Wisdom of the Crowd

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 1, 2017
Metascore
35

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 17
  3. Negative: 9 out of 17
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Allison Shoemaker
    Sep 29, 2017
    33
    Despite the ridiculous premise, the hollow performances, the shallow sketches that substitute for characters, and the incredibly thoughtless approach to the emotional lives of those characters, there are still moments when you might actually want to see what happens next. At times, it’s because an actor crackles with energy, and at others, it’s because it just doesn’t seem possible that things could get even dumber.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Chris Barton
    Oct 1, 2017
    30
    Actual wisdom in this show is in short supply.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Sep 29, 2017
    30
    [Jeremy Piven] skillfully employs the art of abrasion that he mastered on HBO’s “Entourage.” But he’s less persuasive as a haunted, grieving father. And the supporting players--his ex-wife (Monica Potter), his project manager and lover (Natalia Tena) and a pair of quirky computer whizzes--are underdeveloped in the pilot. But these typical growing pains are nothing next to the creepiness of the premise. Despite the flashes of self-awareness, the hero of Wisdom is mob justice.
  5. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Sep 26, 2017
    20
    A watered-down “Person of Interest” crossed with Fox’s failed “APB,” this time-waster stars Jeremy Piven as a Silicon Valley mogul touched by tragedy when his daughter is murdered, leading him to quit his company and create a crowd-sourced, crime-solving app. ... And to think CBS’s Sunday night was once home to a prestige drama like “The Good Wife” and now it’s a parking spot for this disappointment.
  6. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Sep 22, 2017
    20
    Lousy idea, lousy show.
  7. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Sep 29, 2017
    15
    From pacing to plotting to smirky hipster pseudowisdom ("Privacy? We gave that up a long time ago so we could watch cat videos on our cellphone"). Wisdom of the Crowd is a stylistic clone of Person of Interest and Bull. In terms of IQ points, it's the lowest yet.
  8. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Oct 23, 2017
    10
    This new Jeremy Piven series is proving to be one of the more naive and ludicrous shows of the fall season.
  9. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Oct 1, 2017
    10
    I don't remember the last time I watched a show with so much distaste for people who disagree with it, though I suspect there are people who feel this way about more clearly liberal shows. To them, I apologize. I'd argue that Wisdom of the Crowd isn't ideologically left or right, but rather just building a bad premise badly or, rather, treating a nightmare like a dream.
  10. Collider
    Reviewed by: Chris Cabin
    Sep 29, 2017
    0
    There is an attempt here to tap into what makes shows like Scorpion and Person of Interest lack, but neither the acting nor the writing delivers the minor narrative pleasures that those series serves up intermittently. Instead, Wisdom of the Crowd acts as an egregious, even embarrassing gesture toward understanding the age of social media, a husk of modern tropes made with minimal passion and even less care.

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User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 44
  3. Negative: 14 out of 44
  1. Ededed
    Jan 31, 2018
    7
    Another show wanting to cash in on the success of TBBT and Scorpion with shades of APB. Interesting premise and some potential, but far tooAnother show wanting to cash in on the success of TBBT and Scorpion with shades of APB. Interesting premise and some potential, but far too predictable.

    The writers cannot let the daughter’s murder get solved too quickly or they’d be lacking any motivation for the app and the show to continue. So, we’re stuck with the main character’s pain and anger throughout the run of the show - and the negative emotion will become tiresome to the audience quite quickly. Another story that might have made a good two hour TV movie, but not a continuing season drama. Will only work if they solve the daughter’s murder fast, then they transition to become partners of the police force. They either need to get crowd source funding going or get a rich benefactor on board because the financial troubles subplot is not working. Basically irritating and can be wiped away as soon as the writers want it solved.

    Addendum- So the partnership with the police thing is happening (predictable) and now the evil corporate types now want to steal the system based on a few hundred lines of code. Another irritating subplot that needs to go away quickly.

    CBS has not extended their order for more episodes so S1 will end at 13. This is also a signal that a S2 is highly unlikely. Also likely a signal that CBS is running away from any association with actors who have been mentioned in this year’s flood of sexual harassment accusations. If this is true, we could be losing a lot of shows based on the type of behavior I’ve seen as typical in acting companies. Guess they had to take responsibility for their actions at some point and the industry as a whole will be better for it. Sad to see this show go, as it had some potential as far as I was concerned. Wrong decision, CBS. This show could have been something.

    Obviously the 13 episode season did not give enough time for the writers to wrap up the show properly. Since this show is not likely coming back, would like to see a special 2 hour episode to tie everything up - one can dream, right? Way to leave this show’s fans hanging,CBS! It would have been better to recast the lead or write him out rather than dump a show that had potential.    … Full Review »
  2. ilovelavalamp
    Nov 5, 2017
    0
    This show is bad. Undeniably bad. Characters are shallow. Writing is cheesy. Technology in the show makes bloop bloop noises like stupidThis show is bad. Undeniably bad. Characters are shallow. Writing is cheesy. Technology in the show makes bloop bloop noises like stupid 1980's special effects. Very clear and suffocating liberal biased agenda. Noticeable forced diversification of cast members to avoid appearing racist against any possible minority group. Nice perfect 50/50 split of male and female cast members to not appear sexist. All women are portrayed as powerful, resourceful and intellectual. The Young Turks would love it. It feels like they built their political agenda, created a politically correct cast, and then just kinda slipped the plot and writing in where to could fit them around the first two. It fails as a drama, but to be fair, I'd give it a 6/10 as a comedy.… Full Review »
  3. Avalancheee
    Nov 1, 2017
    0
    Wisdom had potential. It wasn't as kitchy as APB, which was lots of funs, but the storylines were solid UNTIL THE INJECTED LEFT-WINGWisdom had potential. It wasn't as kitchy as APB, which was lots of funs, but the storylines were solid UNTIL THE INJECTED LEFT-WING POLITICS. WONT WATCH IT ANYMORE. In one episode the writers subtly equated a white supremacist with all conservatives. There were so many liberal soap-box, virtue-signaling monologue that I had to stop watching because I felt I was betraying true Americans. HOLLYWOOD JUST DOESN'T GET IT.… Full Review »
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