New Amsterdam

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 4, 2008
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 25
  3. Negative: 2 out of 25

Critic Reviews

  1. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Diane Werts
    60
    This Fox series is smartly written and acted, and it's even evocatively filmed in New York locations that lend it a gritty city flavor. But.... Less persuasively entwined is a heavy-handed romance whodunit.
  2. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    60
    The 1642 scenes look downright silly. There are a lot of flashes of humor, too, and they help spice up this loopy premise.
  3. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Cynthia Fuchs
    60
    The shaman contrivance is surely tedious, but it appears that New Amsterdam uses the immortal design not as a way to Forrest-Gump its protagonist into a set of trite historical situations, but more cleverly, to ask questions about those situations.
  5. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    50
    In Tuesday's pilot, New Amsterdam reveals itself as a pedestrian cop show with a vampire-like lead character
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    50
    Easy to dismiss at first glance, the series does exhibit some possibilities in its second episode, though it's still a relatively uninspired time-killer for those of us with just one life to live.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    50
    Such a concept seem ripe with delicious possibility. The show, unfortunately, is not. Played out as a cop procedural, it has a predictable narrative structure that at times resembles nothing so much as a prison.
  8. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    40
    New Amsterdam is essentially three shows in one: Amsterdam flashing back on all the exciting things he's done in the last 366 years; Amsterdam trying to find The One, and Amsterdam and partner Eva Marquez (Zuleikha Robinson) solving murders like the leads on some kind of supernaturally-charged "Law & Order" spin- off. But only the first of those shows is remotely interesting.

Awards & Rankings

55
#55 Best TV Season of 2008
38
#38 Most Discussed TV Season of 2008
22
#22 Most Shared TV Season of 2008

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 56
  3. Negative: 4 out of 56
  1. thecritic12
    Nov 27, 2018
    9
    I'm giving this new TV series a "thumbs up!" for being one of the most innovative and heartwarming medical dramas on tv. I find it both easyI'm giving this new TV series a "thumbs up!" for being one of the most innovative and heartwarming medical dramas on tv. I find it both easy to watch and socially redeeming. It surpasses "E.R." in terms of the quality of acting with the overlapping dramas occurring at the Hospital. I find myself 'at the edge of my seat' at certain points in the show, thanks to the fast-paced nature of the story line and great acting. Overall, a rewarding experience for the viewer.… Full Review »
  2. Nikou
    Oct 18, 2018
    9
    It is great to see the attempts of sincere professionals but the problem with the medical shows is that we're always thinking how much modernIt is great to see the attempts of sincere professionals but the problem with the medical shows is that we're always thinking how much modern medicine is waste of everything in many its aspects....esp. in treating so-called incurable diseases such as cancer.… Full Review »
  3. Sayuri-Sai
    Sep 30, 2018
    10
    Very realistic show; it reveals a lot about the health care system and hospitals in the U.S. Pay attention because these scenarios really playVery realistic show; it reveals a lot about the health care system and hospitals in the U.S. Pay attention because these scenarios really play out in emergency rooms across the country. It's a shame it takes a drama series to tell the truth.… Full Review »
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