we know it is happening so less time watching that and more time focused on the PLOT would be nice.

    In the end I believe viewers will tire of the "beauties and hunks" and want more of the plot. I see the show going perhaps two seasons (if they are lucky) before running out of ideas that are not centered on sex.    … Full Review »
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