Saving Grace

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Season 1
  • Network: TNT
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 23, 2007
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 3 out of 23
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Critic Reviews

  1. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    60
    Hunter is so good that she may save this erratic show.
  2. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    60
    The pieces shouldn't fit together--Earl's celestial presence with Grace's raging sex life, discussions of metaphysics with police procedural plots--but somehow they do.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    50
    The ensemble company, including the always-wonderful Laura San Giacomo, who plays her friend, never misses a beat. Too bad this series--which tries too hard--misses a stanza or two.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    40
    The main reason to watch can only be Holly Hunter.... Although she's a prisoner of the material, her performance is so good that it can distract you from this otherwise simplistic take on a complex issue.
  6. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    40
    At present it suffers from a problem that predates not only television but radio and theater as well: Too many cooks, or at least too many ingredients bubbling to a busy and irritating boil.

Awards & Rankings

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#49 Best TV Season of 2007
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#38 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007
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#47 Most Shared TV Season of 2007

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User Score
5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 71 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 71
  3. Negative: 34 out of 71
  1. CathyK
    Dec 19, 2007
    3
    I wanted so bad to like this show because I love HH, and I will continue to watch it, but it is so shallow. The writers never take time to I wanted so bad to like this show because I love HH, and I will continue to watch it, but it is so shallow. The writers never take time to develop either the personal spiritual journey of Grace or the criminal cases; so as a result, both suffer. The spiritual journey is by far more interesting than the mundane crime solving storylines. And, what's up with last night's line of her asking a dog if he was God? Please, people, just because it's God spelled backward doesn't mean you have to be so hard up that you make it part of the script.… Full Review »
  2. Linker
    Sep 25, 2007
    4
    Still not quite sure what to make of this show. They act like Grace is a terrible person and yet, somehow, so lovable and wonderful to Still not quite sure what to make of this show. They act like Grace is a terrible person and yet, somehow, so lovable and wonderful to everyone around her. But she isn't really all that likable to me, I just don't feel any connection to somebody who is that big of a slut. And the story isn't usually interesting enough to hold my attention. At this point, Laura San Giacomo is the most interesting and enjoyable character in the show.… Full Review »
  3. JaniceJ.
    Sep 14, 2007
    0
    THIS SHOW IS PAINFUL TO WATCH....too much of Holly - not enough story line.
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