• Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 10, 2012
  • Season #: 1
Nashville (2012) Image
Metascore

Universal acclaim - based on 32 Critics What's this?

User Score

Generally favorable reviews- based on 119 Ratings

  • Summary: Veteran country singer Rayna James (Connie Britton) goes on tour as newcomer Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere) seeks to be the new star.
  • Genre(s): Drama, Music
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    Oct 22, 2012
    100
    Nashville is the best new show of the fall. [29 Oct 2012, p.37]
  2. Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Oct 10, 2012
    80
    Nashville's was the one that made me most excited to see more episodes of the series and see how its world unfolds.
  3. Reviewed by: Troy Patterson
    Oct 11, 2012
    80
    Nashville feels fresh because it catches a different tone. The few ironic winks it makes do not disfigure its straight face for quality pulp, nor does the sincerity harden into hokum.
  4. 80
    It feels lived-in, confident. That's a good sign.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 26
  2. Negative: 2 out of 26
  1. Nashville is the best new series on TV this season. It is extremely satisfying to see broadcast TV get the music business right - or even mostly right. The characters have depth I've rarely seen in commercial television, and the actors are all pitch perfect. This show has everything you'd want - social relevance, human angst, love, honor, duty....... It's all there. I hope future episodes match the stellar beginning of its first few - and I hope the network has the sense to keep renewing it. This is a must see. Bravo! Expand
  2. The show essentially is a well written soap opera but what makes it authentic is the music. I'm not a fan of country music but even I have to admit, the music is fantastic. Expand
  3. It reminds me of a tv version of the movie Country Strong. Moving with the times or be left out. It seems to be plodding along nicely, great cast and writing is not bad. The pilot was likeable and ambitious. It doesn't cater for the kids like Glee does but a more respectful audience and therefore instantly gets credit. I'll continue watching and see where it goes. Expand
  4. The show is flat and sexless. It demands to be on a pay channel. ABC has this show on a short leash, and its the breed of show that can only thrive if you set it free. Expand

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