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The Listener
EMAILPRINTSERIES: NBC, Thursday 10:00p (60 minutes)
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 14 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 21 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Drama
Created By: Michael Amo
First Air Date: June 4, 2009
Summary
Starring Craig Olejnik, Ennis Esmer, Lisa Marcos, Mylene Dinh-Robic, Colm Feore, Anthony Lemke, and Arnold Pinnock
The Canadian made series focuses on a telepathic paramedic who helps solve local crimes with the ability he's been trying to deny.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
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...
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf Smith
The plots are complex enough to sustain mystery, and if the mean streets of Toronto aren’t all that scary, this is a good thing for a show that is trying not to shock, but to entertain.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-TimesPaige Wiser
His light blue eyes are so piercing you may forget that his special skill isn't X-ray vision. But he's supported by writing and characters that may induce eye rolling.
Read Full Review >NewsdayVerne Gay
In a word, The Listener is boring. Or, if you prefer alliteration, listless.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterDaniel Carlson
Listener is a serviceable supernatural drama with legitimate narrative potential that's undercut by its visually bland presentation and geographically nonspecific execution.
Read Full Review >New York PostLinda Stasi
It's all dopey--and as believable as a telepathic paramedic, a supermodel detective and a partner who doesn't notice he's riding around with a psychic.
Read Full Review >Entertainment WeeklyKen Tucker
This guy Toby the Listener wouldn't even qualify for NBC's Legion of Substitute Heroes.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
The writers, while showing a certain lack of imagination in feeding Toby the voices of passers-by--no, it's unlikely that woman who passes you on the street, guys, is thinking what they think she's thinking--have at least invested their lead with a mildly intriguing backstory.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Canadian actor Craig Olejnik sports choppy black hair and piercing blue eyes--the only standout attribute in NBC's The Listener, an otherwise generic procedural drama.
Read Full Review >The New York Times
A co-production with the Canadian network CTV that is a ponderous exercise in the paranormal. Yes, here the science fiction is intentional, but The Listener is plagued by the same gloomy lack of urgency that afflicts “Flashpoint.”
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
For the moment, it would be nice if the show could just make the present more compelling.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeJoanna Weiss
A show so stunningly derivative that it feels a little bit insulting.
Read Full Review >Washington PostTom Shales
The premiere is filled with flaws that may well be endemic to the series, one of them being that the characters behave so stupidly that one loses sympathy for them.
Read Full Review >Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Chemistry is just one of the ingredients lacking in the Canadian-made The Listener, NBC's new drama about a psychic paramedic. Others include but are not limited to plot, dialogue and acting skill.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 7.1 (out of 10) based on 21 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Melissa N gave it a10:
A show the whole family can sit down together and watch. A likable cast and a different story line from the normal doom and gloom dramas. Then to find it cancelled. It had one of the best cliffhangers I've seen in a while and we don't even get to see what happens. Not nice.
Mari gave it a10:
I love this show. I'm really sad that NBC decided not to show the last 4 episodes in favor of doing re-runs. I would've watched. I accidentally caught this show during one of the beginning episodes and purposely watched it last week only to find out I'd have to watch the rest online! So sad.
Katie G gave it an8:
I thought it was interesting, I think that it is a little different, but I think they could go deeper into the characters, and hopefully they will develop them more as the show continues. Also it definitely helps that Craig Olejnik has such AMAZING eyes!!
Marg B. gave it a10:
My whole family likes this show! It seems that every time we find a show that we all like and can sit down together as a family to watch... they want to ditch it. We are still missing our Eli Stone and worried about Chuck. Why do they compare this show with HBO's True Blood, this is NOT a vampire show. We don't like those kind of shows.
Y K gave it a9:
Lose the two female leads. Find a couple of more engaging characters.
Scott H. gave it a4:
Though the concept is interesting, the final product is more than lacking. Bad plot, leaving no mystery at all. Horrid acting; no chemistry between anyone. What I feel is the only good part of this show is the scenes for the main character "reading" a person's mind. Too bad. It sounded very interesting.
C K gave it a3:
Boring.
