Memphis Beat
TNT | Release Date: June 22, 2010
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJun 14, 2011
Season 2 Review: This year Dwight has pretty much buried the impersonator tag, though he still has Elvis posters on his wall, and Memphis Beat has further solidified its standing as one of cable's more engaging police dramas. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: TNT's new Memphis Beat has a great soundtrack and a pretty good cop drama in between. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: But even as the cop genre seems beyond saturation, along comes TNT's Memphis Beat, a series with a fresh character in a fresh environment with a fresh look and sound that proves, against all odds, that good actors and agile execution trump format every time. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesPaige Wiser
Season 1 Review: If you're looking for a new cop drama to serve and protect your entertainment interests, leave the rookies alone to ripen, and go for a ride-along with Jason Lee's Dwight. Blue suede shoes not required. Read full review
75
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: While it sounds old hat, the who, what, when, where, why and how of this police procedural doesn't go the usual-suspects route. This show really keeps you guessing. And the soundtrack, by blues singer Keb'Mo, will keep you entranced. Read full review
70
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: Memphis Blues has a similar feel to "The Closer" at the same stage. The secondary characters are not yet developed, and the show feels fairly pat. But it has the necessary ingredients for a lightweight, innocuous procedural.
70
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: "Treme" and "Justified" are too slow even for Slow Television. Memphis Beat is easier to follow, and certainly more lively. Read full review
67
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: A by-the-book cop show without much bite or heft. But it's got Memphis and Lee. Read full review
63
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: The premiere feels sort of like "The Closer" but doesn't clinch the deal. I'm just not sure what to make of Jason Lee without his Jason Lee-ishness. But there's a crackle of eccentric touches, including an abundance of Elvis impersonators and the charmingly off-kilter Celia Weston as his mother.
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