Fairly Legal

USA | Release Date: January 20, 2011
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
14
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
NewsdayDiane WertsJan 19, 2011
Season 1 Review: Future episodes aren't as snappy or scenic. But Shahi & Show deliver win-win, anyway. Read full review
80
Kansas City StarAaron BarnhartJan 20, 2011
Season 1 Review: It's a bright, fun little show, adhering to the formula that has worked for so many other light dramas on USA: tight writing, a little romance, whirly movement. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraJan 20, 2011
Season 1 Review: The Fairly Legal writers manage to make this intellectually formidable centerpiece lively and intriguing and Shahi, whose timing is just as exceptional as her looks, makes it funny and sexy. The rest of the cast give us characters who may have started off stock but quickly become multilayered and, like the show itself, capable of all manner of surprises. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyAubry D'ArminioMar 14, 2012
Season 2 Review: They're no Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, but Johnson and Shahi's teasing banter is definitely entertaining--plus, they're both easy on the eyes. Read full review
75
USA TodayRobert BiancoJan 19, 2011
Season 1 Review: It's a well-constructed piece of popular entertainment from a dependable provider of the same, with an easy-to-like star and an easy-to-grasp premise. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesPaige WiserJan 13, 2011
Season 1 Review: If you've hit your David E. Kelley lawyer limit, Fairly Legal might be the dramatic departure you need. Give peace a chance. Read full review
70
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayJan 20, 2011
Season 1 Review: It's Shahi, whose Kate may be grumpy but who somehow gets to smile more in one episode than she might have in an entire season of "Life," who lights up the screen and makes Legal a keeper. Read full review
67
Uncle BarkyEd BarkJan 20, 2011
Season 1 Review: [Sarah Shahi] plays this lead role with assurance and aplomb, elevating the entire enterprise in the process. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyTim StackJan 18, 2011
Season 1 Review: The by-the-numbers legal dramedy is given a needed boost by its incredibly likable star Sarah Shahi (Life). Read full review
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