The Evidence

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 22, 2006
Metascore
40

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 24
  3. Negative: 12 out of 24

Critic Reviews

  1. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    60
    The Evidence needs more distinctive twists to stand out in the overpopulated crime lineup.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Dalton Ross
    50
    It's funny, I was just saying how there aren't enough procedural forensic/police dramas on TV these days. [24 Mar 2006, p.64]
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  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Sid Smith
    50
    Estes and Jones are appealing, slightly underplaying their buddy shtick. In a galaxy far, far away, their act might click. But in our universe of cop show overload, they're just another team grappling with grisly violence and unrepentant evil.
  5. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    50
    Even if The Evidence were the first show of its kind, it would still be mediocre.
  6. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    40
    The very definition of generic.
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  7. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    40
    You can pretty much watch this show any night of the week under its other titles, CSI and Law & Order.
  8. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    40
    [A] shamelessly derivative cop show set in the shamelessly overexposed city by the bay, with high-school-play-level acting performances which help make the overall effect cornier than a cornfield in Kansas. And yet ... and yet, there's something appealing about ABC's new cop drama.
  9. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    40
    In the pilot tonight, one of the clues has nothing to do with the murder, and that hardly seems fair, though "fair" in another sense might be the best way to describe The Evidence. Unless you want to go for "poor."
  10. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    40
    The show's main characters are all too familiar.

Awards & Rankings

91
#91 Best TV Season of 2006
79
#79 Most Discussed TV Season of 2006

User Reviews

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 35
  3. Negative: 4 out of 35
  1. NicoleK
    Apr 3, 2007
    10
    Would love to see "The Evidence" back on the airs. These critics need to let the viewers determine what we want like, and furthermore Rob Would love to see "The Evidence" back on the airs. These critics need to let the viewers determine what we want like, and furthermore Rob Estes has a presence on screen and needs to have more of an opportunity to showcase his talents.… Full Review »
  2. cheyennew
    Oct 2, 2006
    10
    I loved this show and i don't understand why it was cancelled so quickly. they didn't even give it a chance!
  3. britneyt
    Sep 4, 2006
    10
    i love it!!
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