Knight Rider: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | Season Premiere Date: September 24, 2008

Starring: Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Bruce Davison

Summary: KITT gets a makeover as well as a new driver in the form of Michael's son (Justin Bruening).

Creator: David Andron

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E17. I Love the Knight Life
Air Date: March 4, 2009
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S1:E16. Knight and the City
Air Date: February 18, 2009
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S1:E15. Fly By Knight
Air Date: February 11, 2009

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Hal Boedeker

Silliness limits this cartoon, which forces actors to take a back seat to know-it-all KITT (voice by Val Kilmer). Read full review

Ellen Gray

A show that delivers every ounce of cheese its package promises, if not the recommended daily allowance of calcium. Read full review

Ray Richmond

You've got to figure that it doesn't bode well for Knight Rider given the fact its human stars--which also include Sydney Tamilia Poitier, Paul Campbell, Bruce Davison and Yancy Arias--are eclipsed by computerized graphics and an emotionless hunk of sleek metal. Read full review

[An] almost hilariously cheesy remake of the David Hasselhoff original. Read full review

Brian Lowry

The "Knight Rider" revival movie set the bar low in terms of expectations, and damned if the series premiere still doesn't go skidding under it. Frankly, this convoluted hour sent me scurrying to NBC's website looking for clarification about the plot, but--whew, what a relief--there really isn't much of one. Read full review

Jonathan Storm

Knight Rider, a remake that stays true to the awfulness of the original. It's so bad it's good, in a bad way. Read full review

Glenn Garvin

I'm paying a bounty of $5 per vicious blow administered to the heads of any NBC executive involved in any way with Knight Rider, which cost me an hour of my life and 50 IQ points that I'll never get back. Read full review

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Oct 11, 2008

Is the show cheesy? Are some of the FX laughably lame (i.e. Attack Mode... WTF?) YES, but are you forgetting just how cheesy & often stupid the original 80's series with The Hoff was? Stop complaining! If you hate the show so much, watch your ever-overglorified Pushing Daisies or some Is the show cheesy? Are some of the FX laughably lame (i.e. Attack Mode... WTF?) YES, but are you forgetting just how cheesy & often stupid the original 80's series with The Hoff was? Stop complaining! If you hate the show so much, watch your ever-overglorified Pushing Daisies or some other dreck that only giddy teenagers or shut-ins would like. As for those of you complaining about the T&A, get real. Transformers movie was geared towards 10-15 year-olds as well and it featured an entire scene discussing masturbation!!! Talk about awkward & inappropriate!… Expand

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AlvinMungla

May 20, 2014

This rocks.. Better than the old one in many ways... Look at the car... Those new technology... The attack mode is cool... There's no way the old one is better...

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Jaanemun

May 21, 2014

According to the critics, this sucks.. According to me this rocks... We are in 2014 guys, just watch it with ur popcorn.. Ull tell me.. It's worth our time,,,

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TaomanT

Oct 23, 2008

The show is uneven. It is, at times, either good, above average, mediocre or bad. This is valid for all aspects, such acting, special effect, action scenes etc. Over all it is a light but enjoyable show like its predecessor.

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CJM

Oct 2, 2008

I had low expectations going in, from the movie. The movie was enjoyable, and for the most part, believable. Not the premiere. The series should have either been lighthearted Camp, or somewhat intelligent. It fails at both.

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[Anonymous]

Sep 25, 2008

Gut-wrenchingly HORRIBLE!!! Zero stars...... NBC has got to be smoking crack..... Tell me. How can a plot targeted for 10 - 12 year olds be successful when part of the storyline includes discussions about watching porn? I'm heading for the hills if it now is becoming casually customary Gut-wrenchingly HORRIBLE!!! Zero stars...... NBC has got to be smoking crack..... Tell me. How can a plot targeted for 10 - 12 year olds be successful when part of the storyline includes discussions about watching porn? I'm heading for the hills if it now is becoming casually customary to be exposing our pre-teens to the notion of pornography on prime time network television. Someone needs to be fired at both NBC and the FCC. At best, this series lasts a month from a mangled train wreck of atrocious acting, a Power Rangers plot, and 3rd rate non-special effects. I need to go puke.… Expand

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thebestoftimes

Aug 19, 2014

Must be the potato chips I Ate after I Seen knight rider 2008, my stomach was feeling a little queasy, the feeling worsen as KITT (Ford Mustang) turbo boosted in the air and landed down.

But talk about an adventure tv show without a talking car, knight rider 2008, the 5th in the series ofMust be the potato chips I Ate after I Seen knight rider 2008, my stomach was feeling a little queasy, the feeling worsen as KITT (Ford Mustang) turbo boosted in the air and landed down.

But talk about an adventure tv show without a talking car, knight rider 2008, the 5th in the series of talking supercar epics is dead in the water.

The original knight rider created by glen a larson remains a classic adventure tale, the shows shiny supercar, morose theme song and performances by david hasselhoff, william daniels and the late edward mulhare are forever ingrained in show lore

the others, Knight Rider 2000, Knight Rider 2010 and team knight rider, need not be discussed, keep in mind that in each knight rider, KITT has grown into a new and spectaular method, so you'd think that?
supposedly, by 2008.

A Quarter century since michael long was shot and left for dead and then revived as michael knight and then retired in 1990.
retired in 1990?

come on.

Now his son, played by an idiotic justin breuning is fighting criminals who operate above the law with his former girlfriend and love interest by a not so good deanna russo.

now kitt voiced by another waste of talent val kilmer who's scientist (played by yet another waste of talent bruce davison) wants KITT to battle criminals, go figure.

the rest of the show is pathetic, story goes nowhere, nothing to do.

Knight Rider 2008 has plenty of people and very little talking car, the car also looks incredibly phony, in one scene, KITT morphs into a truck.
and as for the final climate sequence in that premiere, Michael Knight II gets shot and killed by the fbi, only to be turned up minutes later without blood, what a joke.

glad this version was cancelled.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 20, 1985
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 30, 1984
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 1983
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2008
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  S1:E17. I Love the Knight Life
  Air Date: March 4, 2009
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  S1:E16. Knight and the City
  Air Date: February 18, 2009
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  S1:E15. Fly By Knight
  Air Date: February 11, 2009
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  S1:E14. Fight Knight
  Air Date: February 4, 2009
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  S1:E13. Exit Light, Enter Knight
  Air Date: January 28, 2009
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  S1:E12. Knight To King's Pawn
  Air Date: January 21, 2009
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  S1:E11. Day Turns Into Knight
  Air Date: January 14, 2009
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  S1:E10. Don't Stop the Knight
  Air Date: January 7, 2009
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  S1:E9. Knight Fever
  Air Date: December 31, 2008
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  S1:E8. Knight of the Zodiac
  Air Date: November 19, 2008
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  S1:E7. I Wanna Rock & Roll All Knight
  Air Date: November 12, 2008
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  S1:E6. Knight of the Living Dead
  Air Date: November 5, 2008
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  S1:E5. Knight of the Hunter
  Air Date: October 22, 2008
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  S1:E4. A Hard Day's Knight
  Air Date: October 15, 2008
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  S1:E3. Knight of the Iguana
  Air Date: October 8, 2008
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  S1:E2. Journey to the End of the Knight
  Air Date: October 1, 2008
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  S1:E1. A Knight In Shining Armor
  Air Date: September 24, 2008