The Catch (TV series)
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| Developed by | Allan Heinberg |
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| Composer(s) | Chad Fischer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 42–43 minutes |
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| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
| Original release | March 24, 2016 – present |
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The Catch is an American mystery television series starring Mireille Enos and Peter Krause. It was created by Jennifer Schuur, Kate Atkinson, and Helen Gregory, developed by Allan Heinberg, and is executive produced by Shondaland's Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. Julie Anne Robinson also serves as an executive producer, and directed the pilot episode. The series premiered on March 24, 2016, on ABC.[1] On May 12, 2016, the series was renewed for a second season.[2]
Premise
The Catch follows Alice Vaughan (Enos), who runs a private investigation firm in Los Angeles, California. After becoming the victim of fraud by her fiancé, she is determined to find him—between working on other cases—before it ruins her career.[3] Her fiancé, Benjamin Jones (Krause), is revealed to be a master con artist working for a high-stakes international crime operation along with Margot Bishop (Sonya Walger). Rose Rollins, Elvy Yost, Jay Hayden, Jacky Ido, and Alimi Ballard also co-star.
Production
Development
On October 21, 2014, it was announced that ABC bought the original concept for a drama series about a gutsy female forensic accountant, based on a treatment written by novelist Kate Atkinson.[4] The script was written by Jennifer Schuur. The Catch is produced by Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Julie Anne Robinson and Schuur. ABC ordered the pilot on January 26, 2015 for the 2015–16 television season.[5] The pilot episode was filmed in Austin, Texas, and was directed by Julie Anne Robinson.[6] On May 7, 2015, ABC picked up the pilot to series.[7]
In June 2015, it was announced The Catch will take over How to Get Away with Murder's Thursday 10 ET/9 CT slot and form part of Shondaland's mid-season #TGIT block. On August 18, 2015, it was announced that the series creator Jennifer Schuur exited the series as showrunner because of creative differences. Shondaland's Allan Heinberg, who has worked on Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, then stepped in as showrunner of the series.[8]
Casting
Casting advertisement began in February 2015. On March 2, 2015, it was announced that Mireille Enos will be playing the leading role of Alice Vaughan.[9][10][11] Newcomer Damon Dayoub was cast for the male leading role as Alice's fiancé, Benjamin Jones.[12] Bethany Joy Lenz later was cast as his criminal wife, Zoe.[13] Alimi Ballard and Rose Rollins were cast as a married couple and friends of Alice and Alice's fiancé Benjamin.[14][15] Jacky Ido was cast as an FBI agent who becomes suspicious of Alice, along with Jay Hayden and Elvy Yost as Alice's co-workers in her forensic firm.[11][16] On May 18, 2015, Lenz revealed on her Who Say account that she was being replaced.[17] The same day, it was announced that Damon Dayoub, the male lead, was also being replaced.[18]
On July 14, 2015, it was reported that Peter Krause had landed the male lead role. Krause takes over the role of Benjamin Jones from Dayoub, who played the role in the pilot.[3] On July 22, 2015, Sonya Walger was added to the cast as Margot Bishop, replacing Lenz.[19] The pilot was reshot with the new cast members.
Cast and characters
- Mireille Enos as Alice Vaughan
- Peter Krause as Benjamin Jones
- Sonya Walger as Margot Bishop
- Jacky Ido as FBI Special Agent Jules Dao
- Rose Rollins as Valerie Anderson
- Alimi Ballard as Reginald Lennox III
- Jay Hayden as Danny Yoon
- Elvy Yost as Sophie Novak
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Pilot" | Julie Anne Robinson | Story by : Kate Atkinson & Helen Gregory Teleplay by : Jennifer Schuur | March 24, 2016 | 5.85[20] |
| A private investigator called Alice Vaughan and her firm, Anderson-Vaughan Investigations, are plagued by a mysterious Mr. X, who steals money from their clients and always seems to be one step ahead. Alice's upcoming wedding contrasts with her partner Valerie Anderson's pending divorce. However, when Alice's fiancé, "Christopher Hall", disappears into thin air with all of her money and her client data, her bliss disappears when she realizes he conned his way into her life and heart to get her clients' money. Alice, Valerie, and their other team members (P.I. Danny, and hacker-turned-P.I. Sophie) manage to get the money back by anticipating Christopher's next move, but Alice won't back down until she finds out his true identity. Christopher leaves her a stolen painting they both loved, which she takes as an invitation to play his game. Also on Christopher's trail is FBI agent Jules Dao, who hopes to work together with a reluctant Alice to finally catch the con artist. | |||||
| 2 | "The Real Killer" | Kevin Dowling | Sherry White | March 31, 2016 | 5.07[21] |
| After his acquittal, Jeffrey Bloom hires AVI to find out who really killed his older, rich wife Edith. Her son appears to be hiding something, but his hate for Jeffrey and media attention make him reluctant to cooperate. Valerie's disappointed when Gordon doesn't show for mediation. Alice asks Sophie to help her with the painting, and they find out Alice has the real painting. Through the forger of the museum piece, Sophie and Alice discover that "Christopher" uses obituaries to create new identities and set a plan in motion to catch him. Meanwhile, Ben, Margot, and Reggie set their eyes on Kuroqi Princess Zara Al-Salim, who's visiting Los Angeles. | |||||
| 3 | "The Trial" | John Terlesky | Oanh Ly | April 7, 2016 | 4.89[22] |
| AVI helps Valerie's soon-to-be ex-husband when his sister experiences side effects following participation in a clinical trial for MS. She wants to sue the company, but they'll need to find proof that they lied about the success of their first trial. Margot, Ben, and Reggie set out to con Qasim Halabi, head of Princess Zara Al-Salim's security detail and her advisor, by pretending to be looking for investors for the Runyon Towers. Ben continues to bond with the Princess herself and gets in her inner circle. Alice and Sophie are on top of "Christopher" as he used their obit for his new identity. Through Dao, Alice finds out that Christopher may have committed a murder, leading to her accepting his help, and she discovers just how dangerous Margot can be when she's threatened. | |||||
| 4 | "The Princess and the I.P." | Regina King | Ameni Rozsa | April 14, 2016 | 4.76[23] |
| AVI is hired by Marie Sherwood and Phillip Thompson when Gwen Ericsson, Marie's best friend and the developer of a software called ThruSight, disappears. The software is a dangerous weapon in the wrong hands. The team discovers that Gwen faked her own death because Phillip's company wants to sell her software to terrorists. Meanwhile, Ben plays Zara and convinces her to stand up for herself by raising money for a foundation for women's rights. Zara is forced to return to Kuroq with her brother, but not before leaving Ben with a $15 million check. Dao and Alice decide to work together to catch Christopher, but when Alice discovers he truly loved her and apologizes for what he did to her and her firm, she lets him escape. Margot does her best to buy more time when the benefactor's collector pays her a visit. Danny grows jealous of Shawn, head of the firm's security. | |||||
| 5 | "The Laragan Gambit" | Mike Listo | Danny Tolli | April 21, 2016 | 4.60[24] |
| Alice and Ben arrange a secret meeting, but Ben notices that Dao's tailing Alice. He warns her, after which she discovers the bug in her house. Alice comes clean to her colleagues about hunting down Christopher and Valerie helps her to make Dao back down. Meanwhile, the benefactor has decided to forego this month's payment if Margot and Ben steal a bracelet from the Prime Minister of Larágo. They enlist Felicity's help to enact their plan, but they soon discover they're not the only ones after the bracelet. AVI helps William Etheridge, who suspects that his wife Renée, a local politician and client of AVI, is having an affair. | |||||
| 6 | "The Benefactor" | Jann Turner | Lyndsey Beauliu | April 28, 2016 | 4.58[25] |
| 7 | "The Ringer" | John Stuart Scott | Jim Campolongo | May 5, 2016 | 4.36[26] |
| 8 | "The Package" | Bill D'Elia | Jon Dorsey & Greg Goetz | May 12, 2016 | 4.23[27] |
| 9 | "The Happy Couple" | Rob Greenlea | Allan Heinberg | May 19, 2016 | 4.04[28] |
| 10 | "The Wedding" | Kevin Dowling | Allan Heinberg | May 19, 2016 | 4.04[28] |
Broadcast
Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on the Seven Network on October 10, 2016.[29]
Reception
The Catch has been met with generally positive reviews from critics, with most praising Mireille Enos' leading performance.[30][31][32] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 70% approval rating. The site's general consensus reads: "While the jury is out on its weekly worthiness, The Catch largely yields satisfying results with tried-and-true Shondaland production qualities, fun cases of the week, and bendy plot twists."[33] Metacritic gave season one of the show a score of 59 out of 100 based on 30 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[34]
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Pilot" | March 24, 2016 | 1.2/4[20] | 5.85[20] | 0.9 | 3.23 | 2.1 | 9.08[35] |
| 2 | "The Real Killer" | March 31, 2016 | 1.0/4[21] | 5.07[21] | 0.9 | TBA | 1.9[36] | TBA |
| 3 | "The Trial" | April 7, 2016 | 1.1/4[22] | 4.89[22] | 0.7 | 2.85 | 1.8 | 7.74[37] |
| 4 | "The Princess and the I.P." | April 14, 2016 | 1.0/4[23] | 4.76[23] | 0.7 | 2.66 | 1.7 | 7.42[38] |
| 5 | "The Laragan Gambit" | April 21, 2016 | 0.9/3[24] | 4.60[24] | 0.7 | 2.46 | 1.6 | 7.04[39] |
| 6 | "The Benefactor" | April 28, 2016 | 1.0/3[25] | 4.58[25] | 0.7 | 2.52 | 1.7 | 7.09[40] |
| 7 | "The Ringer" | May 5, 2016 | 0.9/3[26] | 4.36[26] | 0.7 | 2.50 | 1.6 | 6.86[41] |
| 8 | "The Package" | May 12, 2016 | 1.0/3[27] | 4.23[27] | TBA | 2.27 | TBA | 6.50[42] |
| 9 | "The Happy Couple" | May 19, 2016 | 0.8/3[28] | 4.04[28] | 0.6 | 2.04 | 1.5 | 6.09[43] |
| 10 | "The Wedding" | May 19, 2016 | 0.8/3[28] | 4.04[28] | 0.6 | 2.04 | 1.5 | 6.09[43] |
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