Rizzoli & Isles
TNT | Release Date: July 12, 2010
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJun 5, 2012
Season 3 Review: It works as light summer drama, with lots of great banter between the women, and it works as cop drama, since it has put both of them in very dangerous situations at regular intervals. Best of all, though, it keeps peeling away layers on both characters. Read full review
80
Zap2it (Inside the Box)Hanh Nguyen
Season 1 Review: Expect some equally strong language to reflect the harshness of the crimes, but enough charisma from the protagonists to keep the show from derailing into glorified grisliness. Read full review
75
New York PostMichael StarrJul 11, 2011
Season 2 Review: There's nothing earth-shattering about Rizzoli & Isles, but it's a pleasant, hour-long experience with interesting characters and above-average writing, especially in the exchanges between Jane and Maura. Read full review
75
People WeeklyTom GliattoJul 7, 2011
Season 2 Review: The show continues to be soft, captivating fun. [18 Jul 2011, p.36]
75
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: Their interaction is friendly, if mildly teasing, professional and catfight-free. This allows the show to have the relaxing, unchallenging pleasures of good fluff even when the premiere is actually going a bit heavy on the gore.
75
Boston HeraldMark A. Perigard
Season 1 Review: The good part involves just about any scene focusing on Angie Harmon ("Law & Order") as Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli. The flip side? Just about every scene that isn't centered on her, especially those involving Jane's best friend, medical examiner Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander). Read full review
75
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: What I particularly like about this show (aside from the good chemistry between the leads) is that the women solve crimes the old-fashioned way. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyKen Tucker
Season 1 Review: With The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles, you're in the company of smart women who know how to laugh at themselves and close cases. Read full review
70
PopMattersLesley SmithJun 16, 2015
Season 6 Review: Even in the areas of its strength--the give-and-take between strong-minded friends, the camaraderie of colleagues, and the bonds of a multi-generational family—the show tends to probe lightly the critical issues it consistently raises. Read full review
70
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: Though it's intended to be a female buddy show in which she plays off Sasha Alexander's coolly uppercrust medical examiner Maura Isles, Harmon definitely gets the upper hand--at least in the pilot episode. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterRandee Dawn
Season 1 Review: It jolts along with humor, suspense, insight and a fair amount of oozing blood. Read full review
67
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: Mostly this show belongs to Harmon, once a key member of the "Law & Order" ensemble. She's likable and intriguing. That salvages an otherwise average cop show. Read full review
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