Note: this is a spoiler-free advance review of the first episode of Doubt, which premieres Wednesday night on CBS.
Doubt is sure to invite all sorts of comparisons to the mega-popular ABC series Grey's Anatomy, and not just because it features Katherine Heigl in one of her first primetime TV roles since her acrimonious departure from that series - if you don't remember State of Affairs, we don't blame you. Doubt really does come across like the courtroom equivalent of Grey's Anatomy. But while there's a slick, comfortable quality to the show right out of the gate, it doesn't do much to actually get viewers invested in its main characters. It's a series that could stand to to rethink its approach.
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Doubt is sure to invite all sorts of comparisons to the mega-popular ABC series Grey's Anatomy, and not just because it features Katherine Heigl in one of her first primetime TV roles since her acrimonious departure from that series - if you don't remember State of Affairs, we don't blame you. Doubt really does come across like the courtroom equivalent of Grey's Anatomy. But while there's a slick, comfortable quality to the show right out of the gate, it doesn't do much to actually get viewers invested in its main characters. It's a series that could stand to to rethink its approach.
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