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  • 2002
  • TV-14
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  • 2002
  • TV-14
  • CBS
Without a Trace

Summary Without a Trace is a fast-paced procedural drama about the Missing Persons Squad of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The sole responsibility of the special task force is to find missing persons by applying advanced psychological profiling techniques to peel back the layers of the victims' lives and trace their whereabouts in an effor...

Created By: Hank Steinberg

  • 2002
  • TV-14
  • CBS
  • 2002
  • TV-14
  • CBS

Without a Trace

7 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 26, 2002
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 30 Critic Reviews
75
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 16 User Ratings
5.9
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Summary Without a Trace is a fast-paced procedural drama about the Missing Persons Squad of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The sole responsibility of the special task force is to find missing persons by applying advanced psychological profiling techniques to peel back the layers of the victims' lives and trace their whereabouts in an effor...

Created By: Hank Steinberg

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 30 Critic Reviews
75
90% Positive
27 Reviews
7% Mixed
2 Reviews
3% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 30 Critic Reviews
75
90% Positive
27 Reviews
7% Mixed
2 Reviews
3% Negative
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100
Jul 9, 2013
Without a Trace uses the gimmick of having the missing person drop in and out of scenes like a ghost as the agents ponder evidence. The device sounds hokey; the way it works, it's stylish and involving. [26 Sep 2002]
By Hal Boedeker FULL REVIEW
88
Jul 9, 2013
You don't get the same kind of fun, gizmo fascination that livens up CSI. But you also don't get the leaden, expositionary dialogue CSI uses to explain those gizmos. [26 Sep 2002]
By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 9, 2013
"Without a Trace" offers sharp writing, stylish directing and a cast with real chemistry. [26 Sep 2002]
By Gail Pennington FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 9, 2013
A show that does what it's supposed to do -- keep you riveted and entertained. [25 Sep 2002]
By Tim Goodman FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 9, 2013
"Without a Trace" is about the work, about the puzzle. If you want the untidy cop stuff, stick with "NYPD Blue." [26 Sep 2002]
By Noel Holston FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 9, 2013
Without a Trace is an engaging and resonant adult drama, which means it is just the kind of series that should rate a rave, except for one thing. There is a decided drop in quality between the pilot and episode two. [26 Sep 2002]
By David Zurawik FULL REVIEW
30
Jul 9, 2013
This is essentially CSI without the microscopes, petri dishes or Marg Helgenberger. Yawn. [26 Sep 2002]
By Glenn Garvin FULL REVIEW

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5.9
56% Positive
9 Ratings
25% Mixed
4 Ratings
19% Negative
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25% Mixed
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19% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Jerry Bruckheimer Television
  • CBS Paramount Network Television
  • CBS Productions
  • Warner Bros. Television
  • Grossman Productions
  • Jumbolaya Productions
  • Mechnology
  • Weller
Initial Release Date: Sep 26, 2002
Number of seasons: 7 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations
Gold Derby Awards
• 7 Nominations

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