First Impressions: CIA (CBS)
The latest Wolf-ian procedural drama is a flat, lifeless waste of Tom Ellis.
Category: First Impressions
Reviews of pilot episodes.
First Impressions: Memory of a Killer (Fox)
Fox’s high-concept Patrick Dempsey vehicle is a stiff adaptation with a lot of unrealized potential.
First Impressions: Best Medicine (Fox)
Fox’s adaptation of Doc Martin levies its many archetypes and cliches with surprising sparks of personality.
First Impressions: DMV (CBS)
CBS’s only new sitcom of the fall is a mildly intriguing workplace comedy, albeit with a rather inert pilot episode.
First Impressions: Stick (Apple TV+)
Apple TV+’s golf dramedy is perfectly watchable, but too safe and superficial to leave a lasting impression.
First Impressions: Duster (Max)
Duster’s confident, if familiar, first hour makes for an promising debut.
First Impressions: Sherlock & Daughter (The CW)
Intriguing leads and a surprisingly charming premise make Sherlock & Daughter an interesting, if slightly gimmicky, interpretation of the great detective.
First Impressions: The Studio (Apple TV+)
Apple TV+’s Hollywood satire is often too many things at once – but when focused, is equally bleak and sentimental in fascinating ways.
First Impressions: Dope Thief (Apple TV+)
Apple TV+’s crime drama has splashes of kinetic creativity, but they’re held back by a much larger collection of archetypal elements.
First Impressions: Suits LA (NBC)
NBC’s Suits spinoff is one of 2025’s most disappointing debuts, a cold, heartless hour allergic to anything remotely fun or sexy.