Spenser: For Hire

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 20, 1985
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7

Critic Reviews

  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Steve Daley
    Jul 24, 2014
    70
    In many respects, "Spenser: For Hire" is just another cop show. But the characters come on strong, speak in complete sentences, bleed when cut and offer us some humanity in a medium where linen jackets and Ferraris have assumed control. It's hard not to like Spenser, and it's hard not to like "Spenser: For Hire." [20 Sep 1985]
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  2. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Steve Sonsky
    Jul 24, 2014
    70
    Credit is due here for crafting a show in which the relationships are at least as important as the chase scenes. [20 Sep 1985]
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  3. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Jul 24, 2014
    70
    Although it doesn't stint on action... the emphasis is more on character and plot. Add some urbane dialogue, solid performances and Boston as the novel setting, and Spenser may find its audience. [7 Sep 1985]
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  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: John J. O'Connor
    Jul 24, 2014
    70
    Mr. Urich is the perfect television-series star, appealing without being overwhelming or threatening.