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Murder in the First

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Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews

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Universal acclaim based on 6 Ratings

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Murder In The First

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Murder in the First

Series Details & Credits

TNT | Release Date: June 9, 2014

Starring: Ian Anthony Dale, Taye Diggs, Currie Graham, Kathleen Robertson, Lombardo Boyar, Sara Paxton, Sara Paxton, Michael Gaston, Michael Gaston, Michael Gaston, Corey Reynolds, Corey Reynolds, Raphael Sbarge, Mimi Kirkland, Mimi Kirkland

Summary: Steven Bochco's latest police drama is set in San Francisco where the series follows the investigation of two case by homicide detectives Terry English (Taye Diggs) and Hildy Mulligan (Kathleen Robertson).

Creator: Steven Bochco and Eric Lodal

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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Recent Episodes

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S3:E10. Kat's Meow
Air Date: September 4, 2016
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S3:E9. Rise of the Phoenix
Air Date: August 28, 2016
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S3:E8. Daddy Dearest
Air Date: August 21, 2016

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Metascore

68

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Critic Reviews

90

Philadelphia Inquirer

Tirdad Derakhshani

Jun 8, 2015

Season 2 Review: Murder in the First is peerless in its ability to engage viewers with its devastating, insightful use of the procedural. Read full review

80

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Mark Dawidziak

Jun 6, 2014

Season 1 Review: Murder in the First is an immediately engaging crime drama boasting a deep cast and crisp direction. Read full review

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Los Angeles Times

Mary McNamara

Jun 9, 2014

Season 1 Review: Murder in the First, a masterfully paced balance of tricky whodunit and character development, seems to have benefited from both Bochco's hits and the misses, as well as the cable-led experimentation with shorter seasons. Read full review

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Variety

Brian Lowry

Jun 5, 2014

Season 1 Review: The previewed hours establish the series as crisp and watchable, while perhaps shrewdly shifting and expanding the earlier show’s lens from defense attorneys to the detectives assigned the case. Read full review

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Variety

Brian Lowry

Jun 5, 2015

Season 2 Review: A solidly crafted if mostly undemanding piece of summer entertainment, shifting to a new high-profile case with a ripped-from-the-headlines quality. Read full review

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PopMatters

Lesley Smith

Jun 8, 2015

Season 2 Review: In this second season, only a mild intellectual puzzle stretched over far too many episodes. Read full review

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Wall Street Journal

John Anderson

Jun 11, 2014

Season 1 Review: That no one acts in a manner remotely plausible during Murder in the First, regarding either the law or human life, will have viewers feeling like they're just being moved through the system. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: June 26, 2016
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  S3:E10. Kat's Meow
  Air Date: September 4, 2016
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  S3:E9. Rise of the Phoenix
  Air Date: August 28, 2016
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  S3:E8. Daddy Dearest
  Air Date: August 21, 2016
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  S3:E7. Let's Make a Deal
  Air Date: August 14, 2016
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  S3:E6. Sam I Am
  Air Date: July 31, 2016
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  S3:E5. Follow the Money
  Air Date: July 24, 2016
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  S3:E4. The Barbers of Seville
  Air Date: July 17, 2016
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  S3:E3. Black and Blue
  Air Date: July 10, 2016
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  S3:E2. Tropic of Cancer
  Air Date: July 3, 2016
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  S3:E1. Normandy Bitch
  Air Date: June 26, 2016
Season 2

67
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: June 8, 2015
Season 1

68
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 9, 2014