Trial & Error

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 14, 2017
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 46
  3. Negative: 8 out of 46
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  1. AryamanS
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    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.
  2. Movieman27
    Mar 19, 2017
    9
    Having watched the premiere episodes I have to say that the show was quite funny and charming Mr Lithgow is incredibly hard to beat here the show seems reasonably clean by today's standards and I really enjoyed it i will defenetly be watching again Tuesday super way to end Tuesday night on a real high note I say beleive the hype and watch this show
  3. JorgeLestre
    Mar 15, 2017
    8
    '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.
  4. MurrayT
    Mar 19, 2017
    1
    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.
  5. crankyerma
    Apr 3, 2017
    8
    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 the writers actually bothered to create strong characters from the start enabled them to do this. It'sI 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
  6. Ariadne
    Apr 30, 2017
    10
    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.
  7. KSeightyeight
    Mar 29, 2017
    8
    Six episodes in and this series has proven to be constantly enjoyable. Smart writing and high quality acting all round. The premise seems a little finite to really give this show any longevity but that's yet to show up as a problem on screen.
  8. jrobi85
    Apr 21, 2017
    10
    I was skeptical at first but it hooked me for good after the first episode. Every character was so devilishly unique that I had a hard time picking a favorite. Yes, some of the fun was predictable but the clever twists and turns in the plot kept me highly entertained. Lithgow was on his funniest game.
  9. hopeifenla
    Apr 19, 2017
    9
    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.
  10. imthenoob
    Jul 29, 2018
    10
    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 and Nicholas D'Agosto is a great counter part to his character.

    The ending is very fitting and doesn't feel    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 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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#93 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Mar 25, 2017
    80
    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.
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  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Jen Chaney
    Mar 14, 2017
    60
    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.
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  3. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Mar 14, 2017
    60
    On Trial & Error, the answer a little too often is to lean on the fish-out-of-water moments that Josh encounters in a town full of yokels so clichéd they might have come from a bottle in the writers' room marked Southern Stereotypes: Just Add Water. ... But it's Lithgow, as the hopelessly self-centered, sneakily endearing suspect, who steals every scene he's in.
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