Notorious (2016 TV series)

This article is about the drama series. For documentary series, see Notorious (2004 TV series).
Notorious
Genre
Created by
Starring
Composer(s) Fil Eisler
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Michael Engler
  • Kenny Meiselas
  • Brian Gersh
  • Jeff Kwatinetz
  • Josh Barry
Running time 43 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network ABC
Original release September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22) – present

Notorious is an American crime and legal drama television series broadcast on ABC.[1] The series, starring Piper Perabo and Daniel Sunjata, was announced on May 12, 2016.[2] The series premiered on Thursday, September 22, 2016.[3] The number of episodes was reduced by ABC on October 25, 2016 from thirteen to ten,[4] with the unaired episodes still remaining on the network's schedule.[5]

Plot

The show is based on real-life criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos and Larry King Live news producer Wendy Walker.[6]

Main cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Michael EnglerJosh Berman & Allie HaganSeptember 22, 2016 (2016-09-22)5.39[7]
The show takes us through the life of Julia George, a media mogul and producer of the number one cable news show Louise Herrick Live (also known as LHL). When Oscar Keaton, the client of lawyer Jake Gregorian, is arrested in a hit and run, he runs around in circles until the evidence turns to Oscar's wife Sara, who previously had an affair with Jake. When Sara ends up murdered, they don't know where to turn. Elsewhere, Julia finds out that her boyfriend who was just promoted to the federal bench hires escorts.
2"The Perp Walk"Michael EnglerJosh BermanSeptember 29, 2016 (2016-09-29)4.51[8]
Jake takes on a new client, a distraught woman who says her 1-year old son was kidnapped. He convinces her to go on LHL and let the world know, which will speed up the hunt for the missing child. She reluctantly does so, but a man she recently dated calls the show and says the woman has no children. Julia gets involved, and also learns that the woman's ex-husband is in prison and is up for parole. The case of Sara Keaton's murder continues, with Jake finally admitting to Julia and Bradley that he slept with Sara the night before she was murdered. Julia learns that her intern Ryan was the one who sent the photo of Sara's dead body, as he had followed Oscar home that night. Oscar has returned to drinking after years of being sober, and goes off on a bender. Although Jake still believes Oscar is innocent, he concocts a story to get the police to arrest him, mainly to save Oscar from himself.
3"Friends and Other Strangers"Mike ListoJennifer CecilOctober 6, 2016 (2016-10-06)4.20[9]
Famous rock star/humanitarian Trinity is attacked and falls into a coma. A video soon surfaces of a drugged woman being raped by Trinity, but Julia is asked by her boss to not run the tape because the LHL parent company also owns Trinity's record company. Julia also crosses Louise by forcing her to recap an incident on-air that Louise had previously said was strictly off limits. Sara Keaton's murder case heats up when it is discovered that Oscar's business partner Levi "catfished" him by pretending to be an actress who was sexting Oscar. The LHL team soon realizes Levi stands the most to gain if Oscar is imprisoned.
4"Tell Me a Secret"Michael EnglerTerrence ColiOctober 13, 2016 (2016-10-13)3.90[10]
A loner named Dax Edwards (Zak Henri) is accused on social media of murdering a college freshman football player who was Dax's high school classmate. Dax's sister Chloe (Monica Barbaro) asks Jake for help, indicating she and Dax are the children of Jake's former classmate. Julia agrees to put Chloe on the show, but she crosses Jake by also scheduling the college football coach to appear. Further investigation reveals the football player may have been the victim of hazing, but the autopsy reveals the victim was likely still alive after the hazing was done. Meanwhile, Levi tries vehemently to deny his involvement in Sara Keaton's death, ultimately asking Julia for a private meeting in his home. At the meeting, Levi says Sara was toxic for Oscar, and the conversation leads Julia to ask if Levi had romantic feelings for his business partner. Levi then puts a loaded gun in his mouth and pulls the trigger.
5"Missing"Larry ShawBen Koppel & Kevin RodriguezOctober 20, 2016 (2016-10-20)3.89[11]
Jake, a one-time foster child, tackles a case that hits close to home. A young woman named Jenna (Sofia Vassilieva) is nearly nine months pregnant with a surrogate child for parents she has never met. The parents have stopped contact and payments, and Jenna fears the child will have to go into the foster system. Jenna has only met the broker (Brenda Strong), who refuses to reveal the parents' names, citing attorney-client privilege. In the Sara Keaton case, Julia is still in shock over witnessing Levi's suicide, but tells the District Attorney she doesn't think Levi killed Sara. Julia puts the DA on LHL, and angers him when she plays an old video of Levi saying Sara is bad for Oscar and he needs to get her out of his life. Meanwhile, a photo of Jake sleeping with Sara finds its way to Oscar in jail, causing Oscar to angrily fire Jake as his attorney.
6"Kept and Broken"Anton CropperTom MularzOctober 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)3.75[12]
Jake's affair with Sarah is revealed on live TV, but he also learns a disturbing secret about her as he's surprised by fresh allegations. Meanwhile, the disappearance of a girl from a wealthy background gets wall-to-wall coverage by the media, so Julia turns her attention to a victim the public barely knows.
7"Chase"Chad LoweSharon Lee WatsonNovember 3, 2016 (2016-11-03)3.60[13]
The fallout from Jake's arrest for Sarah's murder on "LHL" forces him to hide from the paparazzi at Julia's house while Bradley and Ella try to find proof of his innocence, but a shocking revelation leads Jake to hunt for the real killer.
8"The Burn Book"Kevin Rodney SullivanZachary ReiterNovember 10, 2016 (2016-11-10)3.77[14]
A disgraced TV news host needs help from Julia and Jake when her daughter is a murder suspect in the death of a wannabe filmmaker. Meanwhile, singer Ray J gets involved in the case when he claims the murder weapon is his.
9"Choice"J. Miller TobinTyler BensingerNovember 17, 2016 (2016-11-17)4.12[15]
The murder case against Maya Hartman has Jake working all kinds of angles, including wanting her mother to plead her case on "LHL," even though Louise once aired an illicit video of Dana with her daughter's boyfriend. Meanwhile, Louise and Julia plan a trip to Mexico to interview a ruthless drug kingpin, much to Max's dismay.
10"Taken"[16]TBATBADecember 8, 2016 (2016-12-08)TBD

Reception

Critical response

Notorious has received generally negative reviews from television critics. Rotten Tomatoes shows a 25% "rotten" rating with the site's critical consensus reading, "Implausible and populated with unlikeable characters, Notorious forsakes dramatic credibility in favor of flash and fluff."[17] By comparison, Metacritic shows a score of 32 out of 100, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[18]

Ratings

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" September 22, 2016 1.1/4[7] 5.39[7] 0.7 2.74 1.8 8.13[19]
2 "The Perp Walk" September 29, 2016 1.1/4[8] 4.51[8] N/A 2.29 N/A 6.80[20]
3 "Friends and Other Strangers" October 6, 2016 0.9/3[9] 4.20[9] 0.7 2.33 1.6 6.54[21]
4 "Tell Me a Secret" October 13, 2016 0.8/3[10] 3.90[10] 0.7 2.23 1.5 6.13[22]
5 "Missing" October 20, 2016 0.9/3[11] 3.89[11] N/A N/A N/A N/A
6 "Kept and Broken" October 27, 2016 0.8/3[12] 3.75[12] 0.6 2.00 1.4 5.75[23]
7 "Chase" November 3, 2016 0.8/3[13] 3.60[13] N/A 1.91 N/A 5.51[24]
8 "The Burn Book" November 10, 2016 0.9/3[14] 3.77[14] N/A N/A N/A N/A
9 "Choice" November 17, 2016 0.9/3[15] 4.12[15] N/A N/A N/A N/A
10 "Taken" December 8, 2016 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

References

  1. ↑ de Moraes, Lisa. "Pundits Weigh In On Degree Of Desperation In ABC's 'Scandal'-less Thursday Promo. Mission Accomplished.". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 12, 2016). "Drama 'Notorious', Comedy 'Imaginary Mary' Picked Up To Series At ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ Gennis, Sadie (June 28, 2016). "ABC Announces Fall Premiere Dates". TV Guide. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (October 25, 2016). "'Notorious' Order Cut To 10 Episodes By ABC". Deadline. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ Ausiello, Michael; Ausiello, Michael (25 October 2016). "Notorious' Season 1 Order Cut at ABC".
  6. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (March 2, 2016). "Piper Perabo to Co-Star With Daniel Sunjata in ABC Legal Drama Pilot 'Notorious'". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (September 23, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Superstore' and 'Good Place' adjust up, 'Notorious' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (September 30, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: 'Superstore' and 'The Good Place' adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (October 7, 2016). "'Superstore' adjusts up, 'Grey's' and ABC adjust down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (October 14, 2016). "'Notorious' adjusts down, final NFL numbers: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (October 21, 2016). "'The Good Place' and 'Legends of Tomorrow' adjust up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (October 28, 2016). "'The Good Place' and 'Chicago Med' adjust up, 'Pure Genius', other CBS shows down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (November 4, 2016). "'Big Bang Theory,' 'How to Get Away' adjust up, 'Great Indoors' and NBC adjust down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (November 11, 2016). "'Chicago Med' and NBC adjust down with NFL pre-emptions: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  15. 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (November 18, 2016). "'Grey's Anatomy' adjusts up, 'The Great Indoors' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  16. ↑ "(#109) "Taken"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Notorious: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Notorious: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  19. ↑ Porter, Rick (October 4, 2016). "'Designated Survivor' is your premiere week DVR champion: Broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  20. ↑ Porter, Rick (October 11, 2016). "'Designated Survivor' posts more big DVR gains: Broadcast Live +7 ratings for Sept. 26-Oct. 2". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  21. ↑ Porter, Rick (October 19, 2016). "Rich get richer as 'Empire', 'Big Bang', 'Designated Survivor' lead broadcast Live +7 ratings for Oct. 3-9". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  22. ↑ Porter, Rick (October 27, 2016). "'This Is Us', 'Big Bang', 'Designated Survivor' lead broadcast Live +7 ratings for Oct. 10-16". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  23. ↑ Porter, Rick (November 10, 2016). "'This Is Us', 'Designated Survivor' stay on top in broadcast Live +7 ratings for Oct. 24-30". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  24. ↑ Porter, Rick (November 17, 2016). "13 shows double, 'This Is Us' & 'Big Bang' lead broadcast Live +7 ratings for Oct. 31-Nov. 6". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 17, 2016.

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