Night Stalker
ABC | Release Date: November 30, 1999
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
5
Negative:
10
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38
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: The first episode is moody and violent but not particularly frightening. The second is psychobabble nonsense without much suspense. Read full review
38
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: There are two major things you need to know about Night Stalker. One is that it's a third-rate rip-off of a superior series. The other is that the series it's ripping off is The X-Files. Read full review
30
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: What is missing here is heart, drama, and - most inexcusably - horror. Read full review
30
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: Individually and as a team, Townsend and Union exhibit less chemistry than a third-grade science set. Read full review
30
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: It looks a lot less like "Kolchak" than like a cup of weakly brewed "X-Files" -- minus the spice and clever humor. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
Season 1 Review: This is one decidedly unfrightening resurrection of the Night Stalker. Read full review
30
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: It's not the weakest of the new supernatural pilots, but it so quickly falls into generic horror moves and a stifling atmosphere that it doesn't make for a terribly auspicious hour. Read full review
30
Chicago TribuneSid Smith
Season 1 Review: A bland, routine echo of its predecessor, even if it boasts much more spectacular effects. Read full review
20
SalonHeather Havrilesky
Season 1 Review: The story is weak and, based on their performances, the cast knows it. Read full review
10
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: Kolchak's ridiculously precious writing is not the only thing that rings false about Night Stalker. Read full review
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