Body of Proof
ABC | Release Date: March 29, 2011
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57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
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12
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushMar 29, 2011
Season 1 Review: From the few episodes I've seen so far, Body of Proof is just ordinary enough to be a success. There's nothing in it you haven't seen several hundred times before: a blend of CSI science, Bones banter, Mentalist uncanny acuity, House haughtiness, Rizzoli & Isles eye candy. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAlessandra StanleyMar 28, 2011
Season 1 Review: It's well made and enjoyable enough, but it follows convention so closely that it doesn't give Ms. Delany, an actress with range and great presence, a chance to riff on the genre. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanMar 25, 2011
Season 1 Review: Body of Proof doesn't break any new ground as a procedural and has more than enough hokey moments to make you look elsewhere. But as a case study of how and why star vehicles get made, this is textbook. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesPaige WiserMar 29, 2011
Season 1 Review: Delany is as likable as possible in an extremely unlikable role. But the writing is a bit too tidy, and Delany's smarty-pants approach gets old in the first 10 minutes. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenMar 28, 2011
Season 1 Review: The problem with toning her down is that it means diluting the only thing that distinguishes Body of Proof from all the other crime procedurals, and what's left is a generic show with an above-average star. Read full review
50
NewsdayVerne GayMar 28, 2011
Season 1 Review: Body of Proof feels like a show that has nearly been nibbled to death by network ducks. You can almost see the TV executive Post-it notes on the screen. Read full review
40
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanMar 30, 2011
Season 1 Review: Despite all the show's flaws, she makes some quieter emotional moments work, thanks to her undeniable presence and skills. The by-the-numbers vehicle that has been constructed around her isn't worthy of her talent, however. Read full review
40
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertMar 29, 2011
Season 1 Review: It's too bad Body of Proof is so unambitious and, at times, clumsy, as it goes through the motions of solving murder mysteries. If the writing were fresher, Delany might have a better chance of finally creating a dynamic and successful drama. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraMar 29, 2011
Season 1 Review: Murphey and the writers will have to do a lot of heavy lifting for Body of Proof to transcend its immediate predictability. There's only so much Delany can do with a cardboard show. Read full review
40
PopMattersCynthia FuchsMar 29, 2011
Season 1 Review: Yet another medical-mystery-forensics drama set in a large American city. Read full review
40
Washington PostHank StueverMar 29, 2011
Season 1 Review: The always-appreciable Dana Delany does her level best to lift Body of Proof, a paint-by-numbers morgue drama premiering Tuesday night on ABC, from its stale premise and up to the level of a beautifully-flawed-character study, something more akin to Julianna Margulies's legal procedural, "The Good Wife." Read full review
40
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayMar 28, 2011
Season 1 Review: This particular M.E., who's a bit of a Sherlock Holmes type, tags along with police on their investigations and isn't shy about interrogating suspects. Or even accusing them. Which can be kind of annoying. And not just to the cops she's upstaging (who include Sonja Sojn, of "The Wire"). Read full review
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