The Closer

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Season 1
  • Network: TNT
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 13, 2005
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 33
  3. Negative: 2 out of 33
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  1. monaLUVSjosh
    Feb 7, 2011
    10
    This is one of my favorite cop shows.....ever! I love Brenda Lee Johnson along with the cast of characters. Kyra Sedgwick was born to play this role. The writing is strong and the show never disappoints! The new seasons seem so short, so since the show is now in syndication, getting to watch Season 1 episodes all over again totally makes up for it.
  2. Tss5078
    Feb 23, 2013
    9
    The Closer is a top notch police drama the likes of which television has never seen. For the past 6 years, Kyra Sedgwick has played Chief of Major Case Squad, Brenda Lee Johnson. The series starts out when an old colleague, Chief Pope (J.K. Simmons), asks her to come from D.C. to L.A. to run a brand new division within the LAPD. She accepts and nobody is happy about it. They resent her forThe Closer is a top notch police drama the likes of which television has never seen. For the past 6 years, Kyra Sedgwick has played Chief of Major Case Squad, Brenda Lee Johnson. The series starts out when an old colleague, Chief Pope (J.K. Simmons), asks her to come from D.C. to L.A. to run a brand new division within the LAPD. She accepts and nobody is happy about it. They resent her for many reasons, such as, her past relationship with Pope, the fact that she's an outsider, the fact that she's a young woman, take your pick. Her job is to improve the closure rate on high profile crimes, but at the same time she's fighting her own people just to get things done. Sedgwick is absolutely amazing as Brenda Lee Johnson. She is such a smart woman and it shows in the way she portrays the Chief. The supporting cast are all terrific, and are in fact veterans of such successful shows as Oz, Law Order, and MASH. If you like cop shows, crime dramas, or even just a good old fashion mystery this is the show for you! It's 7th and final season begins on TNT in late June and it's gearing up to be the best one yet!… Expand
  3. chughead
    Jan 18, 2012
    10
    Breakthrough show! No other series could match it at the time. Brenda Lee is the female Columbo returns. Fun supporting cast where the drama is not so serious but serious about solving crimes. Brilliant startup!
  4. rone
    Nov 22, 2014
    8
    Clever and well done tv program. Kyra is an excellent actor, as are the co stars. I didn't begin watching (reruns) until Oct of this year but now I watch whenever I can. Its too bad this series ended because there are not enough programs like this during prime time.

Awards & Rankings

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#20 Best TV Season of 2005
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#58 Most Discussed TV Season of 2005
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#23 Most Shared TV Season of 2005

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. Cleveland Plain Dealer
    Reviewed by: Mark Dawidziak
    Jul 10, 2013
    90
    Every bit as intriguing as it is intelligent. [13 Jun 2005]
  2. Denver Post
    Reviewed by: Joanne Ostrow
    Jul 10, 2013
    70
    Thanks to Sedgwick, the hour is a distinguished contribution to the cop genre, delving further into a character's personal life than the "Law & Order" procedurals, and avoiding the showy visual effects that are high points of the "CSI" brand. [13 Jun 2005]
  3. Detroit Free Press
    Reviewed by: Mike Duffy
    Jul 10, 2013
    70
    A taut new crime drama that's happily more than the sum of its generic crime procedural parts. [13 Jun 2005]
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