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The Nine: Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 4, 2006
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
81 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 29 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 41 Ratings

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  • Starring: Timothy Daly, Chi McBride, Lourdes Benedicto
  • Summary: Nine one-time strangers are now linked by a 52-hour period when they were held as hostages during a bank robbery. The show begins after the event occurred, and each week an additional ten minutes of the robbery will be revealed in flashbacks. At least there's no hatch.
  • Genre(s): Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    100
    "The Nine," starting tomorrow, is the show most people will want to discuss at the office water cooler.
  2. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Tad Friend
    60
    Watching "The Nine" is like trying to do a crossword with only the Across clues. But it promises to reward our vigilance.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    30
    It's not so much a narrative as a collection of character studies, and the characters aren't particularly fascinating.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 26
  3. Negative: 3 out of 26
  1. Jessica
    10
    I am addicted to this show. I can't wait to find out what actually happened in the bank!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. marcv
    5
    The characters range from uninteresting to annoying, and the mystery--such as it is--isn't all that compelling, either. The performances are good, but at this point that just seems like a waste of talented actors.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. GregB
    2
    Watching the pilot made me feel like I was reading a book and missing chapter 2-10, and then had all the characters talk about those chapters. The big difference between a show like this and a show like "Lost" or "Twin Peaks," is that this time, it's not just the writers or a few individuals that know more than the viewers, it's the whole cast. I don't feel like I'm being let in on something, I feel like I'm being teased. That might happen after a while with a show of this nature, but It shouldn't happen in the pilot.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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