4.4 /10 1 Votes
40% Metacritic Genre Dramedy Country of origin United States Network CBS | 6.8/10 IMDb 24% Rotten Tomatoes Composer(s) Jeff Rona Original language(s) English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Phil McGraw
Paul Attanasio Starring Michael Weatherly
Freddy Rodriguez
Geneva Carr
Christopher Jackson
Jaime Lee Kirchner
Annabelle Attanasio Executive producers Paul Attanasio, Phil McGraw, Jay McGraw Program creators Phil McGraw, Paul Attanasio Cast Michael Weatherly, Geneva Carr, Freddy Rodriguez, Annabelle Attanasio, Christopher Jackson Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bull is an American legal-dramedy television series starring former NCIS star Michael Weatherly. CBS ordered the program to series on May 13, 2016, and it premiered on September 20, 2016. The show is based on the early days of talk show host Phil McGraw when he was a trial consultant.
Contents
- Dr phil on how his former career inspired the new drama bull
- Premise
- Cast
- Guest stars
- Broadcast
- Reception
- References
On October 17, 2016, CBS picked up the series for a full 22 episode season.
Dr phil on how his former career inspired the new drama bull
Premise
The series follows the employees at Trial Analysis Corporation (TAC), a jury consulting firm headed by Dr. Jason Bull who is a psychologist and "trial science" expert. Bull uses his skills and those of his team to not only select the right jurors for his clients, but to help his clients' lawyers decide which type of argument will win over jurors best.
Cast
Guest stars
Broadcast
Internationally, the series premiered in the UK on FOX UK on January 13, 2017. The series will premiere in Australia on Network Ten on March 5, 2017. It is currently airing in New Zealand on Prime Television New Zealand since it debuted on January 19.
Reception
Bull has received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first episode received a score of 24% with an average rating of 4 out of 10, based on 21 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Michael Weatherly's performance is top-notch, but not enough to save a show that relies too heavily on a well-worn series of legal show tropes and an off-putting premise." On Metacritic, the series holds a 40 out of 100, based on reviews from 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."