The Book of Daniel

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 6, 2006
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 23
  3. Negative: 3 out of 23

Critic Reviews

  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    60
    A well-intentioned drama with a few comedic quirks but without depth or greater purpose.
  2. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    60
    The cast is heavenly in The Book of Daniel; the writing isn't.
  3. Time
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    60
    You may feel the faith-and-family themes could be handled better on cable--mainly because they have been.
  5. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    60
    It's disappointing that Kenny felt the need to make this series so far over the top, because at its core, there's a great family show worth watching.
  6. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Joy Press
    60
    It yearns to be an HBO-worthy drama that reckons with heady moral issues, but it can't resist the temptation of prime-time gloss and melodrama.
  7. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Diane Werts
    60
    Quinn radiates enough sincerity to make us keep reading this uneven book, just to see how it shapes up.
  8. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    60
    These actors help save the show from pure whimsy and excess.
  9. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    50
    The Book of Daniel is different and ambitious enough to bear watching at least for a little while.
  10. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    50
    This is a series that throws so much lunacy into the plotlines that even the writers on "Dynasty" must be hissing.

Awards & Rankings

45
#45 Best TV Season of 2006
10
#10 Most Discussed TV Season of 2006
62
#62 Most Shared TV Season of 2006

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User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 181 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 90 out of 181
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 181
  3. Negative: 88 out of 181
  1. LCrisholm
    May 8, 2007
    2
    Tom Shales said it best: Tries desperately to be as incessantly offensive as often as possible on every subject possible -- and fails even at that.
  2. MarthaR
    Jan 21, 2007
    10
    Refreshing - crazy like life - I should know - I'm a Bishop's daughter!
  3. MJohnson
    Oct 22, 2006
    10
    It was thought provoking and such a relief to see a program grappling with common, though hidden, issues. It might have tried too hard to It was thought provoking and such a relief to see a program grappling with common, though hidden, issues. It might have tried too hard to deal with a lot in a short time. Considering that most of what's offered on network TV is violent and graphically so, The Book of Daniel almost made me believe that NBC was a humane and compassionate network. I don't think that anymore.… Full Review »
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