Home > Lie to Me > Season 1 « TV Series Page Lie to Me: Season 1 (2009) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Want to see Episode List Season 1 Lie to Me Critics Consensus It suffers from similarities to other like-minded procedurals, particularly in its writing and characters, but Lie to Me is a relatively fun hour of television with a novel premise. 63% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 30 90% Audience Score User Ratings: 128 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. 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Pilot Air date: Jan 21, 2009 Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth), an expert in how facial expressions and body language betray emotions, solves cases for law-enforcement agencies and whoever else hires him in this whodunit. In the pilot, a high-school teacher is murdered, and one of her students is caught running from her house; and the chairman of the House Ethics Committee is accused of patronizing a prostitute. View Details 2. Moral Waiver Air date: Jan 28, 2009 While Cal tries to determine the truthfulness of a female soldier's rape accusation against her sergeant, basketball fan Gillian probes a charge that an influential college alum bribed a promising inner-city prospect to attend his school. View Details 3. A Perfect Score Air date: Feb 4, 2009 The murder of a federal judge's teen daughter leads the Lightman Group to her highly competitive prep school. Meanwhile, a NASA test pilot is accused of intentionally crashing a plane. View Details 4. Love Always Air date: Feb 18, 2009 The team is assigned to protect the South Korean ambassador, a presidential candidate in his country and the object of death threats, during his son's wedding. The ambassador isn't shot but his son is, and Cal doesn't think it was the result of bad aim. Besides, everyone in the wedding party seems to have something to hide. View Details 5. Unchained Air date: Mar 4, 2009 A governor weighing a pardon for a reformed gang leader imprisoned for killing a cop hires Cal to determine if the guy has really reformed. Meanwhile, the death of a black probationary firefighter in a burning building might not have been accidental. Gillian must find out if it was murder and, if it was, who did it. View Details 6. Do No Harm Air date: Mar 11, 2009 While Lightman and Foster probe the disappearance of an 11-year-old adopted girl, Loker and Torres must determine whether a Ugandan peace activist is who she claims to be. One problem: Loker is a fan of the woman, and they become attracted to each other when they meet. View Details 7. The Best Policy Air date: Mar 18, 2009 Lightman is hired by an old friend (D.W. Moffett) to find a corporate spy at a pharmaceutical company, then gets mixed up in a conspiracy surrounding a new drug that could put thousands of lives at risk. Meanwhile, the State Department hires the team to assist with negotiations for the release of two U.S. citizens imprisoned in Yemen. View Details 8. Depraved Heart Air date: Apr 1, 2009 Cal becomes obsessed with the suicides of three young Indian-immigrant women, and Loker takes an unusual interest in the Ponzi scheme he and Foster are investigating. The scheme's operator (Daniel Benzali), who's dying of cancer, insists that he is solely responsible for it, and that all the money is gone. But Foster -- and especially Loker -- aren't buying either assertion. View Details 9. Life Is Priceless Air date: Apr 8, 2009 When a building under construction collapses, Cal and Gillian must determine if someone on the scene might have sabotaged it and how. The safety of workers still trapped inside could depend on it. Meanwhile, an Internet entrepreneur planning to propose to his girlfriend wants to know if she really loves him or if she's after his money. View Details 10. Better Half Air date: Apr 22, 2009 Cal's ex-wife (Jennifer Beals), an assistant U.S. attorney, hires him to get to the bottom of an arson case in which the victim accuses a childhood friend, who's now a famous TV reporter, of burning down his house. He bases the charge on the word of his 5-year-old son. Meanwhile, Foster and Torres investigate a drive-by shooting tied to a feud between rival rappers. View Details Show More Episodes Lie to Me: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (43) Tv Season Info Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth), an expert in how facial expressions and body language betray emotions, solves cases for law-enforcement agencies and whoever else hires him in the inaugural season of this FOX network whodunit. In the pilot, a high-school teacher is murdered and one of her students is caught running from her house; and the chairman of the House Ethics Committee is accused of patronizing a prostitute. The series is based on the real-life experiences of psychologist Paul Ekman. Kelli Williams costars as Dr. Gillian Foster. Genre: Network: FOX Premiere Date: Jan 21, 2009 Exec. Producers: Samuel Baum, Brian Grazer, David Nevins, Steve Maeda Cast Tim Roth as Cal Lightman Kelli Williams as Gillian Foster Brendan Hines as Will Loker Brendan P. Hines as Will Loker Monica Raymund as Ria Torres Mekhi Phifer as Ben Reynolds Jennifer Beals as Zoe Landau Sean Patrick Thomas as Karl Dupree Hayley MacFarland as Emily Kristen Ariza as Heidi Tim Guinee as Ron Foster Anjul Nigam as Shreyas Patel Hayley McFarland as Emily Daniel Benzali as Joseph Hollin Daniel Sunjata as Andrew Jenkins Allen Maldonado as Caden Fredric Lehne as Kevin Warren Deidrie Henry as A'isha Walker Kay Panabaker Alicia Lagano as Spec. Sheila Lake Chris McGarry as FEMA Commander Stevens Jake Thomas as James Cooke Theodore Perkins as Earl White Kevin Han Yee as Amb. Park Jung-Soo Lauren Bowles as Valerie Blunt David Anders as Sgt. Scott Emerson Kathryn Meisle as Mary Cooke Richard Brooks (VI) as Mark Boulware Richard Brooks as Mark Boulware Samuel Ball as Joe Spaly Scott Paulin as Gerald Cooke Charles Parnell as Maj. Harris Robert Wisdom as Bonds Scott Atkinson as Howard Taft Tom Verica as Paul Aronson Cheryl White as Mayor Meredith Fallon Shea Whigham as Jered Blunt Josh Stamberg as Hutchinson Amy Rosoff as Pvt. Metz Brian Tee as Bodyguard (Han Yong-Dae) Bob Bledsoe as Hot Truck Guy Mahershala Ali as Det. Hughes D.W. Moffett as Dr. Jeffrey Buchanan Amanda Schull as Phoebe Lorenzo Callender as Brian Denman Tim Griffin as Principal Castle Jake Johnson (XVI) as Videographer No. 2 Brian Norris as Marcus Holmes Randy Oglesby as Rep. Weil Bryan Fuller as Lester Lurie Nadine Ellis as Female Secret Service Agent Madeline Carroll as Samantha Martin Dorsla as Clint Kisker Alexa Fischer as Erica Vandeman Brea Cola as Sandra Kisker Tyrees Allen as DNC Chairman Chase Kim as Male Secret Service Agent Emilio Rivera as CO Tony Calvo Byrne Offutt as DHS Deputy Sasha Roiz as Capt. David Markov Paul Calderon as Manny Trillo David Gore as Walter David Lee as Groomsman No. 1 Martin Papazlan as Adam Duke Christopher Saavedra as Latino Boy Bill Doyle as Hugo Boss Guy Virginia Williams as Nadia Dawson Mageina Tovah as Natalie Anthony Ruivivar as FBI Agent Dardis Brett Rice as Cheif Jack Morrow Kristen Combs as Deidre Deidre Henry as A'isha Walker Martin Papazian as Adam Duke Emerson Brooks as Lawyer Isabella Hofmann as Judge Kathleen Stark Ross Thomas as Doug Donovan Megan Follows as Lorraine Burch JD Cullum as Dr. Dembeck Johanna Braddy as Jacquelin Mathis Clea DuVall as Michelle Russell Charles Chun as Korean Man Dominic Hoffman as Ian Dawkins Pej Vahdat as Jason McLean Currie Graham as Eric Kuransky Anne Bedian as Hasina Emma Turpen as Teen Girl No. 1 Carlos La Camara as Insp. Mike Adams Bradford Tatum as Peter Burch Jeannie Hackett as Diane Holmes Don Tiffany as Security Guard Grinnell Morris as Paul Russell Andy Umberger as Peters Zachary Knower as Videographer No. 1 Jessica Wright as Sylvia Harrison Knight as Andre Ricks Anthony Azizi as Omar James Ryen as MP Omari Hardwick as Benny 'B' Davis Andrew Rothenberg as Kevin Rich Shannon McLemore as Camille Ella Dershowitz as Teen Girl No. 2 Jessie Lande as Nicole Holmes Jeff Newburg as Driver Harold "House" Moore as Little Sid Michele Nordin as Melissa Lydia Castro as Platoon Mate No. 3 Andre Kincaid as Eric Mitchell Ramon De Ocampo as Michael Bernard White as Amir Hadad Sarah Ramos as Riley Berenson Don Wallace as Sharif Hamza Ali Brad Beyer as Lt. Tom Clayton Mandy McMillian as Middle-Aged Woman Robert Crow as Warden Baker Mario Cortez as Army Polygrapher Anoush Arakelian as Mrs. Grinwis Jim Holmes as Skinhead's Attorney Bonnie Perlman as Nurse John Dugan as P.O.W. Kirk B.R. Woller as Mike Personick Kosha Patel as Kiran Purohit Nicole Pettis as Platoon Mate No. 1 Steve Flynn as Keith Berenson Gary Kraus as D.C. Bus Driver Matt Bushell as David Caddick Lou Richards as Robert Holmes David J. Lee as Groomsman No. 1 Joy DeMichelle as Kay Davidson James Curreri as Middle-Aged Man David Harbour as Frank Ambrose Dan Martin as Conrad Ricks Jonno Roberts as Milo Michael B. Silver as Personick's Attorney Anjali Bhimani as Young Woman Matt Molloy as NASA Director Schaumburg Cari Champion as Reporter No. 1 Marc Vann as Jim Gunderson Melissa Tang as Young Woman Pablo Espinosa as Sgt. Major Mireille Enos as Cheryl Ambrose Terrence Hardy Jr. as Antwon Ricks Patrick Cavanaugh as Groomsman No. 2 Christie Ann Burson as Kerry Morrow Rachelle Leah as Ms. Cooper April Parker-Jones as Head Mistress Jonas Michael Bofshever as Lt. Gov. Matt Goldin Annalise Basso as Maggie Ambrose Matt Elliott as Christian Boyce Michelle Anne Johnson as Medical Examiner Wendi Kenya as Christine April D. Parker as Head Mistress Jonas Robert Bueth as Angry Guest Jane Yamamoto as Reporter No. 2 Moira Squier as Reporter No. 1 Nikki Boyer as Reporter Tom Choi as Groom Juan Monsalves as Reporter No. 3 Griffin Cleveland as AJ Ambrose D.B. Woodside as Henry Strong Mekenna Melvin as Stefanie Fife Deidre Lovejoy as Holly Sando Sharon Brathwaite as Sarah Coleman Mike Madrigal as Rescue Worker Georgia Hatzis as Ausa Estin Rance Howard as Joe Metz Michelle Joyner as Marlene Donna Casey as Susan McCartney Adam Crosby as Troy Dixon Rob Brownstein as Secy. Adam Miller Momo Yashima as Parole Board Member Naila Azad as Ina Ashraf David Warshofsky as Owen Finnegan Taryn O'Neill as Heather Jeanne Simpson as PTA Mom Bryan C. Hearne as Track Team Student Ross Mackenzie as FEMA Tech Kurt Caceres as Jack Garcia Shaun Duke as Mr. Grinwis Christian Corp as Hillary Markov Seema Lazar as Saba Ashraf Roger Morrissey as Mike Fish Don Danielson as Cop Tom Yi as Morimoto Scott Klace as Martin Wexler Christopher Goodman as Paramedic Wayne Dalglish as Photography Club Student Karis Campbell as Sarah Garcia Grace Bannon as Danielle Stark Luis Moncada as Inmate Waleed Zuaiter as Deputy Ambassador Reid Christine Adams as Farida Mugisha Stacey Moseley as ICU Nurse Kevin Tighe as Fletcher Bellwood Brian Oblak as FBI Agent Stacy Edwards as Dr. Christina Knowlton Sunkrish Bala as Arun Ashraf Rick Fitts as Male Protester Wendy Kenya as Christine Jamie McBride as Skinhead Al Damji as Agent Cooper Erik Rondell as Firefighter Alison La Placa as Diane Kretschmer Shelley Robertston as Female Protester Carlos Cervantes as ATF Asst. Director Erik Podell as Elevator Worker Leesa Severyn as Reporter No. 2 Corey Tucker as FBI Agent Adam Donshik as Aaron Craig Sean Summers as Neo-Nazi Jason Beghe as Capt. Hoopes M.D. Walton as ATF Agent Shauna Stoddart as Laurel Craig Marcuis Harris as Protester James MacDonald (II) as Det. Riley Darren O'Hare as FBI Agent No. 2 James MacDonald as Det. Riley Jeffrey Addiss as Porsche Driver Nolan Gerard Funk as Dan Suzanne Marques as Newsanchor Ted Garcia as Reporter No. 1 Melissa McCarty as Reporter No. 2 Michelle Noh as Corporate Woman Michael Spellman as Married Guy Vince Duvall as Handsome Guy Carla Jeffrey as Female Student Chris Vaughn as Football Player Christopher T. Wood as TSA Deputy Erin Matthews as Handsome Guy's Girlfriend Show More Cast Episodes 1. Pilot Air date: Jan 21, 2009 Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth), an expert in how facial expressions and body language betray emotions, solves cases for law-enforcement agencies and whoever else hires him in this whodunit. In the pilot, a high-school teacher is murdered, and one of her students is caught running from her house; and the chairman of the House Ethics Committee is accused of patronizing a prostitute. View Details 2. Moral Waiver Air date: Jan 28, 2009 While Cal tries to determine the truthfulness of a female soldier's rape accusation against her sergeant, basketball fan Gillian probes a charge that an influential college alum bribed a promising inner-city prospect to attend his school. View Details 3. A Perfect Score Air date: Feb 4, 2009 The murder of a federal judge's teen daughter leads the Lightman Group to her highly competitive prep school. Meanwhile, a NASA test pilot is accused of intentionally crashing a plane. View Details 4. Love Always Air date: Feb 18, 2009 The team is assigned to protect the South Korean ambassador, a presidential candidate in his country and the object of death threats, during his son's wedding. The ambassador isn't shot but his son is, and Cal doesn't think it was the result of bad aim. Besides, everyone in the wedding party seems to have something to hide. View Details 5. Unchained Air date: Mar 4, 2009 A governor weighing a pardon for a reformed gang leader imprisoned for killing a cop hires Cal to determine if the guy has really reformed. Meanwhile, the death of a black probationary firefighter in a burning building might not have been accidental. Gillian must find out if it was murder and, if it was, who did it. View Details 6. Do No Harm Air date: Mar 11, 2009 While Lightman and Foster probe the disappearance of an 11-year-old adopted girl, Loker and Torres must determine whether a Ugandan peace activist is who she claims to be. One problem: Loker is a fan of the woman, and they become attracted to each other when they meet. View Details 7. The Best Policy Air date: Mar 18, 2009 Lightman is hired by an old friend (D.W. Moffett) to find a corporate spy at a pharmaceutical company, then gets mixed up in a conspiracy surrounding a new drug that could put thousands of lives at risk. Meanwhile, the State Department hires the team to assist with negotiations for the release of two U.S. citizens imprisoned in Yemen. View Details 8. Depraved Heart Air date: Apr 1, 2009 Cal becomes obsessed with the suicides of three young Indian-immigrant women, and Loker takes an unusual interest in the Ponzi scheme he and Foster are investigating. The scheme's operator (Daniel Benzali), who's dying of cancer, insists that he is solely responsible for it, and that all the money is gone. But Foster -- and especially Loker -- aren't buying either assertion. View Details 9. Life Is Priceless Air date: Apr 8, 2009 When a building under construction collapses, Cal and Gillian must determine if someone on the scene might have sabotaged it and how. The safety of workers still trapped inside could depend on it. Meanwhile, an Internet entrepreneur planning to propose to his girlfriend wants to know if she really loves him or if she's after his money. View Details 10. Better Half Air date: Apr 22, 2009 Cal's ex-wife (Jennifer Beals), an assistant U.S. attorney, hires him to get to the bottom of an arson case in which the victim accuses a childhood friend, who's now a famous TV reporter, of burning down his house. He bases the charge on the word of his 5-year-old son. Meanwhile, Foster and Torres investigate a drive-by shooting tied to a feud between rival rappers. View Details Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Lie to Me Season 1 All Critics (30) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (11) "Lie to Me" is a terrific idea in search of a story that's a little more terrific than this one seems to be so far. Dec 16, 2019 | Full Review… Ellen Gray Philadelphia Inquirer Top Critic There is an unmistakable been-there-done-that feel to "Lie to Me." It's a basic procedural that seems so determined to replicate the successful playbook of shows like "The Mentalist" and "House" that it winds up telegraphing many of its moves. Oct 9, 2018 | Full Review… Chuck Barney San Jose Mercury News Top Critic If Lie to Me wants to elevate itself above all the other shows like it, it needs to beef up the quality of its mysteries. Jan 21, 2009 | Full Review… Alan Sepinwall Newark Star-Ledger Top Critic I can't lie. I found Fox's Lie to Me, about a brilliant deception expert, to be predictable, standard fare. Jan 21, 2009 | Full Review… Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel Top Critic if you're fascinated by the poker-game elements of crime-solving and a man obsessed with "tells," you may connect with this show. Jan 21, 2009 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic Fox's new drama Lie to Me not only provides a good hour of television entertainment, it gives the viewer an intriguing "takeaway." Jan 21, 2009 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic Tim Roth offers a solid, acerbic performance as Cal, and he's tempered by the pretty and more level-headed Kelli Williams. Add the young and eager character of Ria Torres...to the mix, and you have a good front line of actors. Oct 9, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Kevin Carr 7M Pictures That's what Lie to Me is - incredibly watchable entertainment. It's smart, funny, occasionally moving and surprising and it hits almost all of the right beats. Oct 9, 2018 | Rating: 8.6/10 | Full Review… Travis Fickett IGN Movies It all comes back to Roth, and the ability of the show to succeed past the admittedly moderately entertaining pilot episode rests almost entirely on his shoulders. Jun 14, 2018 | Full Review… Dustin Rowles Pajiba Another original with a potentially long lifespan for the network. May 9, 2018 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review… Lily Moayeri Under the Radar Lie to Me offers well-designed (and repeatedly, very white) interiors, utterly formulaic scripting, and familiar characters. Jan 21, 2009 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review… Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters Lie to Me has the makings of a fine procedural for viewers who can't seem to get enough of this type of series. Jan 21, 2009 | Full Review… Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette View All Critic Reviews (30) Audience Reviews for Lie to Me: Season 1 Jan 25, 2018 I love the show. The concept of being able to tell if someone is lying is so interesting to me. I also love how they look at why the person is lying too. They managed to come up with a good concept each episode. The actors/actresses all worked well together. Dare W Dec 05, 2015 Sometimes repetitive, but with an awesome premise, actors. And we learn a lot. 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