Moonlight

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Season 1
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 557 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 502 out of 557
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 557
  3. Negative: 45 out of 557
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  1. Christy
    Nov 13, 2007
    10
    Give this show a chance. It's got drama, romance, humor and action-adventure! The chemistry between the leads is terrific and I love Mick and Josef's friendship. Now, we have Coraline coming in to mess everything up...should be VERY interesting. Watch the show...judge for yourself. It's Friday night fun after a long week. Plus, Alex O'Loughlin is gorgeous...as is Give this show a chance. It's got drama, romance, humor and action-adventure! The chemistry between the leads is terrific and I love Mick and Josef's friendship. Now, we have Coraline coming in to mess everything up...should be VERY interesting. Watch the show...judge for yourself. It's Friday night fun after a long week. Plus, Alex O'Loughlin is gorgeous...as is Sophia Myles and Jason Dohring.… Expand
  2. Jay
    Nov 13, 2007
    10
    Love this show. It improves each week. Try it: you'll be turned, too!
  3. GabyS.
    Nov 14, 2007
    10
    I adore this show. Keep it up, CBS!
  4. BrendaC.
    Nov 15, 2007
    10
    I am seriously wondering is I should stop reading and buying from my area newspapers and so call entertainment magazines If this is how they rate shows. I never paid attention until now. Moonlight has me watching TV again and not Renting DVDS on friday nights.
  5. B.R.
    Nov 18, 2007
    10
    The critics have so-o-o-o missed the target on this one! The actors are wonderful. Each Friday I can't wait to fall into the story and Mick and Beth's romance. Total escape! (It doesn't hurt that Alex O'Loughlin is gorgeous.)
  6. StephanieP.
    Nov 19, 2007
    10
    I vote 10 it's the best show on TV!
  7. Misti
    Nov 21, 2007
    10
    Ooo, what's this? Abuse of clichés? Comparatively clean show? Lovely acting, character chemistry, cinematography, music, and more? I don't even own a TV, and I'm looking forward to Friday. (Think I could visit one of my friends? Hm...) I've stopped caring much about what critics say long ago. If something's not a single strict genre, they hate it. If Ooo, what's this? Abuse of clichés? Comparatively clean show? Lovely acting, character chemistry, cinematography, music, and more? I don't even own a TV, and I'm looking forward to Friday. (Think I could visit one of my friends? Hm...) I've stopped caring much about what critics say long ago. If something's not a single strict genre, they hate it. If it's something they personally dislike, they hate it despite how well done it is. If something's outside their realm of personal experience for how life can be, they hate it. CBS had better keep up the Moonlight!… Expand
  8. CynthiaG
    Nov 21, 2007
    10
    This is the first show I've been excited about in a long time. I can't wait til Friday night. Alex O'Loughlin is the sexiest man on tv right now and love the chemistry between Beth and mick on the show. I thinks it has a great new spin on the vampire genre, more realistic. Please don't cancel the show cbs, it' just starting to heat up. True Fan!!
  9. LynnJ
    Nov 23, 2007
    10
    When the season previews came out, I thought this sounded like the dumbest show- I'm not sure why I watched, but it's between 2 of my other favorite shows, so I did, and I love it!!! The chemistry between the 2 is so awesome! I look forward all week to Moonlight, and Ghost Whisperer! I rearrange my Friday night schedule around watching them!!! I hope it's on for a long time!
  10. Guppy
    Nov 23, 2007
    10
    Great show! I hope CBS keeps buying more! I am a fan of Ghostwhisperer, but starting to like Moonlight even more. It's got great chemistry. I think the first show wasn't very good, but heard they got different writers, and it has gotten so much better. If you have only seen the first show, catch up on the internet and start watching the new ones!
  11. PennyG.
    Nov 25, 2007
    10
    I love this show! It is one of the few shows I am looking forward to watching each week. I hope that this show has many more seasons to come. Who really cares what the critics say anyway? I watch a show because I want to. To the critics, this show is better than Angel.
  12. Rachel
    Nov 25, 2007
    10
    This is the best freaking new show!!! I love it, and never miss an episode! CHECK THAT.
  13. ElisaCameron
    Nov 26, 2007
    10
    I love this series. Can't wait to see if Mick and Beth get together. And...this vamp is hot!!
  14. JoeP.
    Nov 26, 2007
    10
    Moonlight is the best T.V. show period! In a world of the overdone reality T.V. garbage, Moonlight is a fresh taste of what good writing and acting can be. Great show!
  15. SheilaE
    Nov 27, 2007
    10
    This is my first time to vote on a show-ever. Love this show!! we are looking forward to Fridays now..
  16. UllaM.
    Nov 27, 2007
    10
    One of the best shows for a long time.
  17. Vanc
    Dec 13, 2007
    10
    This show is great. No, it's not Angel. Thankfully, it's not trying to be either. This is a good show and deserves a large audience, which is growing everyday. If you want to see a good preview of what's coming up the next two weeks, or haven't heard of it yet, check out tvguide.com's video previews. You won't be dissapointed. Moonlight gives me something to This show is great. No, it's not Angel. Thankfully, it's not trying to be either. This is a good show and deserves a large audience, which is growing everyday. If you want to see a good preview of what's coming up the next two weeks, or haven't heard of it yet, check out tvguide.com's video previews. You won't be dissapointed. Moonlight gives me something to look forward to on Friday night tv for the first time in a long time.… Expand
  18. MelC.
    Dec 12, 2008
    10
    Love it, we only seen the first season but my husband is going to get the rest for me.
  19. Lari
    Dec 7, 2010
    10
    I really loved moonlight. I watched the first season in 3 days and I am really hoping there will be a second one. Mick st john is a very intriguing character.
  20. cherimich
    Dec 20, 2010
    10
    There are some good lines and some cheesy ones, but the main thing that will make or break it for you is how you feel about Alex O'Loughlin. Personally, I don't understand the bad reviews for his acting--what others call stiff, I'd call subtle, but whatever (I think Americans' taste is closer to Bollywood than the BBC). And he's gorgeous.
  21. JuleG
    Jan 19, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I just stumbled upon this because Moonlight takes place 64. of highest use ratings and I had to laugh when I saw the critics score. But I understand it. I remember how I rolled my eyes because of the arrogant dude I saw in the trailer and I didn't watched the pilot (didn't like vampires anyway and the twilight books were just out and I was a "too cool" teen for stuff like that). Both of my parents watched it and one day I would join them at episode 10 (and again I rolled my eyes when the boyfriend of the female lead died so arrogant dude will get beautiful lady, so predictable). But what first really caught my attention was the chemistry between the two leads. I never really spend a second thought on "character chemistry" until those two caught me with it and I still never found a couple close to that. So I watched a bit more and then I watched it from the start and I got really really hooked. I never cared about a couple in a TV show as much as I cared about these two, who both turned out much more likeable then they first apprear. These critics are based on the pilot but Moonlight is a show that takes a bit of time to get into and it improves a lot. I don't know if I would have gotten into it if I wouldn't have started in the middle. It is far from perfect but it got a special kind of magic and it is still my favourite TV show of all time, despite the fact that I'm not into the topic or genre at all.… Expand
  22. georgeh.
    Oct 1, 2007
    9
    Loved it! That dude is one sexy vampire, too!
  23. AnitaE.
    Oct 22, 2007
    9
    I absolutely LOVE this show. Love the new twist on a vampire theme that I've watched ever since I was a kid (I'm 50). Love him, love her. Love the back-stories and the current predicaments. Keep this show going!!!!!!!
  24. EmilyR.
    Oct 1, 2007
    9
    Alex O'Loughlin is charismatic. So is Jason Dohring. The story was absorbing and exciting. I can't understand why this is getting such bad reviews.
  25. DrLouise
    Nov 20, 2007
    9
    It's really one of the best shows I seen in a few years. What do the critics want us to watch plain vanilla drama/ crime shows? Duh I think there are enough of them already.. Most have miss the mark on this show.
  26. rachell.
    Oct 26, 2007
    9
    i have fallen in love with these characters and the humor, angst and new twist with vampires in the sunlight makes it interesting and fun to watch.
  27. Theresa
    Oct 30, 2007
    9
    I think whoever compared it to Angel needs to do a little more research. I loved Angel but of course only because of the way he looked, lest be honest, it didn't have much substance. This show does. It appeals on a much more mature level and it has good story lines.
  28. MO
    Mar 1, 2008
    9
    I didn't like the first episode, but I gave it a second try and I liked each one thereafter a little more. It is a fun show to watch that is without all of the intensity of some of the other "thinkers" out there. I think Moonlight is a great finish to a long week. I hope that more people give it a chance as I did...I think they would find it to be good entertainment.
  29. WillS.
    Apr 15, 2008
    9
    CBS would be crazy to replace this program. It's Slick, and has a whole new and fresh take on the Vampire story. And women of all ages love the sexual tension between the main characters. STUPID IF THEY CANCEL.
  30. LesleyA
    Oct 14, 2007
    9
    I think Moonlight is great. Fun, entertaining thriller/drama show that throws some nice humor in the mix too. And the lead actor is sexy. That never hurts.
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#83 Best TV Season of 2007
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#1 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007
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#56 Most Shared TV Season of 2007

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
38

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 24
  3. Negative: 11 out of 24
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    30
    [Mick and Beth's] across-the-decades bond, however, doesn't compensate for how pedestrian the initial story is -- playing like a conventional detective show, with Mick showcasing his otherworldly powers (strong, and very, very fast) only during a passable action sequence in the final act.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    60
    The focus is on the dangerous and forbidden relationship between Mick and Beth and his efforts to keep his past a secret. Whether there's enough material there to knit together a series remains to be seen.
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  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    40
    Moonlight is just a weak, generic private-eye drama with a vampire story overlay.
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