Person of Interest: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

CBS | Season Premiere Date: September 22, 2011

Starring: Amy Acker, Taraji Henson, Sarah Shahi

Summary: Reese (Jim Caviezel) is a former CIA agent presumed dead who is recruited by Finch (Michael Emerson), a mysterious billionaire, to help stop crime before it happens with the help of Finch's software.

Creator: Jonathan Nolan

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction, Tech & Gaming

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E23. Firewall
Air Date: May 17, 2012
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S1:E22. No Good Deed
Air Date: May 10, 2012
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S1:E21. Many Happy Returns
Air Date: May 3, 2012

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David Wiegand

Sep 22, 2011

Person of Interest separates itself from the gimmick pack, not only because of superbly nuanced characterization and writing but also because of how it engages a post-9/11 sense of paranoia in its viewers. Read full review

Verne Gay

Sep 21, 2011

A gritty, almost plausible winner, and distant reflection of Stephen Spielberg's "Minority Report." Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Sep 22, 2011

This is the rare crime drama that revels in actual mystery, its dark, paranoid tone embodied by two damaged heroes. Read full review

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Chuck Barney

Dec 1, 2011

So far, though, it has mostly kept its ambition in check, preferring to follow the playbook of a typical crime procedural, with a little more darkness and a little less energy. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Sep 21, 2011

Despite the presence of Nolan (who's co-written most of his brother Christopher's films, including "Memento" and "The Prestige") and producer J.J. Abrams, this is very much a CBS crime procedural, one that could fit comfortably alongside "The Mentalist," et al. But it would help an awful lot if Caviezel had a few Red Bulls first. Read full review

Glenn Garvin

Sep 22, 2011

Ultimately, Person Of Interest is built on too cockamamie of a premise to be taken seriously. Read full review

Aaron Riccio

Sep 16, 2011

There isn't a single interesting person in CBS's dud-on-arrival Person of Interest; at best, there's only a single interesting idea. Read full review

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KennyG

Feb 3, 2012

Great, Great, Great Show! A mix of science fiction, drama, action, espionage, etc., etc. I'm sorry for those of you who don't get it. There are no show like this one. Basically you have "at least" one imperfect person helping others.

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Texsa

Oct 14, 2011

I just saw my first episode, and I like it immensely. I have been a fan of Jim C. for years. Unfortunately, I don't think it will last for the average viewers, but I hope I am wrong. I will not miss it, and I do not watch many shows.

2 of 3 users found this helpful21

epicmorg

Apr 16, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like this great show, but it's sad that season 6 was cancelled. RIP season 6..… Expand

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larthecat

Oct 29, 2011

Great story line. Jim C makes a great tv Jason Bourne and Ben was the best actor on Lost. Quickly becoming my favorite show because of the acting, story lines and the introduction of a series of new characters that reappear.

3 of 4 users found this helpful31

Joe_Hoodoo

Oct 20, 2011

An excellent premise that spins into unpredictable storylines and a couple of top-flight lead actors make this a winner. Check out the pilot, which provides excellent character background and motivation. Target audience is anyone who enjoys action-heavy thrillers like ''24'' and ''TheAn excellent premise that spins into unpredictable storylines and a couple of top-flight lead actors make this a winner. Check out the pilot, which provides excellent character background and motivation. Target audience is anyone who enjoys action-heavy thrillers like ''24'' and ''The Bourne'' movies. Each week a massive Big Brother-like computer grid spits out a Social Security number of someone who is likely to be involved in a violent crime. But are they the victim? The criminal? Something else? An investigation follows, then a Star Chamber-style decision is made to try and stop the crime before it happens. Exciting and well executed.… Expand

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JennetP

Nov 18, 2011

I like this series better, after 8 episodes, than I did at the beginning. I'm no longer much bothered by its premise: a terror-sniffing machine so sensitive that it predicts ordinary homicides but not sensitive enough to distinguish murderers from victims. I no longer wonder how even theI like this series better, after 8 episodes, than I did at the beginning. I'm no longer much bothered by its premise: a terror-sniffing machine so sensitive that it predicts ordinary homicides but not sensitive enough to distinguish murderers from victims. I no longer wonder how even the world's least competent security agency could be induced to throw out data that would save police, courts, and emergency services billions of dollars, not to mention saving innumerable lives. Instead, I now focus on what the machine represents: vigilance without discernment, an omniscience that becomes an end in itself, rather than a means of preserving life and liberty. In that regard, "Person of Interest" seems one of the few 21st-century series to grapple with the effects of 9/11. For that and other reasons, the series now strikes me as fresher and more interesting than others devoted to the pursuit of justice. Where CSI and its spawn celebrate forensic technology as the fastest and purest route to truth, POI takes a more complex view, one focused on the powers, the limits, and the dangers of a technology that can only gesture in the general direction of truth but cannot make crucial distinctions, such as the one between murderer and victim. The contrast is everywhere, from acting style to soundtrack to cinematography. Compared to the luminous pastels and driving rock soundtracks of the CSI's, POI appears ominous and grim: blue-grey establishing shots with faux-CCTV effects, digital framing of random heads, the subtle foreboding of an orchestral score. POI's two principal characters are not heroes but anti-heroes; they are flawed, injured, even knowingly doomed. Both Reese and Finch hide almost everything about themselves, and their tendency to conceal their feelings has alienated some viewers, who feel deprived of an emotional connection to the protagonists. Again, however, I find their formality and circumspection interesting, their oblique dialog a refreshing break from the improbable self-revelation of the average TV crime-fighter. I now hope that other viewers who were, like me, on the fence are starting to appreciate the show.… Expand

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JohnCarter

Sep 22, 2011

I'm pretty tolerant, but we really don't need a revenge fantasy masquerading as moral nobility. I was going to take off 2 points for unrelenting grimness, but had to take off 8 more for its sense of right and wrong. Even if it is TV.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: May 3, 2016
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 2014
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2013
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 2012
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 22, 2011
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  S1:E23. Firewall
  Air Date: May 17, 2012
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  S1:E22. No Good Deed
  Air Date: May 10, 2012
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  S1:E21. Many Happy Returns
  Air Date: May 3, 2012
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  S1:E20. Matsya Nyaya
  Air Date: April 26, 2012
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  S1:E19. Flesh and Blood
  Air Date: April 5, 2012
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  S1:E18. Identity Crisis
  Air Date: March 29, 2012
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  S1:E17. Baby Blue
  Air Date: March 8, 2012
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  S1:E16. Risk
  Air Date: February 23, 2012
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  S1:E15. Blue Code
  Air Date: February 16, 2012
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  S1:E14. Wolf and Cub
  Air Date: February 9, 2012
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  S1:E13. Root Cause
  Air Date: February 2, 2012
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  S1:E12. Legacy
  Air Date: January 19, 2012
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  S1:E11. Super
  Air Date: January 12, 2012
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  S1:E10. Number Crunch
  Air Date: December 15, 2011
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  S1:E9. Get Carter
  Air Date: December 8, 2011
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  S1:E8. Foe
  Air Date: November 17, 2011
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  S1:E7. Witness
  Air Date: November 3, 2011
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  S1:E6. The Fix
  Air Date: October 27, 2011
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  S1:E5. Judgment
  Air Date: October 20, 2011
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  S1:E4. Cura Te Ipsum
  Air Date: October 13, 2011
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  S1:E3. Mission Creep
  Air Date: October 6, 2011
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  S1:E2. Ghosts
  Air Date: September 29, 2011
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: September 22, 2011