Boston Med
ABC | Release Date: June 24, 2010
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
87
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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100
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: As with his earlier shows, "Hopkins 24/7" (2000) and "Hopkins" (2008), Wrong has structured these stories masterfully. Nothing seems wasted, nothing is superfluous. As a result, the hugely important work these people do is honored in every shot. Read full review
100
Deseret NewsScott D. Pierce
Season 1 Review: It's amazing stuff. Totally engaging. And completely worth watching. Read full review
100
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: Boston Med operates at the edges of real life in a way scripted shows can only approach. It is the single must-see broadcast-TV show of the summer. Read full review
100
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: In the weeks ahead, there is a tremendous amount of not-to-be-missed drama--including the area's first face transplant. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: This latest production from Terence Wrong and ABC News is as ambitious as it is thrilling, a beautiful collage of life-and-death drama, raw courage, medical miracles and human foibles. Read full review
90
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: Boston Med reminds us that truth is often much more compelling and affecting than recycled fiction. Nothing is heightened or cheapened with newsmag-style manipulation on this series. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesPaige Wiser
Season 1 Review: It was filmed over four months and distilled into eight episodes, with brilliant results. Read full review
83
Boston HeraldMark A. Perigard
Season 1 Review: If you don't tear up at least once during each episode, you've already coded. "Boston Med" is the cure for summertime TV blues. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyKeith Staskiewicz
Season 1 Review: The cases (a baby at risk, a man with lung cancer, an unconscious drunk) are surprisingly moving, the editing only mildly manipulative, and you genuinely feel there's an element of reality to the show, a rare trait indeed for reality TV. Read full review
80
Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
Season 1 Review: While capturing all this with seemingly unfettered access, Wrong finds the little dramas that provide insight into what it's like to be a resident at one of the world's premier teaching hospitals. Read full review
80
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: The storytelling is spare, with few of the by-now customary compromises to reality-TV (or dramatic expectations weaned on "ER" and "Grey's Anatomy"), other than the oncamera interviews and musical flourishes that close each hour. Read full review
80
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: Truly there can be something rich and lovely about hospitals, and there is something rich and lovely about Boston Med. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
Season 1 Review: What could have easily become a pandering hybrid is in fact intelligent, emotionally resonant television. Read full review
60
Washington PostHank Stuever
Season 1 Review: The results are, of course, compelling but also assiduously sterilized. Read full review
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