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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 17, 2007
Metascore
49

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 20
  3. Negative: 5 out of 20

Critic Reviews

  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    30
    Lost in all the plot and character contrivance is any sense of the city--a few gumbo and bourbon references are most certainly not enough.
  2. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    30
    All the gunplay, pedal-to-the-metal action and cartoon villains cheapen any serious talk of what's going on in the city.
  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    30
    The show squanders any high-mindedness with ridiculous shoot-'em-up scenes reminiscent of any cop show circa 1979.
  5. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    30
    Filmed in New Orleans, the show does have an authentic look, but as a cop drama, it's so hackneyed and ham-handed, it's not even funny.
  6. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    25
    A badly acted, clumsily constructed "Starsky & Hutch"/"Miami Vice" revival that imposes fictional clichés on top of harsh realities.

Awards & Rankings

71
#71 Best TV Season of 2007
55
#55 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007
37
#37 Most Shared TV Season of 2007

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User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 33
  3. Negative: 6 out of 33
  1. ShaunR.
    Apr 21, 2008
    10
    I really like the show a lot its not often you get to see good shows like that. You really put together a master piece with this show. I really like the show a lot its not often you get to see good shows like that. You really put together a master piece with this show. Definitely recommend it to every one i know!!… Full Review »
  2. LucindoT.
    Dec 13, 2007
    9
    Yo this shop is pimp and Anthony Anderson makes it pimp.
  3. JaneK.
    Dec 7, 2007
    6
    Why is it so hard for the media to properly capture New Orleans on film? As a resident, I think I am not alone in saying me and my neighbors Why is it so hard for the media to properly capture New Orleans on film? As a resident, I think I am not alone in saying me and my neighbors are not watching this. We may have all tuned in with high expectations for the Pilot, but that was enough. Horrible cliches, bad writing, emotional angles that are meant to be deep but come off pathetic... The South is a gold mine of odd balls and unique characters and unexpected situations, but this show falls flat on its face when trying to depict it. What a shame, because New Orleans (pre and post Katrina) is still an ideal city for a great show... like Sex and the City did for New York, or The Sopranos did for New Jersey - this city could easily be a major reoccurring character. But Nooooo.... they screwed us in the media once again.… Full Review »
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