• Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 25, 2012
  • Season #: 1
Vegas Image
Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critics What's this?

User Score

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

  • Summary: Ralph Lamb (Dennis Quaid), a Las Vegas rancher, is recruited by the mayor to become the new sheriff as Chicago gangster Vincent Savino (Michael Chiklis) makes a move to Sin City.
  • Genre(s): Drama
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 30
  2. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    Nov 28, 2012
    88
    One of the fall's best new dramas. [26 Nov 2012, p.48]
  2. Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Sep 20, 2012
    80
    CBS has managed to create a period piece without relying solely on that factor as the cool conceit.
  3. Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Sep 25, 2012
    80
    The new CBS cop drama Vegas--a cross between Gunsmoke, The Untouchables and a Sheriff Joe Arpaio reality show--is wildly entertaining.
  4. Reviewed by: Rick Porter
    Sep 25, 2012
    60
    Where the show stumbles a little is in the case itself.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. Our household loves Vegas and sure hope it gets picked up. It is an interesting story line and the characters are great. We would like to find out whether Mia forgives Sheriff Lamb's brother. Please renew it. Expand
  2. 8
    This show was really surprisingly good. For a network show it's very good, and I think that people should not compare shows on the main networks to show on HBO, Showtime, etc.. They can do so much more on cable, that it has really become apples to oranges. It's a 10 for a network show, and an 8 for shows in general. Expand
  3. Still on the fence. If this show is just another crime drama, then I will not be watching it. But if they turn it into a Boardwalk empire type deal, then it will soar. Time will tell. Expand
  4. I watched as far as the first five minutes of episode 2, where Ralph commandeers a broom to stop a random jewel thief on the street. That was some real high caliber writing there. Good job there cowboy! YEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!! Expand

See all 12 User Reviews

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