Dig
USA | Release Date: March 5, 2015
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
15
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
58
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardMar 5, 2015
Season 1 Review: Tim Kring (“Heroes”) and Gideon Raff (“Homeland”) teamed to create this 10-episode miniseries, and while they’re smart enough to acknowledge their debt to “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” they aren’t able to match their source material. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Margaret LyonsMar 5, 2015
Season 1 Review: Some of the show is effective, especially the parts that double down on anything eerie or particularly ominous.... [But] Too often the series confuses "mysterious" with "dull." Read full review
50
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayMar 5, 2015
Season 1 Review: Dig is a conspiracy theorist's treasure trove, and scary, to boot. Whether it has a chance on an already drama-packed Thursday probably depends on how much space is left on your DVR. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniMar 5, 2015
Season 1 Review: It's sure to make for addictive viewing for the Dan Brown faithful. The rest of us will make a lot of snack runs. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonMar 5, 2015
Season 1 Review: As for the story, it's so murky and convoluted that following it requires a lot of work--far too much work for something so flat-out ridiculous. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian LowryMar 4, 2015
Season 1 Review: Beyond its handsome locations (shooting extensively in Israel) and impressive list of players, Dig keeps referencing the grand forces at work, but also does little to divulge what they are. And while that might be fine for those determined to hunker down for this entire 10-episode event, it can feel a bit tiresome to others still debating whether the show merits such a commitment. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandMar 3, 2015
Season 1 Review: USA’s new international thriller is fun to watch and makes almost no sense whatsoever. Read full review
50
The Lincoln Journal StarJeff KorbelikMar 2, 2015
Season 1 Review: There’s a third storyline involving a cow. Really, I’m not kidding. These, I’m guessing will come together, at some point, but I’m not sure I’ll be willing to wait that long for the payoff. Read full review
40
TimeJames PoniewozikMar 5, 2015
Season 1 Review: All the scripture and trinkets add up to a lifeless series that’s more puzzle than narrative. Read full review
40
The WrapJason HughesMar 5, 2015
Season 1 Review: There’s plenty of action, but it comes across as muddled and at least so far is failing to serve the intrigue. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyMar 5, 2015
Season 1 Review: The problem arises when these plots become so intricate, and lurk so far beneath the surface, that many viewers will just put down the shovel and decide it’s not worth the effort to follow them. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenMar 5, 2015
Season 1 Review: It's one crazy mess of a TV "event series" that doesn't make much effort to clarify what it's about in the early going, plopping viewers into two concurrent plots that will presumably intersect at some point. Read full review
40
Washington PostHank StueverMar 4, 2015
Season 1 Review: Dig bears the telltale scars of hack TV assembly--a little of this, a little of that, all of it meant to tie together eventually for the viewer who can endure all the hammy setup and self-seriousness (and stale ideas) seen in the first few episodes. Read full review
40
The OregonianKristi TurnquistMar 4, 2015
Season 1 Review: Dig spends too much time building ominous atmosphere, and hinting at vast schemes that may change the course of history--that again--and not enough time giving us a reason to stay tuned as he convoluted plot unfolds. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichMar 3, 2015
Season 1 Review: There’s little rhyme or reason to the way the series jumps between locales and doles out its prevalent plot twists, and that kills most of the desire to see how these disparate narrative threads will eventually converge. Read full review
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