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Elementary
2012–2019
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 7 seasons
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #174
- IMDb #251
- Rotten Tomatoes #38
- Metacritic #144
- RatingGraph #260
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #31
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #81
- Metacritic Critics #133
- Metacritic Audience #206
- Criticker #190
- Trakt #206
Every rating
57–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 57, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →A crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London, eccentric Sherlock escapes to New York where his father forces him to live with his worst nightmare--a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
Details
- Created by
- Robert Doherty
- Based on
- canon of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Released
- 27 September 2012
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Chinese, Russian, Pashtu, French, Czech, German, Filipino, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Spanish
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 154 across 7 seasons
- Awards
- 8 wins, 16 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 24 →8 wins from 24 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2013 | Outstanding Main Title Design | Simon Clowes, Benji Bakshi, Kyle Cooper, Nate Park and Ryan Robertson | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2013 | Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Sean Callery | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2017 | Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress | Lucy Liu | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2016 | Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress | Lucy Liu | Nominee |
| World Soundtrack Academy 2016 | Television Composer of the Year | Sean Callery | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2015 | Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress | Lucy Liu | Nominee |
| Prism Awards 2015 | Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline – Substance Use | " No Lack of Void " / " End of Watch " | Winner |
| Prism Awards 2015 | Drama Episode – Mental Health | Jean de Segonzac and Liz Friedman (" Corpse de Ballet ") | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Simon Clowes, Benji Bakshi, Kyle Cooper, Nate Park and Ryan Robertson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Sean Callery | Nominee |
Prism Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline – Substance Use | " No Lack of Void " / " End of Watch " | Winner |
| EIC President's Award | Elementary | Winner |
| Drama Episode – Mental Health | Jean de Segonzac and Liz Friedman (" Corpse de Ballet ") | Nominee |
| Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline – Substance Use | Sherlock's Recovery | Nominee |
| Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline – Substance Use | Craig Sweeny, Robert Doherty, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Robert Doherty, Peter Blake, Craig Sweeny, Liz Friedman, Corinne Brinkerhoff, Christopher Silber, Jeffrey Paul King, Michael Cuesta, John David Coles, Rod Holcomb, Rosemary Rodriguez, Colin Bucksey, David Platt, Seith Mann, Andrew Bernstei | Nominee |
| Female Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode | Lucy Liu | Nominee |
ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Television Series | Sean Callery and Mark Snow | Winner |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Individual Episode (in a Series without a Regular LGBT Character) | Andrew Bernstein and Jason Tracey (" Snow Angels ") | Winner |
New York Women in Film & TV Muse Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Actress | Lucy Liu | Winner |
Seoul International Drama Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Lucy Liu | Winner |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Choice TV Actress: Action | Lucy Liu | Winner |
Voice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Television | Elementary | Winner |
People's Choice Awards
4 nominations
| Favorite New TV Drama | Elementary | Nominee |
| Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress | Lucy Liu | Nominee |
| Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress | Lucy Liu | Nominee |
| Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress | Lucy Liu | Nominee |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1 nomination
| TV Episode Teleplay | Peter Blake ("Child Predator") | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Actor in a Television Series Drama | Jonny Lee Miller | Nominee |
Saturn Award
1 nomination
| Best Network Television Series | Elementary | Nominee |
TV Guide Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite New Series | Elementary | Nominee |
Television Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding New Program | Elementary | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Academy
1 nomination
| Television Composer of the Year | Sean Callery | Nominee |