Touch

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 25, 2012
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
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Critic Reviews

  1. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Jan 24, 2012
    91
    A bit melodramatic, a bit manipulative, Touch is still one of the best pilots of the 2011-12 season to date.
  2. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Michael Landweber
    Jan 25, 2012
    80
    So far, its mix of spirituality and science, familial and global struggles, is galvanizing.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Sarah Rodman
    Jan 24, 2012
    80
    There is a sense of adventure and uplift in Touch that is rare in current procedurals. It might just be enough to connect it to an audience thirsty to see Sutherland save the world in quieter, smaller increments--and with the occasional smile.
  5. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    Mar 16, 2012
    75
    The one great redemptive asset--and it's significant--is Kiefer Sutherland. [26 Mar 2012, p.41]
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  6. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Lori Rackl
    Jan 25, 2012
    75
    Overall, the first episode delivers a suspenseful ride around the world, peppered with some tear-jerking moments.
  7. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    Jan 24, 2012
    75
    Yes, the show is intriguing, and it's great to have Sutherland back on TV. But frankly, it's awfully complicated.
  8. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Jan 20, 2012
    75
    There's heavy-handed imagery, and the show will rise or fall depending on the different weekly encounters with Jake. [27 Jan 2012, p.68]
  9. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Jan 25, 2012
    70
    Viewers should try to connect with Touch. There's something intriguing about it.
  10. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jan 25, 2012
    70
    [Touch is] emotionally compelling but wildly fantastical and undeniably manipulative.
  11. Denver Post
    Reviewed by: Joanne Ostrow
    Jan 24, 2012
    70
    We'll see if audiences can tolerate the notion of profound interrelatedness as weekly entertainment.
  12. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: David Hiltbrand
    Jan 24, 2012
    70
    The pilot for Touch is actually rather intriguing and well-executed. My problem with the show is projecting how well it will play a couple of months into its run.
  13. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Dorothy Rabinowitz
    Jan 23, 2012
    70
    It's Mr. Sutherland's portrayal of the father--unyielding in his effort to break through to his mute child and grasp what he's trying to say with his numbers--that is the heart of this story, the power likely to sustain this promising enterprise.
  14. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Jan 25, 2012
    67
    Touch needs more work grounding its reality before any of these fantasies take flight.
  15. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Jan 24, 2012
    67
    It's an interesting, emotionally manipulative but still effective hour of television.
  16. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    Mar 22, 2012
    63
    Unfortunately, [Sutherland's] disciplined performance is done in by an undisciplined show that moves too slowly to put limits on Jake's powers.
  17. RedEye
    Reviewed by: Curt Wagner
    Jan 24, 2012
    63
    It's all very new-agey and a bit pretentious.

Awards & Rankings

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#75 Best TV Season of 2012
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#31 Most Discussed TV Season of 2012
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#20 Most Shared TV Season of 2012

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User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 98 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 61 out of 98
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 98
  3. Negative: 14 out of 98
  1. nautico
    Apr 6, 2012
    4
    Jake! Jake! Jake! Jake! Jeez, if I hear "Jake!" one more time, I'm going to go mad. I've even caught myself counting the number of times theJake! Jake! Jake! Jake! Jeez, if I hear "Jake!" one more time, I'm going to go mad. I've even caught myself counting the number of times the Sutherland character utters it, a very bad sign. Can't the writers come up with something less repetitive and maybe a few synonyms for "wait!" as well? And what about his autistic son's intolerance for physical touch? Yeah, I realize that's tied in to the theme of the series, but are we ever going to get beyond the threat of his going ballistic whenever it happens? Again, writers please come up with some alternatives to this gutteral screaming scenario, will you, puhleeeze?… Full Review »
  2. Knicksfan7
    Mar 25, 2012
    8
    This is a brilliant show. The way everything comes together at the end of the "first" episode is amazing. The acting could use a boost, its aThis is a brilliant show. The way everything comes together at the end of the "first" episode is amazing. The acting could use a boost, its a bit sub-par, but man is Jake an absolute genius. The way everything comes together, and all of the storylines clash is just like the movie Crash. Its absolutely brilliant. This show really shows us that anything is possible. This show definitely makes me look forward to thursdays. 8.5/10… Full Review »
  3. AustinGigi
    May 3, 2012
    5
    JAKE!!!!!! JAKE!!!!!!!! JAKE!!!!!!! Show is okay, but I can't take Kiefer's character screaming for his son that we all know will notJAKE!!!!!! JAKE!!!!!!!! JAKE!!!!!!! Show is okay, but I can't take Kiefer's character screaming for his son that we all know will not respond in any way. It is crazy, but this is my main reason for not wanting to watch it anymore.… Full Review »
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