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A Gifted Man : Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 23, 2011
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
62 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 37 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Summary: Michael Holt (Patrick Wilson), a high-priced surgeon, is visited by the ghost of his ex-wife Anna (Jenifer Ehle), who leads him to a free clinic where he learns what life and death really means.
  • Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Sep 22, 2011
    80
    There's no question that A Gifted Man is the network's best, most creatively successful effort in the past five years.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Sep 26, 2011
    60
    It's all a bit edgier than you might imagine, and I'll be giving this another look--though it's probably not going to keep me home on Fridays.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Sep 23, 2011
    25
    It's painful watching an actor as skilled as Wilson trying to force-feed credibility to a horrifically unbelievable moment and sadly failing. Things only get worse from here on.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 3 out of 11
  1. teritalks
    10
    Love, Love, Love this show! Please more seasons!!!! Patrick Wilson is a great fit and supporting cast has great chemistry. 16 shows went by in a flash!… Expand
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  2. Zutron
    5
    Maybe this should have been called Asperger Man. In a nutshell: wife had the heart of gold and empathy role, hubby honed brilliance. He is so brilliant that other doctors become fumblingly incompetent in his presence. When you see him in action at the free clinic, the other doctors don't seem to be able to handle basic first aid or triage. How did they ever function without him? The episode I just watched (my last!), he finally found a supermodel/doctor with a heart of gold to run the clinic (thank God! what if someone ugly or over 30 had come along?) So now viewers can watch as Asperger dude takes 2 or 3 seasons before someone tells him that new doc is hot and he should go for it. She of course, will pine away in that cute, sassy, rescueing lives kind of way these show are so fond of. It will be painful viewing, I'm sure.… Expand
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  3. ddot24
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ugh! It has actually been a little painful watching this show. If I were watching it alone, I would've turned it off and been done with it. *SPOILERS* I find the concept of the show decent and it has possibilities. However, I don't feel the outcome took full advantage of those possibilities. I find the ex-wife, played by Jennifer Ehle, to be Super annoying! I know she's dead and that is horrible and I am sure that what she's doing for her ex-husband will help make him more caring, there is just something about how demanding she is that rubs me the wrong way. I think the character is judgemental, pushy, and dare I even say a little selfish. Selfish because she had her time here and now it's over, let the man have his, even if he is cold and bitter, it's his choice. I also don't even care for the actress in this role. I hope that this show gets canceled to prevent shows that don't feel like torture from being on the chopping block.… Expand
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