Trial & Error: Season 1

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Trial & Error

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | Season Premiere Date: March 14, 2017

Starring: John Lithgow, Sherri Shepherd, Nicholas D'Agosto

Summary: The first big case for New York attorney Josh Segal (Nicholas D’Agosto) takes him to a small southern town to defend an unconventional poetry professor (John Lithgow) of murder in this comedic series created by Jeff Astrof and Matt Miller.

Creator: Jeffrey Astrof and Matt Miller (II) and Jeff Astrof

Genre(s): Comedy, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. The Verdict
Air Date: April 18, 2017
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S1:E12. The Defense Rests
Air Date: April 18, 2017
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S1:E11. Unusual Suspect
Air Date: April 13, 2017

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Erik Adams

Mar 14, 2017

Under normal circumstances, this wouldn’t be funny. But there’s a lot talented people hard at work on this show making sure that Trial & Error is presenting nothing that resembles “normal circumstances.” Read full review

Sonia Saraiya

Mar 8, 2017

It’s frequently possible to see the jokes in Trial & Error coming from a mile away, but the commitment of the performers somehow makes even the silliest punchlines very funny. Read full review

Glenn Garvin

Mar 25, 2017

Call me crude, immature, and jejune—editors do, all the time—but I cannot help but feel a certain fondness for a show in which characters have names like Judge Horsedich. And any comedy casting Shepherd deserves special recognition. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Mar 13, 2017

Trial & Error is solid and funny, impressively cast and in no significant sense groundbreaking. Read full review

Jen Chaney

Mar 14, 2017

Trial & Error can be amusing at times. But too often, it feels like everyone involved in this series might tear a ligament in their effort to achieve what is supposed to be effortless wackiness. Read full review

Sophie Gilbert

Mar 13, 2017

If it can shift its sights to a more demanding target, there’s potential here for a fresh and ingenious new kind of comedy. But it requires sharper writing to make murder funny than the show currently possesses. There’s more to satire than simply taking a serious subject and stuffing it full of gags. Read full review

Collider Chris Cabin

Mar 7, 2017

The result is a familiar yet no-less-depressing annual occurrence on network TV: a comedy built for vague amusement rather than real laughs. Read full review

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Ariadne

Apr 30, 2017

The more I watch, the more I love it. John Lithgow is brilliant in this, as expected. I hope there's a season two. I also enjoy how they break down the fourth wall. It just adds to the show that they 'know' we are watching.

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imthenoob

Jul 29, 2018

The more I watched it, The more I got addicted to it. It was certainly original seeing a mock documentary style shooting applied to a courtroom comedy. The cast really does a wonderful job and the characters grow quite a bit as the season progresses. John Lithgow obviously shines andThe more I watched it, The more I got addicted to it. It was certainly original seeing a mock documentary style shooting applied to a courtroom comedy. The cast really does a wonderful job and the characters grow quite a bit as the season progresses. John Lithgow obviously shines and Nicholas D'Agosto is a great counter part to his character.

The ending is very fitting and doesn't feel cheesy or forced. It's be interesting to see them address a totally new case next season with no continuation of this one. This show really is a hidden gem and if you are a fan of shows like Parks and Rec or The Office, You'll love it.… Expand

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AryamanS

Mar 16, 2017

This might become the next big hit after 'The Office', if it continues to do what it is supposed to. Trial & Error finally brings a TV Comedy that is quite different from most and hope it sticks with its viewers for a long time.

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hopeifenla

Apr 19, 2017

Trial and Error is a fresh breeze in the comedy genre. The story however simple is being executed in a unique way that makes it unforgettable. All of the characters are prosaic yet remarkable.

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JorgeLestre

Mar 15, 2017

'Trial & Error' brings ol' good Parks and Rec moves by preserving its interesting dynamics. It is a bit rushed but the characters are deliciously funny and it really provides big laughs. Just give it a try.

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crankyerma

Apr 3, 2017

I really did not expect much from this show. I generally do not care for single camera comedies and especially the faux documentary style ones. That said, this series gets everything exactly right. It's funny as hell and most of the laughs come straight out of character. The fact that theI really did not expect much from this show. I generally do not care for single camera comedies and especially the faux documentary style ones. That said, this series gets everything exactly right. It's funny as hell and most of the laughs come straight out of character. The fact that the writers actually bothered to create strong characters from the start enabled them to do this. It's just great writing.… Expand

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MurrayT

Mar 19, 2017

You know that friend you have that tries so hard to be funny...and isn't? That's this show.. Painful to watch, and cringeworthy about once a minute. Horrible Horrible Horrible.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

76
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 19, 2018
Season 1

67
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 14, 2017
- tbd
  S1:E13. The Verdict
  Air Date: April 18, 2017
- tbd
  S1:E12. The Defense Rests
  Air Date: April 18, 2017
- tbd
  S1:E11. Unusual Suspect
  Air Date: April 13, 2017
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  S1:E10. A Hostile Jury
  Air Date: April 11, 2017
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  S1:E9. Opening Statements
  Air Date: April 11, 2017
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  S1:E8. A Change in Defense
  Air Date: April 4, 2017
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  S1:E7. The Case Gets Bigger
  Air Date: April 4, 2017
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  S1:E6. Secrets & Lies
  Air Date: March 28, 2017
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  S1:E5. Right-Hand Man
  Air Date: March 28, 2017
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  S1:E4. An Unwelcome Distraction
  Air Date: March 21, 2017
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  S1:E3. The Other Man
  Air Date: March 21, 2017
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  S1:E2. A Wrench in the Case
  Air Date: March 14, 2017
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: March 14, 2017