TV Premieres Countdown

TV Premieres Countdown for March 3, 2017

by Beki Lane and Kerr Lordygan | March 3, 2017 | Comments

It’s time for our weekly countdown of the Spring TV premieres! Here are the best new shows for the week of Friday, March 3, 2017. See how this week’s shows, National Treasure, Feud: Bette and Joan, Taken, When We Rise, and Time After Time stack up against each other on the Tomatometer!

Taken: Season 1 (2017)
32%

Adjusted Score: 32876%

Critics Consensus: Taken's cast hits the right notes, but overall, the series fails to deliver a compelling narrative distinguished from its source material.

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Starring: Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals, Gaius Charles, Brooklyn Sudano

Directed By: Alexander Cary, Luc Besson, Matthew Gross, Edouard de Vésinne

Time After Time: Season 1 (2017)
67%

Adjusted Score: 68010%

Critics Consensus: Time After Time employs its central narrative gimmick to ill effect, leaving a charming cast stranded in a stream of tedious storylines.

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Starring: Freddie Stroma, Joshua Bowman, Genesis Rodriguez, Nicole Ari Parker

Directed By: Kevin Williamson, Marcos Siega, Allison Anders, Steve Shill

National Treasure: Season 1 (2016)
100%

Adjusted Score: 100024%

Critics Consensus: National Treasure offers a unique perspective on celebrity crime through the eyes of its perpetrator -- and gripping performances from a strong ensemble cast.

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Starring: Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Andrea Riseborough, Tim McInnerny

Directed By: Marc Munden

When We Rise: Season 1 (2017)
82%

Adjusted Score: 83278%

Critics Consensus: When We Rise works as a well-meaning outreach project with a decent cast, even if the script's ambitious reach slightly exceeds its grasp.

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Starring: Guy Pearce, Mary-Louise Parker, Rachel Griffiths, Michael Kenneth Williams

Directed By: Dustin Lance Black, Laurence Mark, Bruce Cohen, Gus Van Sant

Feud: Bette and Joan: Bette and Joan (2017)
95%

Adjusted Score: 100498%

Critics Consensus: While campily and sweetly indulgent, Feud: Bette and Joan provides poignant understanding of humanity, sorrow, and pain while breezily feeding inquisitive gossip-starved minds.

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Starring: Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Alfred Molina

Directed By: Ryan Murphy, Tim Minear, Alexis Martin Woodall, Dede Gardner