Saved
TNT | Release Date: June 12, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
11
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: Sound more than a little like FX's "Rescue Me"? Absolutely. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
Season 1 Review: Saved's ADD pace prevents any true emotion. [23 Jun 2006, p.61]
63
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: It's a fairly entertaining show right out of the gate, though it's distractingly busy with a gimmick: Poorly edited flashbacks pop up suddenly to show what victims were doing in the moments before they suffered health problems. This could be done well, but it's not now. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsRichard Huff
Season 1 Review: "Saved" is a show with a good cast, interesting concept and a fast-paced, stylized approach that never quite reaches its potential. Read full review
63
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: Scott's performance is totally believable, but that doesn't mean you want to ride shotgun with him in such a tired vehicle. [19 Jun 2006, p.37]
60
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: [Scott's] vital, star-making turn in "Saved" comes as a surprise, as it makes his earlier work seem muted by comparison. Read full review
60
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: So what if it's as superficial as a flesh wound? There's plenty of style. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: Wyatt's story falls together a little too neatly. Read full review
60
SlateTroy Patterson
Season 1 Review: [Scott's] playfulness is essential to making this show a pleasurable trifle instead of a sodden one. Read full review
50
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: "Saved" is a sometimes entertaining, often predictable trauma drama. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: Given that it wants to seem edgy and quirky, "Saved" is remarkably rich in cliché... Still, it's no worse than average and has Tom Everett Scott in it, which is a nice thing for TV viewers. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: In spite of [Scott's] fine performance, though, nothing elevates this drama about people on the verge of death and disaster into something other than ordinary. Read full review
50
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: The opening crises just feel phony and forced -- as does everything else, from the humor to the drama to the bleached-out colors. Read full review
40
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: Cliches are cliches, no matter what channel you're watching. Read full review
40
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: A flashy but derivative medical drama. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: It's not atrocious, just sort of bland -- the kind of show we've watched a million times before. Read full review
20
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: It tries to be edgy but misses by a mile. Read full review
20
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: Proving it's possible to construct an entire series out of strung-together medical-show cliches, "Saved" races along a too-familiar path littered with "ER"-style crises. Read full review
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