Hostages

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 23, 2013
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 29
  3. Negative: 3 out of 29
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Critic Reviews

  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Robert Rorke
    Oct 3, 2013
    30
    Ain’t much [Collette] can’t do, so when she temporarily foils Carlisle, we have a pretty good idea who’s going to keep the tables turned on this show.
  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Sep 23, 2013
    30
    Too bad writer-director Jeffrey Nachmanoff seems blithely unaware of all the situations that tempt us to laugh at the show rather than with it.
  3. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Sep 23, 2013
    25
    The characters wander a spectrum from boring to irritating (guess which end the two teenage kids wind up on?), and the situation already feels unsustainable by the end of the first episode.

Awards & Rankings

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#94 Best TV Season of 2013
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#42 Most Discussed TV Season of 2013

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User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 102 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 102
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 102
  3. Negative: 24 out of 102
  1. Elan
    Oct 4, 2013
    9
    It gives me a feeling like Homeland The Following. Great cast, some interesting ideas, and some shocking things happen. Seems like some ofIt gives me a feeling like Homeland The Following. Great cast, some interesting ideas, and some shocking things happen. Seems like some of the reviews say it isn't realistic, but was 24?… Full Review »
  2. kram789
    Sep 24, 2013
    3
    The opener left me flat. I could not get interested in the mystery and nor the family problems. It does not meet the threshold of beingThe opener left me flat. I could not get interested in the mystery and nor the family problems. It does not meet the threshold of being compelling enough for me to suspend disbelief. Just not very interesting.… Full Review »
  3. Slipper
    Jan 12, 2014
    8
    The first season has ended and my impressions are good. If we look on the other way for some flaws in story this series has good potential. IThe first season has ended and my impressions are good. If we look on the other way for some flaws in story this series has good potential. I hope that, it will be renewed for second season and that they will continue to keep us entertained with better story, may bee faster action and a variety of some new characters with their dark secrets. If you are second guessing on watching first season, give it a try. if you ask me, this show is worth watching.… Full Review »
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