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Conviction
SERIES: NBC, Friday 10:00p (60 minutes)


7.6

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Starring Stephanie March, Jordan Bridges, J. August Richards, Milena Govich, Eric Balfour, Anson Mount, and Julianne Nicholson

Law & Order creator Dick Wolf attempts to go for the younger demographic with this look at the personal and professional lives of seven assistant D.A.'s in New York City. You'll recognize some of the sets from the doomed "Law & Order: Trial By Jury."

GENRE(S):	Crime, Drama
CREATED BY:	Dick Wolf
FIRST AIR DATE:	March 3, 2006

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

The New York Times Alessandra Stanley

The series is smart and engrossing, though not in a particularly novel way, and that is not a bad thing.

Christian Science Monitor Gloria Goodale

The pilot is decent, but even with lots of sexy young actors, it's not clear if there is room for yet another New York-based crime-solving procedural.

People Weekly Tom Gliatto

The show has a sheen that's distinctive from Law [& Order]--young, exfoliated skin reflects light better from waxed court floors--and promises to be more fun than In Justice. [6 Mar 2006, p.41]

New York Post Adam Buckman

Some of the 28-year-olds on "Conviction" appeal to me. Others do not.

Variety

"Conviction" does exhibit a bit more creative promise than "Trial by Jury."

San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum

While it hardly breaks new TV ground or sends off the kind of sparks you want in a first-rate drama, the series has a certain watchable quality to it.

Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd

As with most things Wolf, it is superbly cast, almost too well... But every small role is well cast too -- the judges, the defendants, the policemen. They help create a lively world that's more believable than it sometimes deserves to be, and it is almost always engaging.

Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron

The strengths of "Conviction" are its talented, attractive cast and clever stories about prosecutions that never are what they appear to be.... At the same time, this business of chasing a younger demo is still kind of new to the producers. There are moments when credibility gives way to exaggerated vulnerability.

Chicago Tribune Sid Smith

The glut of characters and heavy-handed plot twists crammed into the first episode suggest that "Conviction" may prove too much of a good legal thing.

Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy

Maybe they all graduated from the Melrose Place College of Law.

Cleveland Plain Dealer Mark Dawidziak

The odd thing about "Conviction" is the awkward way it lurches between the legal maneuverings and the personal issues of the central characters. While the courtroom scenes are entertaining, if frequently obvious, the up-close-and-personal stuff is what proves to be a real trial.

New York Magazine John Leonard

The kids in Conviction have so much private life you wonder if you wandered into a Scream movie by mistake.

Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm

If Wolf can keep his randy prosecutors focused on their work, he might have another modest success, but it doesn't look promising.

PopMatters Samantha Bornemann

Conviction is an awkward show.

Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman

It's just a younger and hotter and stupider and drunker "Law & Order" office.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen

When it comes to both character and story, there's really not much in "Conviction" viewers haven't seen before.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland

It's not a terrible show; if you don't have anything else to watch, well, it won't kill you.

Washington Post Tom Shales

The characters' lives just aren't fascinating, and by reverting to a more traditional way of telling crime stories, Wolf simply reminds us how superior his other version is.

USA Today Robert Bianco

Despite the obvious, desperate attempts to inject youth appeal, Conviction is as tired as it is undistinguished.

Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn

Astoundingly boring and uninspired. [3 Mar 2006, p.91]

San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman

Bland and rote.

New York Daily News David Hinckley

Neither the characters nor the cases in "Conviction" generate much of anything. Not drama, not comedy, and certainly not viewer loyalty.

TV Guide Matt Roush

A far cry from Boston Legal or even The Practice, this is so clumsy in its mix of the procedural and the personal that it should barely be legal.

The average user rating for this tv show is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 97 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

barbara g. gave it a9:
Turning this show off would be very dissapointin g to many viewers.

Barbara G. gave it a9:
Turning this show off would be very dissapointin g to many viewers.

[Anonymous] gave it a10:
I love Conviction, it is the best show ever and my favorite show, it should have never been removed from air!!!!!!

Jon M gave it a10:
Geat show, I hope it is on again soon.

Deb L gave it a10:
I loved the show....I hope NBC brings it back!!!

Danielle C gave it a10:
The problem with the critics is that they are just too old for their jobs. I think newer television shows are trying to appeal to a younger audience and those critics, well, they've just been around way too long. They beat down on the shows that they are too old to be interested in and spoil it for the rest of us. I think Conviction and Heist were the best things going on TV last season and both of them were axed. What gives? Networks don't care what the 25 to 35 yr. old audience is interested in? The advertisers aren't interested in targeting their products to the 25 to 35 yr. old audience? Keep the shows. Ditch the critics.

suzie c gave it a10:
it was am AMAZiNG show ... i don`t kno why they canceled it .. i swear ..it was one of my favorite shows ! i so think they should bring it back .. it was just amazing

Conviction SERIES: NBC, Friday 10:00p (60 minutes)

Conviction
SERIES: NBC, Friday 10:00p (60 minutes)