ABC | Release Date: October 1, 2003
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
18
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
90
Chicago TribuneSteve JohnsonAug 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: If Karen Sisco can keep its tart tone, heady pacing and scripts that continue to respect viewers' intelligence, there ought to be an audience for this. [1 Oct 2003, p.C5]
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Chicago Sun-TimesPhil RosenthalAug 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: Sisco smolders but never flames up or burns out, played by Gugino with a steady, unflinching calm that reflects a character who never makes presumptions and who's willing to see the shades of gray in typically black and white situations, like any great Leonard hero or heroine. [1 Oct 2003, p.61]
80
Orlando SentinelHal BoedekerAug 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: Most crime dramas these days, from Law & Order to CSI, concentrate on procedure. Karen Sisco favors personality -- and what a wonderful change of pace it is. [1 Oct 2003, p.E1]
80
VarietyMichael SpeierAug 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: TV needs another cop drama like it needs another makeover show, but when the genre gets an injection of energy like this, attention must be paid. [1 Oct 2003, p.4]
80
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesChuck BarneyAug 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: With striking eyes and a seductive smile, she's pretty much the only thing you see when she's on the screen. But Gugino doesn't get by on looks alone. She impressively balances toughness with a sultry vulnerability and plays Karen with a well-modulated nonchalance that brings an air of mystery to the character. And through it all, she avoids coming across as a cartoonish action hero. [1 Oct 2003, p.D01]
80
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertAug 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: One of the pluses of Karen Sisco is that, true to Leonard's fiction, the fugitives Karen tracks are more than generic baddies. [1 Oct 2003, p.G1]
75
Houston ChronicleMike McDanielAug 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: Karen Sisco has action, heart, humor and sex appeal - four good reasons Law & Order should be looking over its shoulder this fall. [1 Oct 2003, p.6]
75
Detroit Free PressMike DuffyAug 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: Karen Sisco [is] also blessed with the presence of superb character actor Bill Duke ("Red Dragon") as Karen's imposing, no-nonsense boss. [1 Oct 2003, p.1E]
75
Boston HeraldMonica CollinsAug 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: The story of an intriguing woman who can shoot a gun but can't hit the target is a premise steeped with promise. Let's hope Karen Sisco does not find happiness anytime soon. [1 Oct 2003, p.55]
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Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayAug 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: Is Karen Sisco art? No...Is Karen Sisco the best new show on ABC's schedule, a schedule that includes such gems as "Threat Matrix" and tonight's wince-fest, "It's All Relative"? Unquestionably. [1 Oct 2003, p.37]