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2007
TV-14
The CW

2007
TV-14
The CW

Reaper

Summary Throughout Sam's life, he always wondered why his mom and dad were so easy on him. Whether it was sports, school, career choices, or picking on his little brother Kyle, Sam always got away with everything. Because of it, he decided to drop out of college and take a dead beat job, wasting most of his time playing video games and wishing h...

Created By: Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas

2007
TV-14
The CW

2007
TV-14
The CW

Reaper

Season 1 Premiere: Sep 25, 2007

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 35 Critic Reviews

75

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 53 User Ratings

7.3

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Summary Throughout Sam's life, he always wondered why his mom and dad were so easy on him. Whether it was sports, school, career choices, or picking on his little brother Kyle, Sam always got away with everything. Because of it, he decided to drop out of college and take a dead beat job, wasting most of his time playing video games and wishing h...

Created By: Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas

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All Seasons

18 Episodes • 2007

13 Episodes • 2009

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 35 Critic Reviews

83% Positive
29 Reviews

14% Mixed
5 Reviews

3% Negative
1 Review

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Negative Reviews

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 35 Critic Reviews

83% Positive
29 Reviews

14% Mixed
5 Reviews

3% Negative
1 Review

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

San Francisco Chronicle

The writing and acting are hit out of the ballpark on this one, and that's not a vibe you pick up out of nowhere.

By Tim Goodman FULL REVIEW

Wise has been given a great chance to shine, and he makes the most of it, stealing scenes with such aplomb it may almost be a sin. Still, the show has to be carried by Harrison and Labine, and they seem up to the task.

By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW

Philadelphia Inquirer

Reaper is right up there with the best new shows of the season, better, actually, than NBC's "Chuck" because it dares to be more radical.

By Jonathan Storm FULL REVIEW

Philadelphia Daily News

Geek TV is really the stories of people who've had greatness, not geekiness, thrust upon them, mostly in the form of unrequested superpowers. It should probably disturb me, but somehow doesn't, that the best of these, the CW's Reaper.

By Ellen Gray FULL REVIEW

New York Daily News

If I sound too enthusiastic about a series that ends up, in the pilot, being a bit too obsessed with special effects, I apologize. The Devil made me do it. Or at least Ray Wise did

By David Hinckley FULL REVIEW

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Creatively, the show seems to be in pretty decent shape.

By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW

Set against Reaper‘s slackers and the largely limited actors who portray them, Wise will having you rooting for the Devil.

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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 53 User Ratings

70% Positive
37 Ratings

19% Mixed
10 Ratings

11% Negative
6 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 53 User Ratings

70% Positive
37 Ratings

19% Mixed
10 Ratings

11% Negative
6 Ratings

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Details

Production Company:

ABC Signature
Reaper Productions
The Mark Gordon Company
Touchstone Television

Initial Release Date: Sep 25, 2007

Number of seasons: 2 Seasons

Rating: TV-14

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Awards

Leo Awards

• 2 Wins & 16 Nominations

Television Critics Association Awards

• 1 Nomination

GLAAD Media Awards

• 1 Nomination

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