Blood & Oil: Season 1

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ABC | Season Premiere Date: September 27, 2015

Summary: The oil boom in North Dakota draws Billy (Chace Crawford) and Cody Lefever (Rebecca Rittenhouse) to North Dakota where they cross paths with wealthy businessman Hap Briggs (Don Johnson).

Creator: Josh Pate and Rodes Fishburne

Genre(s): Drama, Business

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Departures
Air Date: December 13, 2015
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S1:E9. The Art of the Deal
Air Date: December 6, 2015
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S1:E8. Rats, Bugs and Moles
Air Date: November 29, 2015

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Glenn Garvin

Sep 25, 2015

[Producers Josh Pate and Cynthia Cidre] keep Blood & Oil living large without quite stumbling over the top. They get a lot of help from their skilled cast, particularly Crawford, who has grown some grit since his pretty-boy heir in Gossip Girl. And Johnson gives his best performance in years. Read full review

Joshua Alston

Sep 25, 2015

Blood feels excessively earnest, even in its best attempts to be trashy.... In its current form, Blood is a throwback to a quainter time in primetime soap history, when a simple, well-told story of family intrigue was enough. Read full review

Vicki Hyman

Sep 28, 2015

This show will run on poisonous rivalries, hidden agendas, and unbridled ambitions. And something about a Mormon temple. Blood & Oil doesn't dig deep enough. Read full review

Robert Bianco

Sep 24, 2015

If Oil isn't explosive, it also isn't repulsive. Read full review

Scott D. Pierce

Oct 12, 2015

The first hour spends so much time setting things up it may not have been indicative of what's to come. But the drama needs to ramp up quickly if this is going to have any chance at all. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Sep 28, 2015

It has the aggressively prettified look, rather, of an ad for beer or a new Ford truck, and you sense that you are being sold something, rather than told a story, let alone the truth. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Sep 16, 2015

Dreadfully conceived and horribly acted. Read full review

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HAD

Apr 20, 2016

Great show.I watched 10 episodes in row and when i saw that show was canceled I was sad.It would be great if you guys renew this show because blood and oil is great.Please renew ,please !!!

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arc1791

Sep 30, 2015

The casting was great, the acting was solid, and the story line was compelling. The scenery was gorgeous, too, which never hurts, and the realistic backdrop & anything-can-happen frontier feeling presented by the set really drew me in. But above all else, the win is crystallized by the factThe casting was great, the acting was solid, and the story line was compelling. The scenery was gorgeous, too, which never hurts, and the realistic backdrop & anything-can-happen frontier feeling presented by the set really drew me in. But above all else, the win is crystallized by the fact that I cannot wait to see the next episode.

6.4 million viewers are a great start; we'll see how many stick around for the second episode. Honestly, the premiere was every bit as good as CBS' new hit Limitless. Some wannabe critics have nothing real to say, just inane criticism without substance, but I couldn't disagree more with their snotty polemics.

Personally, I find this to be must-see TV; it is far more entertaining & compelling that The Big Bang Theory, NCIS, CSI, or 'reality TV.'… Expand

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Corki

Nov 12, 2015

I have found BLOOD AND OIL TO BE THE "BEST" TELEVISION PROGRAM THIS SEASON. It is one of the few times my husband (who is both macho and brains) will ask me to record his football game so he can watch THIS SHOW and return to his game later. Let's keep this show on the because it has GRIT &I have found BLOOD AND OIL TO BE THE "BEST" TELEVISION PROGRAM THIS SEASON. It is one of the few times my husband (who is both macho and brains) will ask me to record his football game so he can watch THIS SHOW and return to his game later. Let's keep this show on the because it has GRIT & GUTS FOR THE MEN and keeps it at the top of the list for the ladies. Men are loving this show so put it on a time where they don't have to choose between this show and sports. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOOTBALL GROUP SAYS MOVE BLOOD & OIL TO TUESDAY NIGHTS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE.… Expand

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TVcreeper70

Dec 23, 2015

This show was set up to fail from the time it was put on the air. Sunday is not a good day to start a new show during football season. This show should have debuted on either Monday or Tuesday, so that would have given it some time to grab a viewer's attention. I thought in the beginning itThis show was set up to fail from the time it was put on the air. Sunday is not a good day to start a new show during football season. This show should have debuted on either Monday or Tuesday, so that would have given it some time to grab a viewer's attention. I thought in the beginning it was not going to be any good but then it started to get interesting and blam! it was canceled. I hope Hulu or even Netflix or even Amazon picks this up and continues as I see good things for this show if it can be saved.… Expand

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DastardlyDonnie

Nov 6, 2015

The cast is somewhat believable - yet I do think the "sex card" is played far too frequently and detracts from the premise of "BLOOD and OIL". Adultery seems to be the rage nowadays and glorifying it only serves to take a potentially good plot and diminish it a considerable amount. We don'tThe cast is somewhat believable - yet I do think the "sex card" is played far too frequently and detracts from the premise of "BLOOD and OIL". Adultery seems to be the rage nowadays and glorifying it only serves to take a potentially good plot and diminish it a considerable amount. We don't need to SEE every part of the so-called "lovemaking"; we know it is happening so less time watching that and more time focused on the PLOT would be nice.

In the end I believe viewers will tire of the "beauties and hunks" and want more of the plot. I see the show going perhaps two seasons (if they are lucky) before running out of ideas that are not centered on sex.… Expand

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ZenMaste

Oct 29, 2015

First off Jewels is absolutely beautiful! The plot is somewhat interesting and the acting is above average. The biggest bother to me is that there is no mountains in Western North Dakota where this is supposed to be set. The movie is about being on the Bakken yet they filmed the wholeFirst off Jewels is absolutely beautiful! The plot is somewhat interesting and the acting is above average. The biggest bother to me is that there is no mountains in Western North Dakota where this is supposed to be set. The movie is about being on the Bakken yet they filmed the whole thing in Colorado. Would have been better and much more realistic had they actually filmed in North Dakota.… Expand

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BillJustBill

Sep 29, 2015

The characters, young man/young woman, are attractive (naturally). Well, maybe just too attractive. Each situation they get into is telegraphed way ahead of time (so you don't have to worry about missing anything) and it's almost as if things work themselves out sort of magically for thisThe characters, young man/young woman, are attractive (naturally). Well, maybe just too attractive. Each situation they get into is telegraphed way ahead of time (so you don't have to worry about missing anything) and it's almost as if things work themselves out sort of magically for this wonderful couple. But then, that's what you were rooting for, wasn't it?… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

48
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 2015
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  S1:E10. Departures
  Air Date: December 13, 2015
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  S1:E9. The Art of the Deal
  Air Date: December 6, 2015
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  S1:E8. Rats, Bugs and Moles
  Air Date: November 29, 2015
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  S1:E7. Fight or Flight
  Air Date: November 8, 2015
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  S1:E6. Convergence
  Air Date: November 1, 2015
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  S1:E5. Rocks and Hard Places
  Air Date: October 25, 2015
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  S1:E4. The Birthday Party
  Air Date: October 18, 2015
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  S1:E3. Hustle and Flow
  Air Date: October 11, 2015
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  S1:E2. The Ripple Effect
  Air Date: October 4, 2015
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: September 27, 2015