Perception
TNT | Release Date: July 9, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
13
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonAug 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: People who like procedurals will enjoy playing along. But the real charm of the series--as in a lot of cable originals--is in its ensemble. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyClark CollisJul 6, 2012
Season 1 Review: The pace is nicely brisk and both leads are amiable presences, but the writers could have worked a little harder on the prof's quirks. [13 Jul 2012, p.67]
70
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanJul 6, 2012
Season 1 Review: While it's no "Closer," the Eric McCormack vehicle Perception is perfectly adequate "Eccentric Consulting Genius" fare. Read full review
70
Washington PostEmily YahrJul 5, 2012
Season 1 Review: For those who don't mind getting sent off in lots of false directions, or aren't going to even try to keep up, Perception offers the chance to just go along for an enjoyable ride. Read full review
63
People WeeklyTom GliattoJul 18, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's an enjoyable enough whodunit. The problem is McCormack. [23 Jul 2012, p.38]
63
New York PostMichael StarrJul 5, 2012
Season 1 Review: The ["quirky-genius" cop] genre is getting a bit moldy around the edges--and Perception doesn't add much to the tired mix. Read full review
60
PopMattersDorothy Burk Vasquez Jun 25, 2013
Season 2 Review: Despite the new episode’s title, “Ch-Ch-Changes,” not much here is different. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraJul 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: The crimes of the first four episodes revel in plot twists and medical conditions so ludicrous that they eventually become endearing, as does, against all odds, McCormack's performance. Read full review
58
NewsdayVerne GayJul 6, 2012
Season 1 Review: Perception is both clever and ridiculous. Read full review
50
USA TodayRobert BiancoJul 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: This reduction of a serious, debilitating illness to a personality quirk would be as unwatchable as it is insulting were it not for one thing: an appealingly disheveled star turn from Will & Grace's Eric McCormack as Daniel. Read full review
50
The New York TimesMike HaleJul 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: Across the four early episodes provided for review, Pierce's hallucinations are already beginning to feel like stunts covering up for a lack of ideas. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniJul 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: An otherwise run-of-the-mill mystery with a big twist. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalDorothy RabinowitzJul 6, 2012
Season 1 Review: There are aspects of the series that are engaging--Daniel's intricately conceived sleuthing for the FBI, for instance--but, as the voices in your own head soon tell you, there's a lot more of it that's wearisome. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian LowryJul 6, 2012
Season 1 Review: Perception feels like an entry-level course, and isn't nearly as cerebral as it pretends to be. Read full review
50
Uncle BarkyEd BarkJul 5, 2012
Season 1 Review: McCormack, in designer stubble, is no better than ordinary in the lead role. Nor are the cases at hand all that compelling. Read full review
42
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJul 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: Perception is a head trip not worth the journey. Read full review
40
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertJul 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: The cases themselves are weakly constructed, with more holes than a box of doughnuts. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJul 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: Maybe at a certain point it won't feel like all this is a little too gimmicky, or that the rules are being made up as we go along. Out of the box, it kind of does. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJul 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: The show is not so much awful as it is a colorless copy of better shows that have come before. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineMike LechevallierJul 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: There's occasional chemistry between McCormack and Cook, who looks too young for her part as a seasoned federal agent, but instead of trying to build a flimsy romantic bond between the two, the writers would be better served focusing on crafting more thoughtful professional enigmas for their main character to obsess over. Read full review
30
PopMattersLesley SmithJul 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: [Perception is an] inept, and sometimes offensive, drivel, turning serious mental illness into a chic tic and woefully underestimating the intelligence of its audience. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandJul 6, 2012
Season 1 Review: There's very little that's fun about Perception. Read full review
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