Home > Deception > Season 1 « TV Series Page Deception: Season 1 (2013) Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 38% Average Rating: 5.41/10 Season Reviews: 29 Fresh: 11 Rotten: 18 Critics Consensus: Despite its strong cast, Deception is a soapy melodrama with an overabundance of absurd, formulaic writing. 31% Average Rating: 4.88/10 Season Reviews: 16 Fresh: 5 Rotten: 11 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Despite its strong cast, Deception is a soapy melodrama with an overabundance of absurd, formulaic writing. AUDIENCE SCORE 62% liked it Average Rating: 3.8/5 User Ratings: 9 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Jan 7, 2013 The series premiere of a drama about a detective named Joanna Locasto, who, in the opener, keeps her job under wraps as she reenters the lives of the wealthy Bowers clan to investigate the mysterious death of her childhood friend, the troubled Vivian Bowers. More 2 Nothing's Free, Little Girl Air date: Jan 14, 2013 Joanna continues to investigate Vivian's rumored drug overdose. Robert must discreetly deal with a threat to his family while Julian's on self-destructive path to cope with the loss of his sister. More 3 A Drop of Blood and a Microscope Air date: Jan 21, 2013 Joanna's undercover operation leads her to get closer with Samantha Bowers and spend more time with Julian. Amid heavy scrutiny from the board of Bowers' Pharmaceutical, Edward is fired. More 4 One, Two, Three...One, Two, Three Air date: Jan 28, 2013 Joanna learns that Julian is hiding something about the night of Vivian's murder. At the same time, Senator Haverstock delivers some disturbing news to Edward; and Robert and Sofia get their first glimpse of Mia's new boyfriend. More 5 Why Wait Air date: Feb 4, 2013 Mia's debutante ball is a bust and her life is forever changed when the shocking truth about her real mother is exposed in print. At the same time, Julian reconnects with an old girlfriend in hopes that she'll help get cancer drug Lyritrol on the market, while Joanna puts the breaks on her relationship with Will to focus her energy on solving Vivian's murder. More 6 Don't Be a Dummy Air date: Feb 11, 2013 Faced with the truth about her real parents, Mia runs away with Kyle to a friend's empty vacation home. At the same time, Will goes to Edward's house looking for answers about Vivian's murder. More 7 Tell Me Air date: Feb 18, 2013 Edward makes a disturbing discovery about Lyritrol three weeks before it's due to hit the shelves. He also ends up in a physical altercation with Julian at a PR event for Bowers Pharmaceutical, which leads to a big career move. Elsewhere, a gunfight breaks out as Joanna chases down a lead; and Senator Haverstock reveals who he really is to Mia. More 8 Stay With Me Air date: Feb 25, 2013 Edward makes a confession during a press conference that sends his family and their business reeling. Meanwhile, Mia's biological father reaches out to her with ulterior motives. More 9 Good Luck With Your Death Air date: Mar 4, 2013 Robert begins to doubt Joanna's story, and so he flies her mother to New York in hopes of uncovering the truth. At the same time, Joanna does some digging into Julian's girlfriend, while Mia offers to donate her bone marrow to Haverstock, and Sofia pays someone a visit in prison. More 10 You're the Bad Guy Air date: Mar 11, 2013 Joanna is kicked off the case after Will discovers she slept with Julian, who works with the FBI to obtain evidence against Audrey. Meanwhile, videotapes of Vivian's therapy sessions surface; Edward turns himself in for Kimberly Yaeger's murder; Wyatt is released from prison and confronts Sofia; and Mia decides to donate her bone marrow to her birth father. More Show More Episodes Deception: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (11) Tv Season Info Detective Joanna Locasto (Meagan Good) finds herself back inside the world complicated and ridiculously wealthy Bowers family when her estranged friend, socialite Vivian Bowers (Bree Williamson) is found dead of an apparent drug overdose. As the season progresses, Joanna becomes convinced that foul play was, indeed, a factor in Vivian's death, and sets off in search of the truth. "Deception" originally aired on NBC and was not renewed for a second season. Genre: Drama Network: NBC Premiere Date: Jan 7, 2013 Creator: Liz Heldens Exec. Producers: Liz Heldens, Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun, Gene Stein, Peter Horton Cast Meagan Good as Joanna Locasto Victor Garber as Robert Bowers Laz Alonso as Will Moreno Wes Brown as Julian Bowers Tate Donovan as Edward Bowers Katherine LaNasa as Sofia Bowers Ella Rae Peck as Mia Bowers Marin Hinkle as Samantha Bowers John Larroquette as Dwight Haverstock Bree Williamson as Vivian Bowers S. Epatha Merkerson as Beverly Padget David A. Gregory as Kyle Farrell Christopher Denham as Remy Colville Paloma Guzman as Audrey Cruz Tom Lipinski John Pyper-Ferguson as Wyatt Scott David Zayas Show More Cast Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Jan 7, 2013 The series premiere of a drama about a detective named Joanna Locasto, who, in the opener, keeps her job under wraps as she reenters the lives of the wealthy Bowers clan to investigate the mysterious death of her childhood friend, the troubled Vivian Bowers. More 2 Nothing's Free, Little Girl Air date: Jan 14, 2013 Joanna continues to investigate Vivian's rumored drug overdose. Robert must discreetly deal with a threat to his family while Julian's on self-destructive path to cope with the loss of his sister. More 3 A Drop of Blood and a Microscope Air date: Jan 21, 2013 Joanna's undercover operation leads her to get closer with Samantha Bowers and spend more time with Julian. Amid heavy scrutiny from the board of Bowers' Pharmaceutical, Edward is fired. More 4 One, Two, Three...One, Two, Three Air date: Jan 28, 2013 Joanna learns that Julian is hiding something about the night of Vivian's murder. At the same time, Senator Haverstock delivers some disturbing news to Edward; and Robert and Sofia get their first glimpse of Mia's new boyfriend. More 5 Why Wait Air date: Feb 4, 2013 Mia's debutante ball is a bust and her life is forever changed when the shocking truth about her real mother is exposed in print. At the same time, Julian reconnects with an old girlfriend in hopes that she'll help get cancer drug Lyritrol on the market, while Joanna puts the breaks on her relationship with Will to focus her energy on solving Vivian's murder. More 6 Don't Be a Dummy Air date: Feb 11, 2013 Faced with the truth about her real parents, Mia runs away with Kyle to a friend's empty vacation home. At the same time, Will goes to Edward's house looking for answers about Vivian's murder. More 7 Tell Me Air date: Feb 18, 2013 Edward makes a disturbing discovery about Lyritrol three weeks before it's due to hit the shelves. He also ends up in a physical altercation with Julian at a PR event for Bowers Pharmaceutical, which leads to a big career move. Elsewhere, a gunfight breaks out as Joanna chases down a lead; and Senator Haverstock reveals who he really is to Mia. More 8 Stay With Me Air date: Feb 25, 2013 Edward makes a confession during a press conference that sends his family and their business reeling. Meanwhile, Mia's biological father reaches out to her with ulterior motives. More 9 Good Luck With Your Death Air date: Mar 4, 2013 Robert begins to doubt Joanna's story, and so he flies her mother to New York in hopes of uncovering the truth. At the same time, Joanna does some digging into Julian's girlfriend, while Mia offers to donate her bone marrow to Haverstock, and Sofia pays someone a visit in prison. More 10 You're the Bad Guy Air date: Mar 11, 2013 Joanna is kicked off the case after Will discovers she slept with Julian, who works with the FBI to obtain evidence against Audrey. Meanwhile, videotapes of Vivian's therapy sessions surface; Edward turns himself in for Kimberly Yaeger's murder; Wyatt is released from prison and confronts Sofia; and Mia decides to donate her bone marrow to her birth father. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Deception Season 1 All Critics (29) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (18) It's not nearly compelling enough to merit a prolonged string-along. Jan 7, 2013 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic Since we're evidently supposed to take it seriously, the creators should have tried a little harder to come up with a plausible premise and to clean up the plot holes. Jan 7, 2013 | Full Review… Tom Conroy Media Life Top Critic I found Deception appealing enough that I watched all four episodes provided for preview, and that's an endorsement in itself. Jan 7, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Critic The acting is solid and the writing mixes some unexpected nuances into the melodrama. Jan 7, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic Been here/seen this -- a lot -- but familiarity could work in favor of Deception. Jan 7, 2013 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic Deception is not as seductive as Revenge and contains even more clunky acting and just as much melodramatic music. Jan 7, 2013 | Full Review… Joanne Ostrow Denver Post Top Critic Sure it's messy and kind of ridiculous like all good soaps, but there are some interesting power dynamics and plotting, as well as an affected performance by Meagan Good at is center, that should help keep the show afloat. Aug 26, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Terence Johnson AwardsCircuit.com A particularly dumb caper police drama... Mar 12, 2018 | Full Review… Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Deception has a lot of big, soapy primetime steps to follow in, and with a little scrubbing it could be a fun and exciting one. Jan 7, 2013 | Rating: 3.8/5 | Full Review… Nick McHatton TV Fanatic It takes itself too seriously to be the kind of over-the-top nighttime soap that NBC's marketing campaign would have you think it is. Jan 7, 2013 | Full Review… Rick Porter Zap2it.com View All Critic Reviews (29) Audience Reviews for Deception: Season 1 There are no featured audience reviews yet. 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