The Beast

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Season 1
  • Network: A&E
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 15, 2009
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22
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Awards & Rankings

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#84 Best TV Season of 2009
59
#59 Most Shared TV Season of 2009

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Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 25
  3. Negative: 5 out of 25
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    50
    We could be spending our time reading better hardboiled yarns from fresh tough-guy novelists like Charles S. Houston or Duane Swierczynski. In fact, I'd rather watch an hour of ?Swayze reading one of their tales aloud than sit through an episode of The Beast.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ray Richmond
    60
    The action often is energetic and intriguing but is sometimes brought down by Fimmel's uneven performance. The rest of the supporting cast acquits itself well, and Swayze manages to bring the words of scribes Vincent Angell and William L. Rotko to menacing life.
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  3. Kansas City Star
    Reviewed by: Aaron Barnhart
    30
    I have now watched two episodes of the new A&E series The Beast, and I am filled with questions. How many brain cells did I lose watching two episodes of The Beast?
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