The scripts exude a distinct touch of ambition. Their content isn’t limited to cases grabbed from today’s headlines--some of them reflect a certain consciousness of history.

It is a worthy, highly watchable effort. While a bit tonally uneven in early episodes and not especially groundbreaking--it is, at its core, yet another legal procedural--Doubt is elevated by witty banter and a stellar supporting cast.

As a soap opera, Doubt is pretty good. It's filled with likable characters played by a nice cast and features relatively interesting cases handled by a boutique New York law firm.

So far it’s strictly so-so on the storytelling front, but with some scenes that raise the bar beyond that. Those mostly involve Light, though. And she’s not the one who’s supposed to carry the load.

Doubt assembles such an impressive cast it's easy to wish they had more ambitious material with which to play. As is, this CBS legal drama delivers a steady dose of "The Good Wife"-lite-type banter, without presenting much of an argument to keep watching.

It’s very clear from the dialogue, pacing, and tone that Doubt would really like to remind you of still another CBS show--The Good Wife--but, sorry, it’s nowhere in the same league.

The series seems to have been assembled by a particularly indifferent Victor Frankenstein, the parts crammed together without much regard for whether the stitching is visible or whether the finished product works.

On the basis of Episode 1 I've tried to be fair and gone 5. The simple reason is that Doubt may well be an OK show, the storylines seem interesting enough, but I can't tell because of the overwhelming incidental music. It is relentless. I'm 59, I can tell 'quirky' or 'dramatic' without intrusive background music shouting at me. Strong feeling this can only get worse and has no future.

"Doubt" is just another by-the-numbers big city, high profile defense lawyer show. Big firm seeking clients. Lead female character with baggage and ethical conflicts (Sadie) but loved by her boss (Isaiah), the by-the-book steely-faced lawyer (Albert), the grizzled courtroom veteran with her own underlying issues which drive her (Cameron), and the bright eyed but naive junior attorney (Tiffany). "Doubt" treads no new ground in this regard as we've seen this before in a prior CBS show called "The Good Wife". This would be fine if the characters in "Doubt" were strong enough to carry the show but they simply aren't. They're predictable at best, boring at worst. Couple this with the weak courtroom drama elements and it's a show destined for early cancellation or a single season at best.

not very compelling, can't grab attention. Wish it was more engaging and less bull. Was hoping for more interesting characters and interesting plot points was disappointed.

I DOUBT this show will last. The acting is strained. Only redeeming quality is Dulé Hill. I could only watch about 10 minutes of the show then switched channels to something that was entertaining. I was actually cringing at the acting and dialogue because it was so bad. It was painful to watch. I won't be tuning in next week.