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Murder One

Summary One of several crime and law dramas created by Steven Bochco (Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, L.A. Law), Murder One boasted a then-unique concept: it would tell a single story -- that of a major murder trial -- over the course of an entire season. In the first season, Daniel Benzali portrayed the lead defense attorney, Patricia Clarkson pl...

Created By: Steven Bochco, Charles H. Eglee, Channing Gibson

Murder One

Season 1 Premiere: Sep 19, 1995
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 41 Critic Reviews
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Summary One of several crime and law dramas created by Steven Bochco (Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, L.A. Law), Murder One boasted a then-unique concept: it would tell a single story -- that of a major murder trial -- over the course of an entire season. In the first season, Daniel Benzali portrayed the lead defense attorney, Patricia Clarkson pl...

Created By: Steven Bochco, Charles H. Eglee, Channing Gibson

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 41 Critic Reviews
89
88% Positive
36 Reviews
10% Mixed
4 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 41 Critic Reviews
89
88% Positive
36 Reviews
10% Mixed
4 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review

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100
Feb 2, 2014
All all indications are that the new version of Murder One will be just as well done, just as riveting as last year's. In the second episode, there are several unexpected twists and turns that will keep you engrossed in the story. [10 Oct 1996, p.5]
By Scott D. Pierce
100
Jan 29, 2014
TV's most magnetic, compelling new leading actor in years, Benzali is unusual in the medium because he knows that understatement can carry more impact than shouting and scenery chewing. [19 Sept 1995, p.E-1]
By Robert P. Laurence
100
Jan 29, 2014
If its premiere epitomizes what's ahead, Steven Bochco's intense legal drama Murder One will be the best new series of the fall season. Period. Case closed. Jury dismissed with thanks...With "Hill Street Blues," "L.A. Law" and "NYPD Blue" already heading his resume, Murder One is quintessential Bochco, a well-acted, smartly written, meticulously presented hour that turns the law inside out while telling a good story that makes you feel like you're spying on these people through a peephole. Created by Bochco, Charles H. Eglee and Channing Gibson, it has that irresistible thing that identifies a series as a creative success: You can't wait for it to return.
By Howard Rosenberg FULL REVIEW
100
Jan 28, 2014
By far the best new drama of the TV season...Murder One is profound, brilliant, mesmerizing and scary. [19 Sept 1995, p.1E]
90
Feb 2, 2014
This new version of Murder One is not as taut as the original. But it is more focused. And even though it lacks Stanley Tucci and his mesmerizing performance of last season, it has a strong cast and the occasional clever gambit, most notably Ralph Waite, the fine actor still best known as Papa Walton, depicting a subtly menacing power behind the urban scenes. I've seen the first two episodes. I'm hooked.
By John J. O'Connor FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 1, 2014
What remains is the Bochco trademark: intelligent writing and good acting, which give the characters a richness that is appealing and deep, even if the courtroom is the real star. [10 Oct 1996, p.C1]
By John Levesque
20
Feb 1, 2014
Murder One is dead on arrival...The first two episodes this year fail to generate any real interest in who's guilty or innocent. And if that's the case now, the final verdict on this series will be swift and just...If we don't care whodunit, why should wewatchit?
By David Bianculli FULL REVIEW

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5.5
55% Positive
23 Ratings
7% Mixed
3 Ratings
38% Negative
16 Ratings

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7% Mixed
3 Ratings
38% Negative
16 Ratings

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Production Company:
  • Steven Bochco Productions
  • 20th Century Fox Television
Initial Release Date: Sep 19, 1995
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 3 Wins & 8 Nominations
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations

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