Trust Me

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Season 1
  • Network: TNT
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 26, 2009
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20

Critic Reviews

  1. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    60
    The show is a modern Mad Men, but without the mystery or the allure. Trust Me all too often feels like going to work.
  2. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    60
    For fans of "Mad Men," Trust Me offers a modern, more recognizable ad agency world but the tone of TNT's series is completely different. It is not "Mad Men: The Next Generation," not by a long shot. And the show's quality lags leaps and bounds behind.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    58
    This is an hour-long drama trying to cross Mad Men with Aaron Sorkin-style walk-and-talk dialogue. It’s a clever concept that curdles with cutesy self-consciousness.
  5. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    50
    The series isn't bad. It just isn't all that good.
  6. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    50
    "Mad Men" is the genre's gold standard, and the inevitable thematic comparisons just accentuates Trust Me's flaws, making the show seem even more dispensable.
  7. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    50
    While it's nice to see McCormack and Cavanagh back in episodic form, their similarities diminish their interplay, inasmuch as it's not a reach to envision both in either role. Everyone else pretty much falls into predictable archetypes, from the nerdy young creative team to Griffin Dunne as the constantly frazzled boss.
  8. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Misha Davenport
    50
    Though it features dialogue delivered rapid-fire like the best David Mamet plays, the show isn't quite sure what it wants to be.
  9. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Cynthia Fuchs
    50
    Cavanagh and McCormack bring what you know they will--an effective mix of fast talk and easy delivery to pitch the partners’ situations, which range from silly to predictable.
  10. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Len Sousa
    50
    The series is set in a world that praises the lie, and if the creators can mine that vein for inspiration and avoid falling for the conventional TV drama traps, they could have a better show to sell to their advertisers.

Awards & Rankings

52
#52 Best TV Season of 2009
83
#83 Most Discussed TV Season of 2009
76
#76 Most Shared TV Season of 2009

User Reviews

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. SteveW
    Mar 17, 2009
    10
    Show is incredible. Its an amazing show and keeps you on your feet. Addicted!
  2. mathewi
    Mar 16, 2009
    7
    Great show both leads have great chemistry and are brilliant together.
  3. GaryA
    Mar 2, 2009
    10
    Best show on TNT. A nice break from all the Cop drama. Better than Mad Men IMHO.
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