Jericho
CBS | Release Date: September 20, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 44 Critic Reviews
Positive:
19
Mixed:
16
Negative:
9
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 2 Review: The show itself, however, does much of its best work in the shadows, where nothing is that clear. Read full review
80
Boston GlobeJoanna Weiss
Season 2 Review: The world is well-constructed, down to the details: By the third episode this season, Ulrich's hair has grown into a messy and convincing frontier mullet. And the characters are intriguing; Esai Morales is notable as an Allied States Army major who might soon be convinced that his superiors are up to no good. Read full review
80
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 2 Review: In Season 2, the show, brought back by fans who vociferously protested its cancellation, has become more topical and even more intriguing. Read full review
80
NewsdayDiane Werts
Season 2 Review: The second season of CBS' cult fave broadens beyond the first season's lawless action and family sentiment, even its rallying sense of community, to a wider and deeper purpose. Read full review
80
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 2 Review: From the three episodes I've seen, I'd say that even after all this time, Jericho still has something to say. Read full review
80
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 2 Review: There's a crispness to the series that was lacking at times last season, and it's impossible not to get caught up in the twists and turns that come in rapid-fire succession. Read full review
80
TimeJames Poniewozik
Season 2 Review: The dialogue's still pulpy, but its action story is the bomb. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
Season 1 Review: Jericho works when it sticks to the eerie surreality of a nuclear attack... The show, unfortunately, flops about in its first two episodes, leaning too heavily on the action-adventure stuff. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 2 Review: I predict those struggles for allegiance to be reflected in the microcosm of smalltown Jericho. Instead of “North and South,” we may be about to get “East and West.” Read full review
70
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: "Jericho" has a surprising ability to create tension from the unthinkable. Read full review
70
Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
Season 1 Review: A gripping, one-of-a-kind drama. Read full review
70
NewsdayDiane Werts
Season 1 Review: There's enough human drama here to keep us occupied without having the walls fall down, too. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
Season 1 Review: What’s intriguing about the series is the absence of a visible enemy -- with a citywide communication breakdown, hardly anything is known about the status of the rest of America -- and the focus on keeping citizens from becoming their own worst enemies Read full review
70
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 2 Review: The story's too good to be undermined by a little woodenness. Read full review
70
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 2 Review: Was this resurrection worth the effort? In a word, yes. Read full review
70
SlateTroy Patterson
Season 2 Review: Like "Alias" or "The X-Files," Jericho has enough wheel-within-wheels, double agents, and ad hoc alliances to draw in viewers who love a long-playing puzzle. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyKen Tucker
Season 2 Review: I'll never be a Jericho nut, but I'm all for performers like these [Daniel Benzali] who'll inject some cracked intensity into this grim fantasy. Read full review
63
New York PostAdam Buckman
Season 1 Review: It's not a bad scenario for a serialized drama, but be forewarned: The apocalyptic story unfolding on "Jericho" is, by nature, exceedingly gloomy, reviving memories of the Cold War and also serving as a reminder of the tense times in which we live now. Read full review
63
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: Discerning viewers -- and anyone who's hooked on "Lost" -- will realize that "Jericho" is doling out hints to a very large mystery at a very slow pace, which is never a good combination. Read full review
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