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- 2010
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- CBS
- 2010
- R
- CBS
Summary CBS and CTV team up yet again to offer American and Canadian audiences the police drama, The Bridge. Like Flashpoint, this dramatic series will straddle both networks. The show follows Frank Leo, a newly elected police union head with an angry attitude and no patience for the corruption that permeates the force.
- 2010
- R
- CBS
- 2010
- R
- CBS
The Bridge
Season 1 Premiere: 2010
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Summary CBS and CTV team up yet again to offer American and Canadian audiences the police drama, The Bridge. Like Flashpoint, this dramatic series will straddle both networks. The show follows Frank Leo, a newly elected police union head with an angry attitude and no patience for the corruption that permeates the force.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
65
38% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
62% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
0% Negative
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It looks like one of the better original offerings on any of the broadcast networks this summer.
People who like their stories wrapped up neatly in 44 minutes or so (yes, I'm looking at you, CBS viewers) may find this one a Bridge too far, but for anyone who likes their cops complicated and their plots twisted, there are worse ways to spend a Saturday night.
The Bridge is pure melodrama, its villainous commanders and politicians practically twirling their mustaches as they plot their evil deeds. But if The Bridge won't expand your knowledge of urban-management science, it will keep you glued to the set.
By no means a great show, The Bridge is at least a little bit different from most police procedurals.
The series is in the "NYPD Blue" and "Southland" vein, trying for realism. It isn't in those shows' league, but it's a welcome change from the glossy triviality of other summer filler like "Rookie Blue" or "The Good Guys."
While the execution isn't perfect and the first episode feels a little cluttered, it has at least two ideas that create interesting drama and could even stimulate a little thought.
Another Canuck cop drama imported by CBS, The Bridge is (meager-praise alert!) better than Flashpoint. There's a nifty, Wire-esque exploration of police bureaucracy.
User Score
Generally Favorable
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Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
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Production Company:
- 990 Multi Media Entertainment Co.
- Entertainment One
- CTV Television Network
- CBS Paramount Network Television
- Barna-Alper Productions
- Jonsworth Productions
Initial Release Date: 2010
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: R
Awards
Directors Guild of Canada
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Nomination
