Memphis Beat

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Season 1
  • Network: TNT
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 22, 2010
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 98 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 98
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 98
  3. Negative: 10 out of 98

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  1. texasannie
    Jun 15, 2011
    6
    I really want to like this show. The cast is great. Memphis is the best! The music is great. Jason Lee I love, although sometimes I feel that he doesn't own this role. And there's something else that's missing that isn't pulling it together for me. I tried hard to be a fan last season and will try hard again this season. The thing is . . .I shouldn't have to try hard, should I?
  2. Retha210
    Jul 19, 2011
    6
    Too much Dwight. The first season was a little more rounded. I'd like to see a little more of the rest of the cast of characters. This season seems to be developed completely around Dwight and his life story which has become a bit boring to me. Great cast of characters. I wish they would use them more.

Awards & Rankings

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#85 Best TV Season of 2010
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#46 Most Discussed TV Season of 2010

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 18
  3. Negative: 3 out of 18
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Paige Wiser
    75
    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.
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  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    37
    Lee and co-star Alfre Woodard deserve better than Memphis Beat, which can't quite overcome the cliches that frequently bog it down.
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  3. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    67
    A by-the-book cop show without much bite or heft. But it's got Memphis and Lee.
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