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Evil
Genre
Created by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Robert King
  • Michelle King
  • Liz Glotzer
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 26, 2019 (2019-09-26) –
present (present)

Evil is an American supernatural drama series created by Robert and Michelle King that premiered on September 26, 2019, on CBS in the United States and on Global in Canada.

Premise

A skeptical forensic psychologist allies with a priest and a contractor to investigate purported supernatural incidents.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Katja Herbers as Dr. Kristen Bouchard, a forensic psychologist hired by David Acosta to help him distinguish between legitimate instances of demonic possession and insanity. Kristen is not religious and does not believe in demons or the supernatural, but finds her skepticism tested many times as she walks a thin line between what science can explain and what it cannot.
  • Mike Colter as David Acosta, a former journalist studying to be a priest. He currently works as an assessor, tasked with investigating and confirming events such as miracles and reports of demons.
  • Aasif Mandvi as Ben Shroff, a contractor who works with David as his technical expert and equipment handler.
  • Kurt Fuller as Kurt Boggs, Kristen's therapist.
  • Marti Matulis as George, an incubus.
  • Brooklyn Shuck as Lynn Bouchard, one of Kristen's daughters.
  • Skylar Grey as Lila Bouchard, one of Kristen's daughters.
  • Maddy Crocco as Lexis Bouchard, one of Kristen's daughters.
  • Dalya Knapp as Laura Bouchard, one of Kristen's daughters.
  • Christine Lahti as Sheryl Luria, Kristen's supportive, hard-living mother.
  • Michael Emerson as Dr. Leland Townsend, an expert in the occult who is obsessed with encouraging others to commit evil acts.

Episodes

No.Title [1]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [1]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Robert KingRobert King & Michelle KingSeptember 26, 2019 (2019-09-26)4.56[2]
Dr. Kristen Bouchard, a psychologist primarily employed by the Queens DA's office, learns that the defendant in her latest trial, Orson LeRoux, is claiming to be demonically possessed in order to claim an insanity plea. When the prosecution refuses to let her conduct further tests and fires her, leaving her unable to finish repaying her student loans, she accepts a job offer from David Acosta, a professional assessor for the Church, to determine whether or not LeRoux's claims are true. At first, Kristen is concerned that he may, in fact, be possessed, as she begins receiving threatening visits from George, an incubus who taunts her for concealing her sexual attraction towards David. However, when LeRoux reveals personal information that Kristen never told him, she discovers that her therapy file was stolen by a man named Leland Townsend, who she deduces was responsible for convincing LeRoux to act on his murderous impulses and has been coaching him to act possessed. David tells her that "demons" are often just an excuse for evil people like Townsend to justify their desire to make others suffer for sheer amusement. Kristen decides to join David's team permanently.
2"177 Minutes"Ron UnderwoodRobert King & Michelle KingOctober 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)4.20[3]
A girl, Naomi Clark, is miraculously revived seconds after her autopsy begins, and David's team is assigned to determine if there was any divine intervention. A review of security camera footage appears to show the image of a woman who died an hour before Naomi, which Ben suggests could be the result of digital manipulation. The DA offers to reinstate Kristen on a two year contract, which David agrees to match. However, when she goes to tell the DA, he informs her the offer has been rescinded and that Dr. Townsend has replaced her. Kristen's daughter Lauren begins to see George in her dreams, terrifying her mother until she discovers that George is in fact a fictional character and is therefore not real. Based on the video, David determines that the hospital pronounced Naomi dead thirty minutes too early, exposing racist practices that he has Kristen report to a lawyer suing the hospital for malpractice. The image is left unexplained, as the priest overseeing the team's work refuses to discuss it. Later that night, David purchases hallucinogens, which he uses to receives visions from God.
3"3 Stars"Gloria MuzioRockne S. O'BannonOctober 10, 2019 (2019-10-10)3.67[4]
Kristen learns that Townsend intervened in an old case, reversing her expert opinion. David is asked to assess the case of Byron Duke, a legendary Broadway producer who seemingly sold his soul to a demon named Joe in return for a promise that he would win a Tony. Ben and Kristen insist that "Joe" is part of a prank being pulled on Duke by hacking his virtual assistant. However, despite Ben's attempts to trace the hack, Joe manages to enter his house and takes control of his father's virtual assistant, taunting his sister until he destroys the device. With Duke beginning to suffer a complete mental breakdown, David locates the disgruntled IT tech who originated the prank, but he swears he had nothing to do with hacking Ben's home. Duke subsequently commits suicide after he receives a mysterious email telling him hell is only half full. Kristen uses a deepfake of an incriminating conversation she had with Townsend to get the judge to overrule him. David is advised to start writing down his visions; this leads to him identifying a puzzle involving the Salvator Mundi which points to a random area of convergence near New York.
4"Rose 390"Peter SollettDavita ScarlettOctober 17, 2019 (2019-10-17)N/A
5"October 31"[5]Tess MaloneDewayne Darian JonesOctober 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)N/A
6"790"[6]Kevin Rodney SullivanAurin SquireNovember 7, 2019 (2019-11-07)N/A

Production

CBS ordered a pilot for the potential series in January 2019, created by the writing team Robert and Michelle King.[7] Katja Herbers and Mike Colter were cast in February, with Michael Emerson and Aasif Mandvi cast in March.[7][8][9][10] A series order was officially made in May 2019.[11] A day after that, it was announced that the series would premiere in the fall of 2019 and air on Thursday night entry in the 2019–2020 television season at 10:00 p.m.[12] The series is set to debut on September 26, 2019.[13] On July 18, 2019, Christine Lahti was cast as Sheryl Luria, replacing Deirdre O'Connell who was in the original pilot.[14] On July 25, 2019, it was announced that Kurt Fuller who guest starred in the pilot had been promoted to a series regular.[15]

Release

Marketing

On May 15, 2019, CBS released the first official trailer for the series.[16]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 86% approval rating with an average rating of 7.47/10, based on 29 reviews. The website's critical consensus states, "Smartly-written and effectively unsettling, Evil works best when it dares to delve into the depths of the uncomfortable questions it poses."[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 75 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[18]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Evil
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" September 26, 2019 0.6/4 4.56[2] 0.7 3.40 1.3 7.96[19]
2 "177 Minutes" October 3, 2019 0.6/3 4.20[3] 0.6 2.96 1.2 7.17[20]
3 "3 Stars" October 10, 2019 0.6/3 3.67[4] TBD TBD TBD TBD
4 "Rose 390" October 17, 2019 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

References

  1. ^ a b "Shows A-Z : Evil on CBS". The Futon Critic.
  2. ^ a b Rejent, Joseph (September 27, 2019). "'Young Sheldon' adjusts up, 'A Million Little Things' and 'Evil' adjust down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Rejent, Joseph (October 4, 2019). "Thursday Night Football adjusts up, 'A Million Little Things' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Rejent, Joseph (October 11, 2019). "'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Evil' adjust up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "(#EVI105) "October 31"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "790". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (March 5, 2019). "Aasif Mandvi to Star in CBS Drama Pilot Evil from Robert & Michelle King". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (February 15, 2019). "Katja Herbers Lands Lead in CBS Drama Pilot 'Evil'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (February 19, 2019). "Mike Colter To Star In CBS Drama Pilot 'Evil' From Robert & Michelle King". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (March 1, 2019). "Michael Emerson To Co-Star In CBS Drama Pilot 'Evil' From Robert & Michelle King". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 9, 2019). "CBS Orders Dramas 'Evil', 'FBI: Most Wanted' & 'All Rise' To Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  12. ^ Patten, Dominic (May 15, 2019). "CBS Fall 2019–20 Schedule: Some Diverse Moves for the Most-Watched Network, But Lots of Familiar Faces". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  13. ^ Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (June 13, 2019). "CBS Sets Fall Premiere Dates: 'Bob ♥ Abishola', 'All Rise', 'Evil', 'Young Sheldon', 'NCIS', 'Blue Bloods' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  14. ^ Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (July 18, 2019). "'Evil': Christine Lahti Joins CBS' Supernatural Drama Series In A Recasting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  15. ^ Petski, Denise (July 25, 2019). "'Evil': Kurt Fuller Upped To Series Regular For Season 1 Of CBS Drama". Deadline. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  16. ^ Petski, Denise (May 15, 2019). "CBS New Series Trailers: 'Bob Hearts Abishola', 'Carol's Second Act', 'Evil', 'All Rise', 'FBI: Most Wanted', More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  17. ^ "Evil: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes (Fandango Media). Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  18. ^ "Evil: Season 1". Metacritic (CBS Interactive). Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  19. ^ Pucci, Douglas (October 8, 2019). "Live+7 Weekly Ratings: 'Stumptown' Tops Freshman Series Premieres in Overall Raw Gains". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  20. ^ Pucci, Douglas (October 15, 2019). "Live+7 Weekly Ratings: 'Emergence' Leads Broadcast Network Telecasts in Viewer Percentage Gains". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

External links

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