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Ray Donovan

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Generally favorable reviews based on 57 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Ratings

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Ray Donovan

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SHOWTIME | Release Date: June 30, 2013

Summary: The problems and possible scandals of the rich and famous disappear when they hire private detective Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber). However, the return of his ex-convict father (Jon Voight) brings unresolved issues Ray may not be able to fix.

Creator: Ann Biderman

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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S7:E10. You'll Never Walk Alone
Air Date: January 19, 2020
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Air Date: January 12, 2020
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Air Date: January 5, 2020

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Metascore

74

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Critic Reviews

100

Wall Street Journal

Nancy DeWolf Smith

Jul 18, 2014

Season 2 Review: The trick to Ray Donovan, its gift to TV art, is to make almost every character emerge fully formed, and each scene a stunning vignette: of tragedy. Read full review

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Jun 26, 2013

Season 1 Review: Showtime’s taut and pretty terrific Ray Donovan.... Schreiber brings a solid, stolid presence to the role. But it’s Jon Voight as Mickey who gives this drama its ferocious, dangerous and sometimes creepy edge. Read full review

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Boston Globe

Matthew Gilbert

Jun 27, 2013

Season 1 Review: It’s not as meticulous, cinematic, or original as those two shows ["Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad"], but it’s got the same kind of storytelling ambition. It’s the most vital new series of the year so far. Read full review

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New York Daily News

David Hinckley

Jun 27, 2013

Season 1 Review: Viewers may find it takes some concentration to sort out the lineup and the dramas here. The payoff is worth the investment. Read full review

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Variety

Brian Lowry

Jul 10, 2014

Season 2 Review: While the series possesses enough pleasures, guilty or otherwise, to warrant a secure place in the DVR queue, it still feels like a program that is finding its way--seeking a balance between the seedy underbelly of L.A. glamor and the most dysfunctional of family dramas, connected by a fixer who’s mostly a downer. Read full review

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Variety

Brian Lowry

Jul 8, 2015

Season 3 Review: As usual, Ray’s ex-con dad Mickey (Jon Voight) steals much of the show.... Because Schreiber’s character is so brooding and emotionally clenched, though, the series heavily relies on its supporting players and guest stars, which is where the opening salvo feels relatively malnourished. Read full review

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Slant Magazine

Chris Cabin

Jul 10, 2015

Season 3 Review: Moments [of rampant product placement] cheapen an already paper-thin premise and unstable narrative trajectory that means to measure masculinity by how tortured a man acts and how miserable he feels each time he beats the shit out of someone. Read full review

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Bitash

Oct 14, 2019

I am so impressed with this series, John Voight is just fantastic, There is no weak link. Everyone is doing a great job, great directing, fantastic cast ...writing and script is very entertaining and must I say again...the acting is suuuuperb!!! No one over acts, Schriebers ability to showI am so impressed with this series, John Voight is just fantastic, There is no weak link. Everyone is doing a great job, great directing, fantastic cast ...writing and script is very entertaining and must I say again...the acting is suuuuperb!!! No one over acts, Schriebers ability to show emotion with out saying a word just makes the character so intriguing. Very very believable. Loved it, keep it coming.… Expand

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stevekm

Jun 3, 2023

Not your usual TV lawyer fixer show. Ray has problems. Wife, kids, brothers, father, you name it.

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ubuhubbub

Oct 14, 2020

I have seriously mixed feelings about Ray Donovan. The first season was great and I had high hopes for the second season. I stayed with it up until the end of the fourth season. I even liked the shows messiness but found it irritatingly over the top at times. By season four, I had developedI have seriously mixed feelings about Ray Donovan. The first season was great and I had high hopes for the second season. I stayed with it up until the end of the fourth season. I even liked the shows messiness but found it irritatingly over the top at times. By season four, I had developed a serious death wish for the character of Abby who I found annoyingly self-absorbed, not to mention hysterical. By the third episode of season five, I was ready to give up on the series, Abby having died but refusing to go away. The heavy reliance on nonlinear timelines exacerbated my annoyance with this fifth season and it seemed to me that the writing was noticeable weaker. Not yet decided if I'll continue watching.… Expand

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JDDallas1

Jan 25, 2021

Like watching The Sopranos IF it were made by the WALKER, TEXAS RANGER guys.

One of the most talented casts..SQUANDERED by MIND NUMBINGLY PATHETIC writing! Watched ALL of 1st season just to see if it could salvage itself (IMO it didn't). John Voight actually SOMEHOW manages to shineLike watching The Sopranos IF it were made by the WALKER, TEXAS RANGER guys.

One of the most talented casts..SQUANDERED by MIND NUMBINGLY PATHETIC writing! Watched ALL of 1st season just to see if it could salvage itself (IMO it didn't).

John Voight actually SOMEHOW manages to shine despite these CLOWN scripts..James Woods? he must'a really needed the money.… Expand

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Dlbruce

May 4, 2020

Who ever decided to change the writing skills for season 5 should be fired. I started watching it and thought I may have missed something in season 4. Nope! Some writer thought it would be fun to write like he or she was bio polar. I found myself going back and fourth in time warp. Not happyWho ever decided to change the writing skills for season 5 should be fired. I started watching it and thought I may have missed something in season 4. Nope! Some writer thought it would be fun to write like he or she was bio polar. I found myself going back and fourth in time warp. Not happy and just started season 6 and … Expand

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Broyax

Sep 26, 2021

Un très bon acteur ici, Liev Schreiber, un habitué des seconds et troisièmes rôles au cinéma et qui se retrouve comme un poisson dans l’eau ici, sans oublier ce bon Jon Voight le vieux briscard qu’on ne présente plus et qui s’amuse comme un petit fou… Malheureusement, c’est un feu de paille,Un très bon acteur ici, Liev Schreiber, un habitué des seconds et troisièmes rôles au cinéma et qui se retrouve comme un poisson dans l’eau ici, sans oublier ce bon Jon Voight le vieux briscard qu’on ne présente plus et qui s’amuse comme un petit fou… Malheureusement, c’est un feu de paille, car le rythme du début s’effondre brutalement et ne parvient jamais à se relever… et continue de pédaler dans la semoule.

Mais le problème majeur et rédhibitoire réside dans les accents tarantineux insupportables par leur lourdeur et la caricature permanente de tous les personnages et intervenants dont les gaudrioles soûlent considérablement. Pire, on a cette détestable impression de se taper un GTA (oui, les jeux de merde de Rocktarte) en série télévisée avec tout ce que ça implique de situations forcées et outrées complètement à côté de la plaque.

Par ailleurs, l’histoire n’est qu’une baudruche qui se traîne comme une limace épouvantable de lenteur, une histoire en vérité très mince, répétitive et agitée par les mêmes tics et stéréotypes d’un épisode à l’autre. Quel échec cuisant, donc !… Expand

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Angie99

Jan 3, 2021

At first I thought the show was smart, but the info in S1 E2 was very wrong on the transgender part. This is my area, and it was obvious: the TG he gave money to for her “operation” was billed as if she was going to have SRS in the show—i get the kind sentiment—but the TG character asAt first I thought the show was smart, but the info in S1 E2 was very wrong on the transgender part. This is my area, and it was obvious: the TG he gave money to for her “operation” was billed as if she was going to have SRS in the show—i get the kind sentiment—but the TG character as presented was not going to have it. The show presented the character like a street TG hooker and drug addict, not as a transsexual. She clearly did enjoy her penis, seemed not to even be on hormones... so if the show gets this representation wrong, then I wonder what all else it gets wrong.

Nice try, RD show. I get the nice sentiment, but that was not a transsexual. Now RD looks like a show that pretends smart but isn’t.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

74

Series Overview
Season 7

tbd
- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: November 17, 2019
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  S7:E10. You'll Never Walk Alone
  Air Date: January 19, 2020
- tbd
  S7:E9. Bugs
  Air Date: January 12, 2020
- tbd
  S7:E8. Passport and a Gun
  Air Date: January 5, 2020
- tbd
  S7:E7. The Transfer Agent
  Air Date: December 29, 2019
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  S7:E6. Inside Guy
  Air Date: December 22, 2019
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  S7:E5. An Irish Lullaby
  Air Date: December 15, 2019
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  S7:E4. Hispes
  Air Date: December 8, 2019
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  S7:E3. Family Pictures
  Air Date: December 1, 2019
- tbd
  S7:E2. A Good Man Is Hard to Find
  Air Date: November 24, 2019
- tbd
  S7:E1. Faith. Hope. Love. Luck.
  Air Date: November 17, 2019
Season 6

tbd
- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: October 28, 2018
Season 5

tbd
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: August 6, 2017
Season 4

tbd
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: June 26, 2016
Season 3

71
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: July 12, 2015
Season 2

73
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 13, 2014
Season 1

75
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 30, 2013