SEAL Team
CBS | Paramount+ | Release Date: September 27, 2017
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0
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ColliderAllison KeeneSep 25, 2017
Season 1 Review: While SEAL Team is very good with its combat scenes and the staging that goes with them, its interpersonal drama is a problem. The dialogue is particularly unfortunate when it comes to the wives and girlfriends, though the women in combat (including Trucks and Paré) have managed to escape the clunky and stilted scripting. Ultimately, the show manages to eke out some good drama during the missions themselves, broaching a variety of moral quandaries and exploring how to work the system while still remaining inside of it. Read full review
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IndieWireBen TraversSep 27, 2017
Season 1 Review: A serviceable entry in the growing canon of troops-on-the-ground TV shows, surpassing NBC’s entry “The Brave” and adding just enough visual flair and human connection to make David Boreanaz fans happy. Read full review
50
Yahoo TVKen TuckerOct 4, 2017
Season 1 Review: The best moments in this show are when Hayes is prepping for combat with his team. ... Where SEAL Team is weakest is when any scene turns away from fighting enemies to a discussion of fighting enemies. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergSep 27, 2017
Season 1 Review: I think many viewers will be prepared to follow Boreanaz and his team into weekly skirmishes. I won't, but I was able to appreciate how competently SEAL Team does its job. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenSep 26, 2017
Season 1 Review: It’s similar to History’s “Six,” which aired earlier this year, as well as CBS’s own 2006-09 show “The Unit.” Read full review
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NewsdayDiane WertsSep 26, 2017
Season 1 Review: It feels to me like CBS wanted a military heroism series, and the producers provided one, and here it is. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandSep 25, 2017
Season 1 Review: [Seal Team] does an acceptable job with a cliché-ridden formula. Read full review
50
Uncle BarkyEd BarkSep 25, 2017
Season 1 Review: Just don’t expect much more than Boreanaz’s command presence in Seal Team. You’ll see where it’s going long before it gets there, no matter how far off the missions might be. Read full review
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Reason.comGlenn GarvinSep 26, 2017
Season 1 Review: Virile but vulnerable team leader? Check. Young, talented but wild team member? Check. Prim civilian female supervisor concealing a smokin' hot body under her power pants suit, possibly to be deployed at any moment? Check. Team-wide ability to shoot 12,000 Muslim hordes with seven bullets? Check. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubScott Von DoviakSep 26, 2017
Season 1 Review: Although it boasts more star power and a slightly higher grade of production value than The Brave, it also saddles its characters with the sort of personal travails that are meant to humanize them but generally only function as over-familiar padding. Read full review
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