Book Of Daniel, The

New York PostLinda Stasi

"Daniel" is not that controversial, but is really pretty damned, oops, darned good.

USA TodayRobert Bianco

Witty, earnest, intelligent, overdone, overly ambitious, wildly entertaining and superbly cast.

TV GuideMatt Roush

Darkly comedic and richly entertaining.

Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman

A well-written and well-cast, if broadly drawn, show.

Detroit Free PressMike Duffy

An offbeat treat worth rooting for.

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

A program that gets stronger as we get to know its characters better, and the quality of the cast helps tremendously.

Chicago TribuneSid Smith

While the story and drama aren't always successful, and occasionally border on the cloying or trite, "Daniel" is something fresh, mildly provocative and amusingly performed.

San Jose Mercury NewsCharlie McCollum

"The Book of Daniel" turns out to be something rare to network television these days. It is a rich family drama that isn't afraid of dealing with real issues in a real way and with humor, falling somewhere between "Six Feet Under" and the late, lamented "Once and Again."

Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland

Borders on terrific at times and falters in others.

VarietyBrian Lowry

Whimsical and busy, "Daniel" is overly ambitious but highly watchable, with an interlocking web of smart-ass, squabbling but ultimately loving characters.

Wall Street JournalAmy Finnerty

Thankfully, we are spared the misty earnestness of "Seventh Heaven."

Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron

A well-intentioned drama with a few comedic quirks but without depth or greater purpose.

Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker

The cast is heavenly in The Book of Daniel; the writing isn't.

TimeJames Poniewozik

You may feel the faith-and-family themes could be handled better on cable--mainly because they have been.

Village VoiceJoy Press

It yearns to be an HBO-worthy drama that reckons with heady moral issues, but it can't resist the temptation of prime-time gloss and melodrama.

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

It's disappointing that Kenny felt the need to make this series so far over the top, because at its core, there's a great family show worth watching.

NewsdayDiane Werts

Quinn radiates enough sincerity to make us keep reading this uneven book, just to see how it shapes up.

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

These actors help save the show from pure whimsy and excess.

San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman

This is a series that throws so much lunacy into the plotlines that even the writers on "Dynasty" must be hissing.

Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm

The Book of Daniel is different and ambitious enough to bear watching at least for a little while.

The New York TimesNed Martel

The real mark against "The Book of Daniel" is not any antipathy it might show toward the family or sympathy for the devil. The real objection is that it's just not very good.

Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd

Despite a fine cast... in the end it works neither as comedy, satire, drama nor soap opera.

Washington PostTom Shales

I cannot recall a series in which a greater number of characters seemed so desperately detestable -- a series with a larger population of loathsome dolts. There ought to be a worse punishment than cancellation for a show that tries this hard to be offensive and, even at that crass task, manages to fail.