Heartland
TNT | Release Date: June 18, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
6
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: A surprisingly effective personal drama. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalDorothy Rabinowitz
Season 1 Review: This is suspense that goes well beyond that of most medical shows. Read full review
63
New York PostAdam Buckman
Season 1 Review: A mushy, messy, medical melodrama that's pretty much identical to a dozen other doctor dramas you've seen many times before. Read full review
60
The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
Season 1 Review: Hollander... has pared the medical drama down to its barest notions of life and death and sliced away the acronyms, arguably just when they needed some cutting. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: The characters connect mostly on a clinical level, rarely deeper. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: A pedestrian medical drama that sparks to life near the end of the pilot. Read full review
50
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: The declining but not yet flatlining EKG of their relationship is captured very nicely by Williams and Matchett, both giving strong, stoic performances. Everything else is too quiet, though. [25 Jun 2007, p.41]
40
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: Despite “Heartland’s” obviously good intentions and Williams’ likable presence, it’s difficult to find a pulse in this workmanlike drama. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
Season 1 Review: Fox should send TNT the super fancy bouquet because, once again, "House" never looked so good. Read full review
30
Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Season 1 Review: It is every organ transplant storyline you've ever seen before on "ER" or "Chicago Hope" or elsewhere, told in the most unimaginative fashion possible, acted out by a competent group of actors not given much to play. Read full review
30
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: "Heartland" doesn't use its talent in service of anything other than predictable, inoffensive stories and a contrived relationship between the two leads. Read full review
20
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: In terms of concocting drama, the characters and situations don't strike sharply enough to break the skin, much less stir the heart. Read full review
10
NewsdayDiane Werts
Season 1 Review: [A] treacly piece of tripe. Read full review
10
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: There's no reason to sugarcoat this: Watching Williams made me want to nod off. Read full review
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