Runaway
The CW | CW | Release Date: September 25, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
11
Negative:
6

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: If it keeps its balance and cuts back on some of the more implausible moments in the first hour, this series could be a keeper. Read full review
60
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: Minor but deftly done. Read full review
60
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: "Runaway" is decent, the kind of show some might acknowledge as pretty good while saying, in the next breath, that it probably wouldn't make it. Read full review
60
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: The opening episode is solidly done and pretty entertaining. But a fifth season of "Everwood" would have been a much better fit in the time slot following "7th Heaven." Read full review
60
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: For adults, the thing plays a little like Fox's Prison Break. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: The real pleasure lies in the adjustment problems of a seemingly normal suburban family leading a terrifying secret life. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: We've seen this on-the-lam material many times before, and it offers very familiar family tensions. Read full review
40
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: Runaway is neither credible nor exciting. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: "Runaway" is no "Everwood," which featured complex characters and an exploration of social issues. "Runaway" is far more pedestrian -- "The Fugitive" with a family -- but it may not be any better of a fit with its lead-in "7th Heaven." Read full review
40
VarietyPhil Gallo
Season 1 Review: As much as the direction and writing capture appropriate tension in the pilot, they allow it to go slack in the second [episode]. Read full review
40
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: "Runaway" is passable as far as it goes, which, despite its title, isn’t very far. Read full review
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