• Network: USA
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 28, 2007
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7
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Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critics What's this?

User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 159 Ratings

  • Starring: Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless, Jeffrey Donovan
  • Summary: A former spy works as a private investigator in Miami while he attempts to learn why the CIA terminated his services in this darkly-comic original drama.
  • Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense
  • Creator: Matt Nix
  • Show Type: Between Seasons
  • Season 1 premiere date: Jun 28, 2007
  • Episode Length: 60
  • Air Time: 09:00 PM
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Brisk and witty, this is a good showcase for Donovan's super-tough-guy-with-a-heart-of-gold persona.
  2. The dialogue is always to the point, yet it gives even the bit players enough room to create something memorable.
  3. 80
    If “Burn Notice” can keep up the energy and the inventiveness of its pilot, it’ll be a must-see summer series for me.
  4. 60
    The show stumbles at maintaining a breezy tone and a professional sheen.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 73
  2. Negative: 3 out of 73
  1. In my opinion, the 2nd greatest USA original show behind Monk. People are complaining about, the characters, being perfect. But im sure most people would to when they spent more, than half of their life doing that proffesion. Expand
  2. A spy comedy / drama with plenty of explosions and gun fights to keep you entertained.

    The narration comes across as encyclopedic when desc
    ribing day to day activities of a spy. However, not all of it should be taken as pure fact. Then again, anybody who believes everything on TV probably should get their head checked.

    It's good entertaining fun that isn't meant to be taken too seriously and I think its why the B movie actor Bruce Campbell works so well in this show.
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  3. GeorgeK.
    7
    Amusing show, has a MacGyver-with-guns feel at times.
  4. Garrett
    3
    The show has nice graphics and the acting is ok. But how they talk like they know everything really annoys me. And they are usually wrong anyway if you really know the topic. Expand

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