Murder One

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 19, 1995
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
4.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 35
  3. Negative: 18 out of 35
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  1. LamontRaymond
    Jan 29, 2014
    10
    One of my all-time favorite TV seasons. This is the kind of thing that would be on HBO, FX, or AMC if it were released these days. Benzali is a bad-ass, and the writing is rock solid.
  2. MACSTAR123
    Mar 30, 2015
    10
    AMAZING!!!!! Watched this series when it first came out on TV. Ordered it as box set discs to watch again, just concluded yesterday Sunday March 29th.
    Beautifully filmed, I agree with Daniel Belzani - what a hunk! The dark and the light shots, make it mesmeric. Keeps you gripped from first scene - the twists and the turns - the court time - the time in the practice. You are enveloped    AMAZING!!!!! Watched this series when it first came out on TV. Ordered it as box set discs to watch again, just concluded yesterday Sunday March 29th.
    Beautifully filmed, I agree with Daniel Belzani - what a hunk! The dark and the light shots, make it mesmeric. Keeps you gripped from first scene - the twists and the turns - the court time - the time in the practice. You are enveloped from the word go - is it him, is it her. We did not guess right. We did not want it to end. Wish it was still going. It is far superior to nearly everything in the crime/law genre. What do we do now - nothing like it?    … Expand
  3. MrLikeable
    Jun 16, 2016
    6
    It has its moments, but TV has come a long way since the mid 90s. While the character of Richard Cross is engaging, much of the plot is not much more than soap opera. Definitely watchable, but there are much better options.
  4. benchwarmer
    Mar 21, 2019
    9
    This is absolutely one of the finest seasons of television the 90’s ever produced.
  5. Lotusdancer
    Apr 22, 2021
    10
    Season one was riveting! The cast was perfect and the writing and directing some of the best on television!

Awards & Rankings

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#2 Best TV Season of 1995
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#2 Most Discussed TV Season of 1995
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#1 Most Shared TV Season of 1995

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
99

Universal acclaim - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Jan 29, 2014
    100
    Let's get this out of the way. Last fall's best new drama and this fall's best new drama have one thing in common: a 15-year-old girl. [18 Sept 1995, p.43]
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Eric Mink
    Jan 29, 2014
    100
    There's not a shred of a doubt in my mind, however, that Murder One is twice the drama "ER" is and that viewers who climb aboard the latest effort from Steven Bochco and company are in for a hell of a ride. [18 Sept 1995, p.68]
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Steve Johnson
    Jan 29, 2014
    100
    Instead of trying to run on the fumes of style and attitude, a la "Twin Peaks," Murder One, at least in its premiere, has high octane in its tank. Boasting a tough, savvy script and the cast to handle it, the episode moves at a relentless pace from the discovery of the murder to Cross being charged with it. Along the way it establishes--or at least whets the viewer's appetite for more of--an intriguing assemblage of themes and characters. [19 Sept 1995, p.1C]
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