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Designated Survivor
2016–2019
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 3 seasons
C
MEANRANK
65/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #386
- IMDb #360
- Rotten Tomatoes #288
- Metacritic #281
- RatingGraph #366
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #306
+5 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #301
- Metacritic Critics #173
- Metacritic Audience #340
- Criticker #311
- Trakt #342
Every rating
44–74
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 44, highest is RatingGraph on 74.
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Details
- Created by
- David Guggenheim
- Studio
- Genre Films, ABC Studios, Entertainment 360
- Released
- 21 September 2016
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 53 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 2 wins, 3 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 5 →1 major award won · 2 wins from 5 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Most Exciting New Series | Designated Survivor | Winner |
| People's Choice Awards 2017 | Favorite New TV Drama | Designated Survivor | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2017 | Favorite Actor In A New TV Series | Kiefer Sutherland | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2017 | Best Action/Thriller Television Series | Designated Survivor | Nominee |
| TV Guide 2016 | Most Exciting TV Series | Designated Survivor | Winner |
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5 awards — Designated Survivor
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Critics' Choice Television Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Exciting New Series | Designated Survivor | Winner |
TV Guide
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Exciting TV Series | Designated Survivor | Winner |
People's Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Favorite Actor In A New TV Series | Kiefer Sutherland | Nominee |
| Favorite New TV Drama | Designated Survivor | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Action/Thriller Television Series | Designated Survivor | Nominee |