Murder in the First

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Season 2
  • Network: TNT
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 9, 2014
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 4 out of 13
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  1. IHateMurder
    Jun 9, 2015
    0
    I have to assume that they paid for this show solely based on the name bochco being associated with it. I felt dirty after watching the first scene. How anyone could consider it to be believable is beyond me. I was rooting for an asteroid to drop from the sky and obliterate all the participants. Bad script. Bad acting. Bad management. Trifecta of FAIL.
  2. StuckOnReviews
    Jun 9, 2015
    7
    The first episode was a little intense with the crime. It was about two kids who open fire on a school bus. I personally like it better than Law and Order and NCIS and CSI but this isn't as good as Major Crimes or NCIS New Orleans. This is realistic though which I like so all I can say is watch it.
  3. osanders69
    Aug 14, 2015
    9
    Solid cable tv police procedural that takes place with San Francisco as the backdrop. Entertaining and fast paced with believable characters. Some of the standard cop show tropes remain but no cop tv show is without some.

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Tirdad Derakhshani
    Jun 8, 2015
    90
    Murder in the First is peerless in its ability to engage viewers with its devastating, insightful use of the procedural.
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  2. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Lesley Smith
    Jun 8, 2015
    50
    In this second season, only a mild intellectual puzzle stretched over far too many episodes.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jun 5, 2015
    70
    A solidly crafted if mostly undemanding piece of summer entertainment, shifting to a new high-profile case with a ripped-from-the-headlines quality.
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