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  • 2009
  • TV-14
  • NBC
  • 2009
  • TV-14
  • NBC
The Listener

Summary Toby Logan is a 24-year-old paramedic who can read people's thoughts. Toby did not manage to know his parents and grew in foster homes. Until now Toby has kept his ability secret and the only one he has shared it with is his old counselor and confidant, Dr. Ray. While he crosses the city of Toronto in his ambulance with his partner Oz, a...

Created By: Michael Amo

  • 2009
  • TV-14
  • NBC
  • 2009
  • TV-14
  • NBC

The Listener

5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Mar 2, 2009
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
42
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 22 User Ratings
8.1
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Summary Toby Logan is a 24-year-old paramedic who can read people's thoughts. Toby did not manage to know his parents and grew in foster homes. Until now Toby has kept his ability secret and the only one he has shared it with is his old counselor and confidant, Dr. Ray. While he crosses the city of Toronto in his ambulance with his partner Oz, a...

Created By: Michael Amo

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
42
14% Positive
2 Reviews
57% Mixed
8 Reviews
29% Negative
4 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
42
14% Positive
2 Reviews
57% Mixed
8 Reviews
29% Negative
4 Reviews

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70
The plots are complex enough to sustain mystery, and if the mean streets of Toronto aren’t all that scary, this is a good thing for a show that is trying not to shock, but to entertain.
By Nancy DeWolf Smith FULL REVIEW
58
In a word, The Listener is boring. Or, if you prefer alliteration, listless.
By Verne Gay FULL REVIEW
50
Listener is a serviceable supernatural drama with legitimate narrative potential that's undercut by its visually bland presentation and geographically nonspecific execution.
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40
Canadian actor Craig Olejnik sports choppy black hair and piercing blue eyes--the only standout attribute in NBC's The Listener, an otherwise generic procedural drama.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
40
For the moment, it would be nice if the show could just make the present more compelling.
By David Hinckley FULL REVIEW
30
Actually, it's really just more of a bore (bore ... bore).
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
20
Chemistry is just one of the ingredients lacking in the Canadian-made The Listener, NBC's new drama about a psychic paramedic. Others include but are not limited to plot, dialogue and acting skill.
By Glenn Garvin FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 22 User Ratings
8.1
82% Positive
18 Ratings
14% Mixed
3 Ratings
5% Negative
1 Rating

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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 22 User Ratings
8.1
82% Positive
18 Ratings
14% Mixed
3 Ratings
5% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Shaftesbury Films
  • CTV Television Network
  • Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund
  • Shaftesbury Listener I
Initial Release Date: Mar 2, 2009
Number of seasons: 5 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 3 Nominations
Directors Guild of Canada
• 2 Nominations
Canadian Comedy Awards
• 2 Nominations

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