Home > Person Of Interest > Season 1 « TV Series Page Person Of Interest: Season 1 (2011 - 2012) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Want to see Episode List Season 1 Person Of Interest Critics Consensus Person of Interest is a well made and well acted espionage procedural, though its characters aren't terribly well developed and its intriguing premise yields mixed results. 63% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 38 80% Audience Score User Ratings: 429 See score details Other TV Shows The Good Wife Battle Creek Limitless 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: Sep 22, 2011 A young prosecutor becomes a person of interest in the opener of the series following a presumed-dead ex-CIA agent (Jim Caviezel) and a billionaire software genius (Michael Emerson) who try to stop crimes before they happen. View Details 2. Ghosts Air date: Sep 29, 2011 Finch and Reese are puzzled when the machine turns up a deceased person of interest; Finch reflects on the machine's origin. View Details 3. Mission Creep Air date: Oct 6, 2011 Reese joins a gang of thieves to infiltrate a crime ring. View Details 4. Cura Te Ipsum Air date: Oct 13, 2011 A young doctor becomes a person of interest. View Details 5. Judgment Air date: Oct 20, 2011 A tough-on-crime judge becomes a person of interest. View Details 6. The Fix Air date: Oct 27, 2011 Reese becomes entangled with a woman who "fixes" problems for money. View Details 7. Witness Air date: Nov 3, 2011 A school teacher who witnessed a mob hit is in need of protection. View Details 8. Foe Air date: Nov 17, 2011 Reese and Finch shadow a spy who uses Cold War-era relics. View Details 9. Get Carter Air date: Dec 8, 2011 Det. Carter becomes a person of interest, and Reese and Finch must protect her without exposing themselves. View Details 10. Number Crunch Air date: Dec 15, 2011 The Machine produces four numbers, baffling Reese and Finch. View Details Show More Episodes Person Of Interest: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (35) Tv Season Info An ex-CIA hitman and a scientist team up to prevent crimes before they happen. Genre: Drama Network: CBS Premiere Date: Sep 22, 2011 Creator: Jonathan Nolan Exec. Producers: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Jonathan Nolan, David Semel, Greg Plageman Cast Jim Caviezel as Reese Michael Emerson as Finch Taraji P. Henson as Carter Kevin Chapman as Fusco Paige Turco as Zoe Morgan Enrico Colantoni as Charlie David Valcin Anthony Mangano as Detective Kane David Costabile Amy Acker Natalie Zea as Diane Bray Matt Lauria Rhys Coiro Annie Parisse Lili Mirojnick as Pia Randall Duk Kim Allan Louis as Olson Astro Michael Aronov Jacob Pitts Michael Drayer as Anton Bridget Regan Aja Naomi King Deirdre O'Connell José Zúñiga Johnny Hopkins Linda Cardellini as Tillman James Hanlon as Detective Stills Adam Rothenberg as Benton Jermaine Crawford as Michael Pope Manny Perez as Diaz Kristen Bush as Vicky Brian d'Arcy James as Miller Susan Misner as Jessica Arndt Almeria Campbell as Nurse Gregory Lay as Transit Cop Brendan Titley as Intern Kevin Henderson Chris Chalk as Alonzo Pope Alfredo Narciso as Forensics Tech Sean McCarthy as Lee Sean P. McCarthy as Lee William Sadler as Anton's Father Laura Woyasz Courtenay Taylor as Mrs. Kovach Kim Sykes as Therapist Jorge Cordova as Police Officer Leon Addison Brown as Charles Robinson John Fiore as Womack Emilio Delgado as Detective Padilla Philip Hernandez Louis Vanaria as Azarello Andrew Stewart Jones as Doyle Wolfgang Scheitinger as Miller's Son Charlie Moss as Judge Bruce MacVittie as Defense Attorney Gerard Ender as Groundskeeper Ed Vassallo as Desk Sargeant Kevin Michael Murphy as Stunt Anton/Friend #1 Show More Cast News & Interviews for Person Of Interest: Season 1 Now Streaming: Lawrence of Arabia, Insomnia, And More View All Person Of Interest: Season 1 News Episodes 1. Pilot Air date: Sep 22, 2011 A young prosecutor becomes a person of interest in the opener of the series following a presumed-dead ex-CIA agent (Jim Caviezel) and a billionaire software genius (Michael Emerson) who try to stop crimes before they happen. View Details 2. Ghosts Air date: Sep 29, 2011 Finch and Reese are puzzled when the machine turns up a deceased person of interest; Finch reflects on the machine's origin. View Details 3. Mission Creep Air date: Oct 6, 2011 Reese joins a gang of thieves to infiltrate a crime ring. View Details 4. Cura Te Ipsum Air date: Oct 13, 2011 A young doctor becomes a person of interest. View Details 5. Judgment Air date: Oct 20, 2011 A tough-on-crime judge becomes a person of interest. View Details 6. The Fix Air date: Oct 27, 2011 Reese becomes entangled with a woman who "fixes" problems for money. View Details 7. Witness Air date: Nov 3, 2011 A school teacher who witnessed a mob hit is in need of protection. View Details 8. Foe Air date: Nov 17, 2011 Reese and Finch shadow a spy who uses Cold War-era relics. View Details 9. Get Carter Air date: Dec 8, 2011 Det. Carter becomes a person of interest, and Reese and Finch must protect her without exposing themselves. View Details 10. Number Crunch Air date: Dec 15, 2011 The Machine produces four numbers, baffling Reese and Finch. View Details Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Person Of Interest Season 1 All Critics (38) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (14) This is stalking, not detective work: There are no clues in Person of Interest, nor are there any mysteries to tease out. Sep 22, 2011 | Full Review… June Thomas Slate Top Critic An over-arching mythology will be helped along by a case-of-the-week structure, to give the audience a regular payoff. Sep 22, 2011 | Full Review… Joanne Ostrow Denver Post Top Critic This tech-driven Early Edition is shockingly lifeless. Sep 22, 2011 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic Thanks. We needed that. Sep 22, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic Emerson is fascinating as Mr. Finch. Sep 22, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic CBS does what it does best, offering a new murder-and-mayhem series on Thursday. Sep 22, 2011 | Full Review… Jonathan Storm Philadelphia Inquirer Top Critic Person of Interest is playing a blinder. Jul 22, 2018 | Full Review… Adam Sweeting The Arts Desk The convoluted nature of the premise would be easier to overlook, if the cast seemed remotely interested in the story. Jul 2, 2018 | Full Review… Jessica Johnson Time Out Chicago I love how this show is like 24 in reverse. Apr 11, 2018 | Full Review… Annalee Newitz io9.com The high-concept melding of vigilante heroes and vast conspiracies in a world of cyber-surveillance launched to great success in 2011 as a mystery puzzle in the modern world where big brother is watching you... Oct 6, 2016 | Full Review… Sean Axmaker Seanax.com Generally I'm not a huge fan of procedural dramas but my pick of the new crop of shows would have to be CBS's espionage thriller Person of Interest. Sep 22, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… Emile K. Lewis What Culture There's a genuine core providing a solid backbone to the high-octane aspects. Sep 22, 2011 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review… Jeremy Nisen Under the Radar View All Critic Reviews (38) Audience Reviews for Person Of Interest: Season 1 Jun 08, 2020 From JJ Abrams and Jonathan Nolan comes the tech thriller Person of Interest. In Season 1 a computer engineer named Harold Finch, who built a computer algorithm called The Machine that can predict violent crimes, recruits former black ops agent John Reese to assist him in saving peoples' lives. Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson lead the cast and give strong performances. And the writers do a good job at keeping the cases-of-the-week fresh and exciting by switching up whether the "person of interest" is the killer or the victim, and slowly revealing Finch and Reese's backstories in pieces throughout the season. Additionally, the show uses an interesting aesthetic that utilizes security camera and other electronic device points of view to transition between scenes; making The Machine an omnipresent character in the show. Also, the fight scenes are thrilling and intense. Action-packed and full of intrigue, Person of Interest delivers an extraordinary first season that promises bigger things to come. Dann M Super Reviewer Sep 07, 2020 Sometimes naive/simplified, action series with serious philosophical and existential questions. Strongly advise to watch all five seasons. First season consistent and interesting - but then it became even more interesting. And character - beloved. Mykhailo S Aug 04, 2020 A very interesting show that mixes the surveillance world with conspiracy theories and the classical battle between underground freedom fighters x powerful evil men. There's the usual brain + muscles team (Reese is a cool version of Jack Bauer) and the law enforcement officers who investigate our "heroes". So I really enjoyed it Ricardo Y Jul 26, 2020 An interesting premise and a great cast makes this a show not to be missed. Steve D Apr 18, 2020 Must watch..!! Except for some hard to believe tech its really good. Deepak G Nov 02, 2019 6.7/10 — "Okay"/"Decent"/"Watchable" Jedhua I Sep 20, 2019 Phenomenal: well-made, well-acted, powerfully scored, with profound and timely themes. Very thrilling and touching. Elijah A Aug 29, 2019 "Person of Interest" has a premise of such high potential that it should have been given a story-line not bogged down in blatant exposition and plot holes, but never mind: what we have here is a truly original procedural that is creative and action-packed, even while some of us may be scratching our heads. Why, for example, does a secluded genius called Finch (Michael Emerson) use a computer system that's so advanced it can observe anything anywhere on Earth to solve crimes only located in New York City? And why is it when he hires a retired CIA agent aptly named Mr. Reese (Jim Cavaziel) to rescue people the computer determines to be in danger, that they find themselves enemies with the NYPD, led by a stubborn detective named Carter (Taraji P. Hensen), and the Italian mafia; shouldn't Finch, someone who has invented the most powerful invention in history, be able to sweep aside such enemies with ease? And why hire only one man, when that wouldn't even be enough for New York City by itself? Why is it when crimes are imminent, that the people involved are identified only by social security codes, when even a smidgen more information might quickly reveal if that person is a victim or a criminal? Many of the episodes open with the computer, referred to as The Machine, recording dialogue between criminals; you'd think that information would be immediately helpful in determining if the "new number" is victim or criminal. Those questions hinder the show from becoming the involving story it might have been, and what we're left with is a straightforward and mildly engaging setup: two men are told by a computer that someone is about to be part of a crime, they investigate, determine if the person of interest is a criminal or a victim, and react accordingly. Meanwhile, they face the complications by the police and various criminal organizations that are so underwhelming that I kept wondering why Finch couldn't just stop them. The answer, we learn, is that Finch deliberately has programmed The Machine not to give more private information beyond social security numbers, as part of a philosophy not to interfere too much, I guess, into people's lives. This is more of a plot device than an interesting motivation, to ensure the episodes are built around "whodunit" situations--not that I'm complaining much about the latter, since some of the mysteries are so creative and delightful we momentarily forget about the plot holes. Tonally, this show fits into the canvas of most other procedurals, though the longer subplots involving the mafia and the main characters' pasts might be reminiscent of shows like "Prison Break" rather than "NCIS" or "Law and Order". There is always a target. There are always suspects. There are always some red herrings. There's always some technical processes involved in the investigations, sometimes underlined by dialogue that is, in this case, written with strange obviousness at times, as though we don't even understand the simple things (to paraphrase an example: "If that's what I think it is...our new number is going to be trouble!"). There's always a twist, though many of them are quite unimpressive. Sometimes there's a little noir thrown in, with the morally ambiguous fixer Zoe Morgan (Paige Turco), who has a flirty and interesting dynamic with Mr. Reese. Each episode is a ride through a format that admittedly grows increasingly familiar, featuring both familiar procedural elements and delightful surprises. "Person of Interest" squanders its potential, and it isn't quite as smart as it wants to be, but retains an entertainment value making it worth a watch. Jonathan E Mar 14, 2019 It starts out as just your run of the mill strange duo crime solving show, but it quickly turns into something so much more. Jan 05, 2018 Best Show on this planet! 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