Hell on Wheels

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Season 1
  • Network: AMC
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 6, 2011
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 193 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 169 out of 193
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 193
  3. Negative: 13 out of 193
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Awards & Rankings

78
#78 Best TV Season of 2011
21
#21 Most Discussed TV Season of 2011
6
#6 Most Shared TV Season of 2011

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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 28
  3. Negative: 1 out of 28
  1. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Aug 14, 2012
    60
    Hell on Wheels didn't turn into a great drama, but it settled into a distinctive groove, growing more relaxed and confident by the week.
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  2. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    Nov 7, 2011
    88
    This drive for revenge is what makes the pilot spark, smoke and go chug-a-chug-chug. [14 Nov 2011, p.45]
  3. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Nov 7, 2011
    70
    That's a lot of stories to tell, and the sweeping Hell on Wheels does a good job of chopping them into bite-size pieces.
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