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Necessary Roughness: Season 1
  • Network: USA
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 29, 2011
  • Season #: 1 , 2
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Metascore
63 out of 100

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

User Score
5.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Summary: A newly single mom restarts her career as a sport therapist.
  • Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Jul 5, 2011
    80
    Sins of fathers and mothers not only visit each of the characters, but infest them; the show shimmers with an inner core of volcanic anger that makes it far more interesting than your average family soap.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Jun 28, 2011
    60
    Like all mothers on TV dramas, Angela starts out annoying. That means we can probably count on her to say something wise at just the moment we least expect it. In the end, though, this is Thorne's show, and she carries the lead well. Now the writers and Dr. Donna have to find enough interesting places she can go.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Jun 28, 2011
    25
    Created by Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro ("Miami Medical"), the writing is amateurish, the premise as thin as watery gruel, the emotions generally inauthentic, and the cast only minimally engaging.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 3 out of 8
  1. MethylONE
    10
    I like the lead and have seen her in other things of course. Overall I thought it was good. Some things were forced and that shows me that this is going to get worse, not better, but I can hope.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. JoeinMD
    5
    While I really like Callie Thorne, I had a lot of trouble with this show. The premise seemed very contrived and the show just does not "work" for me.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. MarcDoyle
    3
    We have to be honest with ourselves here. Yes, we all love Callie Thorne (from Homcide, The Wire, Rescue Me), but the writing on this show is atrocious. And yes, I watch just about every other USA summer show, so I gave it 2 episodes before pulling the plug on this. It's really too bad. If you really need your therapist fix, go for HBO's In Treatment - start with Season 1. And if you want more light USA fare, try Covert Affairs, Suits, or Royals Pains. I know you're already watching Burn Notice, so there's no need to make that argument.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes

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