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Touch: Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 22, 2012
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
63 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Summary: Kiefer Sutherland is Martin Bohm, a single father who discovers his mute son can see things nobody else can see.
  • Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Jan 24, 2012
    91
    A bit melodramatic, a bit manipulative, Touch is still one of the best pilots of the 2011-12 season to date.
  2. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Michael Landweber
    Jan 25, 2012
    80
    So far, its mix of spirituality and science, familial and global struggles, is galvanizing.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Jan 24, 2012
    60
    The 11-year-old boy at the center of the story has never spoken and is also the show's narrator. It's a perfectly acceptable device, if not a particularly interesting one in this case.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 4 out of 17
  1. MichaelD84
    10
    So far from what i have seen so far is an excellent mind bending masterpiece, if the rest of the show resembles the first three episodes then i would say this story has the potential to be the best show i have ever seen, and i watch alot of shows.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. nautico
    4
    Jake! Jake! Jake! Jake! Jeez, if I hear "Jake!" one more time, I'm going to go mad. I've even caught myself counting the number of times the Sutherland character utters it, a very bad sign. Can't the writers come up with something less repetitive and maybe a few synonyms for "wait!" as well? And what about his autistic son's intolerance for physical touch? Yeah, I realize that's tied in to the theme of the series, but are we ever going to get beyond the threat of his going ballistic whenever it happens? Again, writers please come up with some alternatives to this gutteral screaming scenario, will you, puhleeeze?… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  3. 2shoes
    2
    I cannot feel for these characters...when Jake was dangling from the tower I did not care if he fell or not. The father is a little over the top with high anxiety. I will give this show one more try. There is just too much good tv out there to waste my time on this show… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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