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Medium: Season 5
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 3, 2005
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7
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Metascore
70 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

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  • Summary: Allison DuBois (Patricia Arquette) continues to see visions and tries to stop the deaths she sees as the fifth season begins.
  • Genre(s): Science-Fiction, Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Alynda Wheat
    83
    The resolution with the ghost is plenty satisfying, but ultimately Medium's strength is that it's not about the ghosts.
  2. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    83
    Get beyond that preposterous premise outlined above, and you've got a solid piece of prime-time entertainment. This show knows what it is, and knows exactly what the core audience expects.
  3. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    60
    Parts of tonight's episode and next week's also focus on the Dubois offspring and their own burgeoning psychic abilities, yet another growth opportunity for a show that keeps finding a way to survive in an ever-tougher world.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. BeatriceM.
    10
    Knocks Ghost Whisperer out of the ball park.
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  2. NeilL.
    10
    One of the best series ever. This is my second favorite show on TV after Lost. I'm glad to have both back on at once.
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  3. ChrisB
    9
    It's a bit early in the season to judge, maybe should have waited a bit. There's a little too much getting crammed into the first two shows, so the details that used to keep me interested are getting glossed over or just not there. Still, great and fun acting - Jake's growing role in the show is good to see, he's a great actor in the role.… Expand
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