Stalker

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 1, 2014
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 129 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 96 out of 129
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 129
  3. Negative: 27 out of 129
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  1. ConnJack
    Oct 2, 2014
    3
    A terrible show with cliched cop show moments, terrible dialogue, wooden acting and has your occasional murder porn vibe. Dylan McDermont and Maggie Q have awful chemistry on screen, which seems to have their talents wasted. A horribly forgettable show. Don't watch it!
  2. gmonster320
    May 30, 2015
    3
    "Stalker" has reached the end of its run on CBS. I thought it was done when they stopped it's rotation after episode 17. But the cancellation was announced and then the last three were aired-- which is highly unusual.

    "Stalker" is being shopped around and may find new life on another channel. It's not that "Stalker" is a horrible show. I do like the interaction of the core characters--    "Stalker" has reached the end of its run on CBS. I thought it was done when they stopped it's rotation after episode 17. But the cancellation was announced and then the last three were aired-- which is highly unusual.

    "Stalker" is being shopped around and may find new life on another channel. It's not that "Stalker" is a horrible show. I do like the interaction of the core characters-- Beth/Michelle, Jack, Janice, Ben and Vicky. I think the actors did a great job with what they were given. It's just in its current format, there's not enough to keep me coming back regularly. The stories are often very cookie cutter and the culprits are easy to determine. And the 22 episode per season format allows too much time for filler that goes nowhere.    … Expand
  3. jennt23
    Oct 8, 2014
    2
    Watching this show is like watching two actors who hate each other in real life try their hardest, and fail, to keep it offscreen. There is no chemistry at all between the leads, or any other characters for that matter. The series has yet to produce a compelling villain and, instead, gives us more of an obsessed schoolboy grown up, but none the wiser for his many failures. The clichesWatching this show is like watching two actors who hate each other in real life try their hardest, and fail, to keep it offscreen. There is no chemistry at all between the leads, or any other characters for that matter. The series has yet to produce a compelling villain and, instead, gives us more of an obsessed schoolboy grown up, but none the wiser for his many failures. The cliches abound and the dialogue is most painful when Beth and Jack spitball psychobabble back and forth like they're selecting from a menu of labels. For a series so heavily invested in pretending to psychoanalyze the motivations behind stalking behavior, not a single instance of that can be found. They throw fake psych diagnoses around and that's the extent of it. The show definitely reeks of something, but it's not so much misogyny as it is a complete misunderstanding of the subject material. The strange thing to me is that the show seems to have all the pieces there, but so woefully misuses them that it should be criminal.… Expand
  4. Bella123456789
    Nov 11, 2014
    2
    While some people may be offended by the story lines within this show, my problem with it has definitely been with the main characters. The story lines, while dark and often depressing, seem genuine and are eye-opening. The main characters, specifically in their male - female interactions completely let the show down. Instead of an interesting and dark drama the show becomes an hour ofWhile some people may be offended by the story lines within this show, my problem with it has definitely been with the main characters. The story lines, while dark and often depressing, seem genuine and are eye-opening. The main characters, specifically in their male - female interactions completely let the show down. Instead of an interesting and dark drama the show becomes an hour of interesting stories interspersed with un-watchable misogyny from the main male character. A real let down of a show I wont be watching anymore.… Expand
  5. Bgrod
    Oct 1, 2014
    1
    Cliche cop procedural with murder porn voyeuristic vibe. Dylan and Maggie are fine but otherwise their talents are wasted in highly forgettable show. What does CBS have against women?
  6. Bo33y
    Feb 13, 2015
    0
    Are you a stalker of stalker TV, every week there are more victims.

    The male police investigator, but how did he get that job, is stalking his divorced restraining ordered family.

    This show is awful requiring institutional commitment..

    Nothing intuitive or intriguing gained here.
  7. Annoymous1
    Oct 4, 2014
    0
    Its hard to tell if this show is attempting to be scary or not. Its really just any cliché TV show of the modern 2000s. It wasn't worth watching, and had no scare factor at all. A poor effort for a horror/thriller TV show.
  8. beachlifelinda
    Oct 3, 2014
    0
    To quote The Huffington Post's Maureen Ryan, "this shoddy program is nothing more than exploitative, misogynist trash." I'm shocked CBS would be so vile to release it to the public.
  9. mac5
    Oct 7, 2014
    0
    It is pessimism at its worst. It highlights all the extreme differences between the sexes whereby it cannot muster a single redeeming quality in men who, according to Stalker, are wholly responsible for the bereft and damaged womenfolk who merely exist to be emotionally and physically violated in the form of men’s pastimes. They even decided to issue one the lead detectives with (yetIt is pessimism at its worst. It highlights all the extreme differences between the sexes whereby it cannot muster a single redeeming quality in men who, according to Stalker, are wholly responsible for the bereft and damaged womenfolk who merely exist to be emotionally and physically violated in the form of men’s pastimes. They even decided to issue one the lead detectives with (yet another) broken marriage and adoring son and ex-wife who he stalked across the country to coerce her to reassess their marriage. It is shockingly narrow, crass and insulting from any viewpoint.… Expand
  10. notforbreakfast
    Nov 1, 2014
    0
    "Stalker" is garbage. It's irrelevant, exploitive, and stupid. CBS, good job--you've managed to undermine women. Pat on the back. Go to hell Stalker. The virtually unknowable hell.

Awards & Rankings

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#41 Most Discussed TV Season of 2014

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Metascore
17

Overwhelming dislike - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 24
  3. Negative: 22 out of 24
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Oct 1, 2014
    0
    Stalker is a manipulative piece of shock with no dramatic value, weak writing and characters you won’t want to get invested in.
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  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Oct 1, 2014
    10
    It's another CBS fear-mongering crime series whose end goal is to make you so scared to go outside that you stay in and watch CBS shows that make you scared to go outside.
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  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Oct 1, 2014
    25
    Save yourself. Run from Stalker.
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