Chaos
CBS | Release Date: April 1, 2011
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
11
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydApr 1, 2011
Season 1 Review: As is the case with pilots, the seams tend to show--the bountiful expository dialogue makes no effort to veil its purpose, and the production is a tad too insistent that we find these scamps charming. But they are fairly charming at that, and though the spy stuff is all unconvincing hokum, the company is easy to bear. Read full review
60
HitfixAlan SepinwallMar 30, 2011
Season 1 Review: There's a promising show here, and with time maybe Chaos can figure itself out. Read full review
50
Zap2it (Inside the Box)Rick PorterApr 1, 2011
Season 1 Review: It's a not always comfortable mix of action, drama and comedy, and if it's far from the worst new series to hit the airwaves this season, it's also not at the top of the list. It's a little too middle of the road for its own good. Read full review
50
USA TodayRobert BiancoApr 1, 2011
Season 1 Review: Like so many networks shows this season, it asks us to settle for "not bad" when what we want is "good." Read full review
50
The New York TimesGinia BellafanteMar 30, 2011
Season 1 Review: The show's jarring shift in tone suggests a touch of the film "Syriana," as well, all of which leaves us with a hard-to-digest influence soup. It's as if a novelist were telling you that she wrote while under the spell of both Salinger and Nancy Drew. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyKen TuckerMar 28, 2011
Season 1 Review: Filled with familiar faces, from Eric Close to Tim Blake Nelson to Kurtwood Smith, the show aims for breezy fun, but to sell the premise of eccentric spooks tracking terrorists, the humor has to be better than the jabbering wisecracks and frenetic sight gags here. Read full review
40
Miami HeraldGlenn GarvinApr 7, 2011
Season 1 Review: More often, though, the laughs range from tepid to nonexistent. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushApr 1, 2011
Season 1 Review: This one pushes the zany aspects too hard, trivializing the missions while neglecting such elements as grit, wit and heart. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyApr 1, 2011
Season 1 Review: Maybe it will work. Maybe it will sort itself out in time for viewers to figure out what they like. For now, it feels chaotic.
40
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayMar 31, 2011
Season 1 Review: I didn't hate the pilot, though it veers from silly to serious so quickly a girl could get whiplash, but I didn't for a minute buy it as a serious contender for next fall on CBS, either. Read full review
40
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan StormMar 31, 2011
Season 1 Review: CBS's new spy spoof, CHAOS, which premieres Friday at 8 p.m., starts out in the hole by knocking the amiable and amusing "The Defenders" off the schedule, and it never crawls out all the way. At least, it's something different, unless you count a show that was on 47 years ago, or a lot of the ones on USA. Read full review
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