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Murder One
1995–1997
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 2 seasons
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Every rating
57–91
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic users on 57, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91. Critics average 90, everyone else 71.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Prominent LA defense attorney Theodore Hoffman takes on the case of troubled actor Neil Avedon, charged with murder after a previous high-profile acquittal. The trial unfolds over a season, interspersed with the firm's other cases.
Details
- Created by
- Channing Gibson, Charles H. Eglee, Steven Bochco
- Released
- 20 September 1995
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 41 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 12 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 30 →3 major awards won · 12 wins from 30 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Primetime Emmy Award 1997 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Pruitt Taylor Vince | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 1996 | Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Mike Post | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 1996 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | Paul Eads, Mindy Roffman and Mary Ann Biddle (For episode "Chapter One") | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Award 1997 | Episodic Drama | Charles H. Eglee, Channing Gibson, Steven Bochco and David Milch (For episode "Chapter One") | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Award 1996 | Outstanding Directing – Drama Series | Charles Haid (For episode "Chapter One") | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Award 1996 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Daniel Benzali | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Award 1996 | Best Television Series – Drama | Nominee | |
| Primetime Emmy Award 1996 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Barbara Bosson | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Award
8 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | Paul Eads, Mindy Roffman and Mary Ann Biddle (For episode "Chapter One") | Winner |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Pruitt Taylor Vince | Winner |
| Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Mike Post | Winner |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Series | Aaron Schneider (For episode "Chapter One") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Charles Haid (For episode "Chapter One") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Stanley Tucci | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Barbara Bosson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Charles H. Eglee, Channing Gibson, Steven Bochco and David Milch (For episode "Chapter One") | Nominee |
Golden Globe Award
2 nominations
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Daniel Benzali | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – Drama Series | Charles Haid (For episode "Chapter One") | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Episodic Drama | Charles H. Eglee, Channing Gibson, Steven Bochco and David Milch (For episode "Chapter One") | Nominee |
Viewers for Quality Television Award
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Recurring Player | Pruitt Taylor Vince | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series | Stanley Tucci | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Barbara Bosson | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Barbara Bosson | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Aaron Schneider (For episode "Chapter Nine") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Aaron Schneider (For episode "Chapter Four") | Winner |
Casting Society of America's Artios Award
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot | Junie Lowry-Johnson and Alexa L. Fogel | Winner |
| Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic | Junie Lowry-Johnson and Alexa L. Fogel | Nominee |
| Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic | Junie Lowry-Johnson and Alexa L. Fogel | Nominee |
British Academy Television Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Foreign TV Program Award | Winner |
People's Choice Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite New TV Dramatic Series | Winner |
Satellite Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Stanley Tucci | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Award
2 nominations
| Best Episode of a Drama Series | "Chapter Thirteen, Year Two" | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Drama Series | Nominee |
Television Critics Association Award
2 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Nominee | |
| Program of the Year | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Series | Robert Appere, Kenneth R. Burton and Susan Moore-Chong (For episode "Chapter Three") | Nominee |
NAACP Image Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Vanessa Williams | Nominee |