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Commander in Chief: Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 27, 2005
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
56 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 215 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Starring: Kyle Secor, Harry J. Lennix, Ever Carradine
  • Summary: When the President dies, Vice President MacKenzie Allen (Geena Davis) becomes the United States' first female head of state. Her first task: avoid getting cancelled.
  • Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 26
  3. Negative: 5 out of 26
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Sid Smith
    80
    It all promises to be addictive watching.
  2. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    60
    Maybe Davis will grow into the role. Perhaps Commander in Chief will develop into something deeper than a smooth, self-satisfied show. For now, the series enjoys one important asset: impeccable timing.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    38
    A script so unimaginative, and characters so flat and forced, that it begs for a recall vote.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 139 out of 172
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 172
  3. Negative: 24 out of 172
  1. NancyS
    10
    Best best show that i have never seen, even better than prison break. hope we could see more and more seasons.
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  2. PabloG
    5
    After only 4 chapters (downloaded to my ipod) and being a "West Wing" fan, all I can said is that the script is poor for making handling of political problems so easy. I am not a US citizen and the way this series is handling international conflicts is like a dream, the true is what everybody knows (Irak, etc). I gave a 5 to the series because the great performance of characters.… Expand
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  3. NancyG
    3
    Shudder... a too-frequent nice-girl smile, flat and facile scripts, stiff acting by all (except Sutherland), unrealistic and formulaic plots and mottos and platitudes for lines. This could have been so much richer. And, I love Geena Davis' other work, so I have to believe that she just has nothing to work with and poor direction. I really wanted to like this show, but it makes me just groan. Ugh.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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