Crisis
NBC | Release Date: March 16, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
12
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
NewsdayVerne GayMar 13, 2014
Season 1 Review: Crisis ultimately gets its priorities straight by giving viewers a reason to care--about the characters, outcome and mystery. Read full review
83
Newark Star-LedgerVicki HymanMar 17, 2014
Season 1 Review: The pilot offers a number of interesting swerves, and Anderson and Mulroney are always watchable, but Crisis shares sustainability issues with CBS' "Hostages." Read full review
80
Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandMar 17, 2014
Season 1 Review: Exciting and twisty, Crisis is the show that CBS thought it had at the start of the season with Hostages. Read full review
80
The New York TimesAlessandra StanleyMar 14, 2014
Season 1 Review: The pilot is terrific, and it was directed by Phillip Noyce, whose credits include the Harrison Ford movie “Clear and Present Danger” and the pilot of ABC’s “Revenge.” Read full review
80
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayMar 14, 2014
Season 1 Review: Crisis takes kids in jeopardy, class conflict and adolescent (and national) insecurity and stirs them into a surprisingly effective thriller. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyMar 13, 2014
Season 1 Review: The story itself relies on a series of coincidences that may be improbable, but the character responses feel authentic. Read full review
75
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardMar 14, 2014
Season 1 Review: With its frantic pacing, ­vicious masterminds and ­valiant law enforcement agents, Crisis might remind you of Fox’s “24.” Not the best seasons of “24,” but still. There’s a lot to be said for a show that works up a sweat trying to surprise you. Read full review
75
People WeeklyTom GliattoMar 13, 2014
Season 1 Review: Crisis may not be great, but it works. [24 Mar 2014, p.35]
75
USA TodayRobert BiancoMar 13, 2014
Season 1 Review: The main characters are well-drawn and well-played, particularly by Mulroney, Taylor, Gross and (as you'd expect) Anderson, and the structure already seems reliably sturdy. Read full review
75
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesChuck BarneyMar 13, 2014
Season 1 Review: Based on Sunday's pilot episode, Crisis has the potential to be one of the spring season's most addictive network offerings. It's intense and suspenseful. Read full review
70
The OregonianKristi TurnquistJun 24, 2014
Season 1 Review: Based on the first two episodes available for screening, Crisis is more promising than other recent network attempts to create a series that tells an ongoing story. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraMar 17, 2014
Season 1 Review: Taylor and Gross balance just the right amount of competence and bewilderment, while Mulroney emotes the pain of a rejected father. The pilot is all but stolen by Joshua Erenberg, who plays the kid Finley rescues. Read full review
70
Cleveland Plain DealerMark DawidziakMar 14, 2014
Season 1 Review: It's moving so fast that the missteps never turn into a full-fledged fall. More than compensating, Anderson and Mulroney deliver big time, while Gross and Erenberg make a surprisingly winning odd-couple team. If there is a weak link in this cast, it's probably Taylor, who has yet to convince us she's a savvy and experienced FBI agent. Read full review
70
VarietyBrian LowryMar 13, 2014
Season 1 Review: For now, it’s an intriguing enough premise to warrant continued attention. Read full review
67
Uncle BarkyEd BarkMar 13, 2014
Season 1 Review: The mood music in Crisis can be over-wrought at times--and downright over-bearing when a male vocalist breaks into “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child.” But the first two hours are nicely paced and eventful, with the ad hoc partnership between Marcus and an initially resistant Susie gaining traction as the stakes increase. Read full review
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