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Elementary

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Generally favorable reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews

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Universal acclaim based on 19 Ratings

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Series Details & Credits

CBS | Release Date: January 3, 2012

Starring: Lucy Liu, Aidan Quinn, James Frain, Jonny Lee Miller, Jon Michael Hill

Summary: After a stint in rehab, Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) resumes work, this time consulting with the NYPD. His father, however, has appointed him a sober companion in the form of Dr. Joan Watson (Lucy Liu).

Creator: Robert Doherty

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense

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S7:E13. The Last Bow
Air Date: August 15, 2019
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S7:E12. Reichenbach Falls
Air Date: August 8, 2019
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S7:E11. Unfriended
Air Date: August 1, 2019

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74

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Critic Reviews

88

People Weekly

Tom Gliatto

Oct 4, 2012

Season 1 Review: [A] highly satisfying update. [8 Oct 2012, p.57]

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Philadelphia Inquirer

David Hiltbrand

Sep 27, 2012

Season 1 Review: Stylishly directed, Elementary is one loaded show, including its wonderful, well-matched leads. Read full review

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Yahoo TV

Ken Tucker

Nov 5, 2015

Season 4 Review: It’s usually the case that television procedurals that start concentrating on the heroes’ private lives make the rest of the show go soft--sentimentality creeps in. So far, thanks to the crisp, dry performances of Noble, Miller, and Liu, Elementary avoids that danger quite nicely. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle

David Wiegand

Sep 25, 2012

Season 1 Review: Elementary will probably infuriate Sherlock Holmes purists, but other viewers are likely to find it gripping and well cast. Read full review

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Hitfix

Alan Sepinwall

Sep 26, 2012

Season 1 Review: So while Elementary fits a little too comfortably into the CBS lineup (in the timeslot "The Mentalist" was in last year), its specific approach to Holmes and Watson, and the way that Miller and Liu interact, makes the show work on its own less ambitious terms. Read full review

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Boston Globe

Sarah Rodman

Sep 26, 2012

Season 1 Review: Jonny Lee Miller does a fine job in his iteration. One series being brilliant does not preclude the next from being enjoyable. Read full review

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The Huffington Post

Maureen Ryan

Sep 25, 2012

Season 1 Review: The two leads lack any kind of chemistry, platonic or otherwise, and the storytelling lacks the smarts and insight of one of TV's best Sherlockian creations, "House." Read full review

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kerlyenai

Sep 14, 2019

I never would have guessed it but I ended up loving this show. It took me a while to start watching because I don't like procedurals and I thought the premise of the show was very silly (I still do, to be honest, I mean, Holmes in modern day New York...). And yet, it works really well. TheI never would have guessed it but I ended up loving this show. It took me a while to start watching because I don't like procedurals and I thought the premise of the show was very silly (I still do, to be honest, I mean, Holmes in modern day New York...). And yet, it works really well. The writing and the acting are very good. The show is smart but also often moving and funny. What I like most are the character interactions and the themes evoked (which are often thought provoking). Honestly, to me, this is a completely unexpected but thorough success.… Expand

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Mirianatp

Sep 9, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Attori molto bravi. La cosa più bella è che si discosta dal genere perché sebbene ci si aspetti una relazione amorosa tra Sherlock e Watson ciò non accade. È forse la serie tv più bella che abbia mai visto… Expand

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MickeyFinn

Sep 27, 2022

Couldn't get past 4th season. There is talent at work for sure, but misguided imho. Too much effort into targetting feminine audience (the annoying part being the long dialogues) but mostly into making coherent SH usefulness in modern police investigations. Da guy solving a crime in 5secondsCouldn't get past 4th season. There is talent at work for sure, but misguided imho. Too much effort into targetting feminine audience (the annoying part being the long dialogues) but mostly into making coherent SH usefulness in modern police investigations. Da guy solving a crime in 5seconds that's definitely has been, and the police certainly don't need 'consultants' to close cases. But it's a tvshow, it has to be entertaining, not realistic… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

74

Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: May 23, 2019
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  S7:E13. The Last Bow
  Air Date: August 15, 2019
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  S7:E12. Reichenbach Falls
  Air Date: August 8, 2019
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  S7:E11. Unfriended
  Air Date: August 1, 2019
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  S7:E10. The Latest Model
  Air Date: July 25, 2019
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  S7:E9. On the Scent
  Air Date: July 18, 2019
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  S7:E8. Miss Understood
  Air Date: July 11, 2019
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  S7:E7. From Russia With Drugs
  Air Date: July 4, 2019
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  S7:E6. Command: Delete
  Air Date: June 27, 2019
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  S7:E5. Into the Woods
  Air Date: June 20, 2019
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  S7:E4. Red Light, Green Light
  Air Date: June 13, 2019
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  S7:E3. The Price of Admission
  Air Date: June 6, 2019
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  S7:E2. Gutshot
  Air Date: May 30, 2019
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  S7:E1. The Further Adventures
  Air Date: May 23, 2019
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: April 30, 2018
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 2016
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: November 5, 2015
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 30, 2014
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 26, 2013
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 2012