Critic Reviews

You may groan at the premise -- a young woman helps the police solve crimes through use of her psychic intuition -- but it's brought off with so much storytelling skill and so few voguish gimmicks that it might as well be the first show of its kind. [3 Jan 2005]

The resolution with the ghost is plenty satisfying, but ultimately Medium's strength is that it's not about the ghosts.

Get beyond that preposterous premise outlined above, and you've got a solid piece of prime-time entertainment. This show knows what it is, and knows exactly what the core audience expects.

Elegantly filmed, Medium is quite eerie when it stays within the chilly purview of its star.

NBC's arresting Medium, debuting Monday, exploits a creepy premise for a few good shocks. What's more surprising is that the drama excels at tongue-in-cheek humor. [2 Jan 2005]

It's an intriguing drama with an enjoyably creepy vibe. [2 Jan 2005]

'Medium' is manipulative filmmaking, but it works. [2 Jan 2005]

Within the context of an overly familiar, murder-saturated genre, talented "Medium" creator Glenn Gordon Caron ("Moonlighting") manages to find some emotionally rich variations on the formula, assisted by Patricia Arquette's appealing performance as a suburban, crime-solving mom who sees dead people. [3 Jan 2005]

We expect sharp writing from Caron. "Medium" is almost too glib at times. What makes the suspension of disbelief easy is the casting. [3 Jan 2005]

Medium is well-made, slick and, at times, achieves a sense of the macabre. [4 Jan 2005]