Vegas
CBS | Release Date: September 25, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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60
Zap2it (Inside the Box)Rick PorterSep 25, 2012
Season 1 Review: Where the show stumbles a little is in the case itself. Read full review
60
Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandSep 25, 2012
Season 1 Review: Vegas has a lot of things going for it: star power, period ambience, and a compelling Vegas central conflict. But despite all that, the show doesn't feel like it's hit the jackpot. Read full review
60
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertSep 25, 2012
Season 1 Review: The debut isn't disastrous by any means, it just doesn't crackle. Read full review
60
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GraySep 25, 2012
Season 1 Review: People who like their procedurals with punch--there's plenty of punching, not to mention kicking, in the pilot--might like CBS' period cop show just the way it is. But if I'm going to stay with Vegas, I'm going to need to be wooed a little. Read full review
60
VarietyBrian LowrySep 25, 2012
Season 1 Review: Yet if the premise sets up a promising square-off of titans, the premiere retreats to a rather predictable, time-killing murder mystery, which serves to establish Lamb's new role, but also smacks more of CBS' stodgier procedurals than a character-driven drama. Read full review
60
The New York TimesMike HaleSep 24, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's all just window dressing on a standard crime drama, however, and while the pilot sets up running story lines involving the gangster and the officials he controls, they feel squeezed and a little perfunctory. Read full review
50
SalonWilla PaskinSep 25, 2012
Season 1 Review: Vegas is not embarrassing. But it is just a gussied-up procedural, which would be fine, if it weren't so blatantly aiming to be something more. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleySep 25, 2012
Season 1 Review: Chiklis is terrific. Too often, though, Vegas plays like a comic book, without much depth to its characters. Read full review
40
PopMattersLesley SmithSep 25, 2012
Season 1 Review: Some of this talent is visible in the premiere episode's poetic counterbalancing of empty landscapes and claustrophobic casino back-offices, and actors' convincing performances.... When it comes to plotting and scripting, though, Vegas is far less sure-footed. Read full review
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