The Bridge
CBS | CTV | Release Date: March 5, 2010
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Deseret NewsScott D. Pierce
Season 1 Review: It looks like one of the better original offerings on any of the broadcast networks this summer. Read full review
80
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: A meaty drama in the same vein as The Shield, where some of the police are perps and there's no telling who's on the up-and-up. Read full review
70
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: People who like their stories wrapped up neatly in 44 minutes or so (yes, I'm looking at you, CBS viewers) may find this one a Bridge too far, but for anyone who likes their cops complicated and their plots twisted, there are worse ways to spend a Saturday night. Read full review
70
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: The Bridge is pure melodrama, its villainous commanders and politicians practically twirling their mustaches as they plot their evil deeds. But if The Bridge won't expand your knowledge of urban-management science, it will keep you glued to the set. Read full review
70
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: People who like their stories wrapped up neatly in 44 minutes or so (yes, I'm looking at you, CBS viewers) may find this one a Bridge too far, but for anyone who likes their cops complicated and their plots twisted, there are worse ways to spend a Saturday night. Read full review
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: By no means a great show, The Bridge is at least a little bit different from most police procedurals. Read full review
60
The New York TimesMike Hale
Season 1 Review: The series is in the "NYPD Blue" and "Southland" vein, trying for realism. It isn't in those shows' league, but it's a welcome change from the glossy triviality of other summer filler like "Rookie Blue" or "The Good Guys." Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
Season 1 Review: Although overblown in message and action, The Bridge is well-performed and worth watching if only to see if it will stand by its thesis: that real change comes from people working together. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: While the execution isn't perfect and the first episode feels a little cluttered, it has at least two ideas that create interesting drama and could even stimulate a little thought. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterRandee Dawn
Season 1 Review: There are intriguing elements amid the clutter: Policeman Frank Leo (Aaron Douglas) is a beefy, moral man of the people who in the process of rallying the troops becomes a target for the police brass. Read full review
60
The New York TimesMike Hale
Season 1 Review: The series is in the "NYPD Blue" and "Southland" vein, trying for realism. It isn't in those shows' league, but it's a welcome change from the glossy triviality of other summer filler like "Rookie Blue" or "The Good Guys." Read full review
60
VarietyGeoffrey Berkshire
Season 1 Review: There's something intriguing about a summer show that is at once too complicated in storytelling and too simplistic in aesthetics to comfortably mesh with CBS' flashy procedural-stacked lineup. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyDarren Franich
Season 1 Review: Another Canuck cop drama imported by CBS, The Bridge is (meager-praise alert!) better than Flashpoint. There's a nifty, Wire-esque exploration of police bureaucracy. Read full review
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