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EMAILPRINTSERIES: ABC, Friday 9:00p (60 minutes)

In Justice
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9.4 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 16 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?

Based on 156 votes
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Show Info

Genre(s): Crime, Drama

Created By: Stu Bloomberg

First Air Date: January 1, 2006

Summary

Starring Jason O'Mara, Kyle MacLachlan, Marisol Nichols, Daniel Cosgrove, Constance Zimmer, Marin Hinkle, Harry Johnson, and Rebecca Pidgeon

Each week, an elite team of lawyers and investigators known as the National Justice Project takes on the case of an innocent person who was wrongly convicted.

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

63

Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman

The writers and directors do a sometimes routine, sometimes solid job of making something as atypical as an imprisoned innocent seem believable in the world of fictional network television.

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63

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

The chemistry among the leads isn't fully there, and the trail of clues, at least in the opening two episodes, relies on a lot of serendipity and improbable deductive work. But "In Justice" is a watchable show.

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63

New York PostLinda Stasi

The acting is quite good, despite the fact that everyone is the same age, not particularly interesting, or even odd, and are all startlingly good-looking. The writing is good, if you can get past some cheesy dialogue.

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60

Chicago TribuneSid Smith

Though reminiscent of other TV fare, though standard in dialogue, plotting and performances, "In Justice" does boast a touch of originality by examining not only investigators, victims and criminals, but innocent bystanders ensnared in the crime web as well.

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60

Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron

If anything, "In Justice" tries too hard.

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60

Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd

The show's shifts in tone can seem ungainly; the comedy, of which there is more than usual in such shows, sometimes rubs uncomfortably against the premise.... Yet the show is best when it's funniest.

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50

Detroit Free PressMike Duffy

So MacLachlan's enjoyable. The supporting cast is OK. And the unconventional premise is rather promising. Now it's up to the producers to give "In Justice" a more distinctive dramatic zing.

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50

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

Perfectly adequate.

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50

Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland

Rote as this seems, it's difficult to judge the series too harshly. It has the barest basics in its favor -- the cast works and the writing is acceptable.

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50

USA TodayRobert Bianco

Unfortunately, none of the characters is interesting enough to paper over the holes in the plot.

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50

VarietyPhil Gallo

A model of midseason mediocrity, an hourlong that neither excites nor bores, driven by professional if uninspired acting, writing and direction.

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50

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

The regular characters are generic, and the plots are filled with holes. But as a mindless TV distraction bent on reminding us that the justice system is not perfect, ''In Justice" will do.

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30

Washington PostTom Shales

It's an imitation of something already being imitated here, there and everywhere.

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30

NewsdayVerne Gay

It's bland, tired, listless, and if the show isn't having much fun, how can it expect viewers to?

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25

San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman

"In Justice" is a mess -- and it will take at least two additional episodes to find out which direction the show is going and whether that direction is an improvement.

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20

Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm

All sorts of things in In Justice... don't make sense.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this show is 9.4 (out of 10) based on 156 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

SM gave it a10:
We loved this show and it is hard to get GREAT ratings on a new showing airing on the worse night, Friday. I bet if it was on in a better time slot the ratings would have been what the network desired. Obviously, there are a lot of people who did watch it just look at how many of us have searched out this site. BRING IT BACK!

D. A. gave it a10:
It was the best show to me all season long. It was up there with House and Prison Break. The ratings weren't as high because we have things like DVR but believe me, the show was watched by many more people than fox thinks

ML Bell gave it a10:
Please bring this show back it was a refreshing change

Frannie D gave it a10:
I really miss this show; I thought it was fantastic. Does anyone remember the episode where an incarcerated woman is set free and she leaves the prison to the song "Hit the Ground Running". I would like to know the real name/singer of that song; it was so moving! Thanks for the help!

Marcelo gave it a10:
The best! bring it back!!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous] gave it a10:
Love the show they can take all the reality garbage off and replace it with this...........like wife swap, surviver, american idol

Nancy S gave it a10:
I love this show, do the critics really watch??

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