Sherlock

88
Metascore
2010-2017
4 seasons
Crackle
Suspense, Drama
TV-14

In this modernized version of the Conan Doyle characters, using his detective plots, Sherlock Holmes lives in early-21st-century London and acts more cocky towards Scotland Yard's detective inspector Lestrade because he's actually less confident. Doctor Watson is now a fairly young veteran of the Afghan war, less adoring and more active.

88
Metascore
2010-2017
4 seasons
Crackle
Suspense, Drama
TV-14

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Watch it, Watson

Sun, Apr 22, 2018

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But fans aren't accepting Martin Freeman's words

Sun, Mar 18, 2018

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He won't be the third Holmes brother

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Who might die? Who might finally appear?

Tue, Dec 27, 2016

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PBS sets off firestorm of speculation with just one line

Sun, Dec 11, 2016

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Mon, Sep 26, 2016

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The game is on, again!

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It's pretty creepy, but where's the ghost?

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The Victorian-era special is "coming soon...ish" according to the network.

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Sun, Dec 14, 2014

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Wed, Nov 5, 2014

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Ask Matt: Emmys, Longmire, Summer TV (Leftovers, Outlander, Strain),Doctor Who

Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: You are probably going to get a lot of angry email about how Orange Is the New Black and True Detective didn't win any of the major Emmys. But I think they may have suffered from submitting in the wrong category, and some of the voters probably didn't want to get more viewers angry after letting both OITNB and True Detective submit in the wrong categories. So glad for Julianna Margulies' win for The Good Wife and Jim Parsons' win for The Big Bang Theory. But the biggest shock for me is Sherlock's three wins, couldn't be any happier. Which win/snub shocked you, and do you think OITNB and True Detective could have won more awards if they had submitted in the proper categories? — Aadil

Tue, Sep 2, 2014

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Tue, Aug 26, 2014

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Sherlock Officially Returning for Season 4

Sherlock will return for another four installments in 2015, including a Christmas special, Entertainment Weekly reports. The BBC series, starring Benedict Cumberbatch andMartin Freeman, will begin production on a special one-off episode and a three-episode fourth season next year.

Wed, Jul 2, 2014

Sherlock Officially Returning for Season 4

VIDEO: Benedict Cumberbatch Brings Sherlock to Sesame Street

Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch stopped by Sesame Street recently, but had a tough time convincing Murray Monster (a.k.a. "Murray-arty") that he's not actually a detective — he just plays one on TV.

Tue, Feb 4, 2014

VIDEO: Benedict Cumberbatch Brings Sherlock to Sesame Street

Weekend Review: TCM Goes to the Oscars, Sherlock's "Last Vow"

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Fri, Jan 31, 2014

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VIDEO: Check Out the Trailer for Sherlock Season 3

Spoiler alert: Sherlock Holmes is not dead. PBS Masterpiece has released a clever new teaser trailer for the upcoming third season of Sherlock (premiering Jan. 19), which makes it clear that Benedict Cumberbatch's title character is still very much alive, even after falling off a roof at the end of Season 2.

Sun, Nov 24, 2013

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After nearly two years, Sherlock will return to PBS on Jan. 19 at 10/9c following Downton Abbey, Entertainment Weekly reports. "We are hugely excited about this next series of Sherlock, and have worked closely with our partners, Masterpiece and PBS, to bring these episodes to U.S. audiences in January. We promise our fans that Season 3 is worth waiting for," said executive producer Sue Vertue.

Wed, Oct 23, 2013

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The trailer for the second movie in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy features Benedict Cumberbatch as you've never seen him before: in dragon form.

Wed, Oct 2, 2013

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Martin Freeman to star in FX's Fargo Series

Martin Freeman will star in FX's Fargo limited series, Deadlinereports. The 10-episode series, executive produced by Joel and Ethan Coen, will feature a new true crime story with new characters.

Fri, Sep 27, 2013

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Ask Matt: Last Resort, Revolution, Elementary, Nashville, Vegas, More

Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: I was wondering whether your affection for Last Resort had waned since the pilot. I've seen comments that the show has been uneven, but I've been absolutely hooked. I'm not trying to play the comparison game with some of Shawn Ryan's other excellent series (The Shield, Terriers) because maybe it isn't quite up to that incredible level, but I still think it's the best new show of the season

Mon, Nov 12, 2012

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New Season Review: Last Resort, Elementary Brighten Thursday TV

On a night that's hardly starved for appealing programming, two of the season's most enjoyable and intriguing pilots make their bow. First, the underdog: ABC's Last Resort (8/7c), an electrifying military-gone-amok thriller that bridges the macho hardware of Tom Clancy with the suspense of paranoid Cold War classics from the '60s like Fail Safe and Seven Days in May. (Look them up if you've never seen them.) This series is like nothing else on network TV, which is why one's first impulse is to pray for its survival. It's also airing in what has become one of ABC's more treacherous time periods, and beyond the fact that there are very attractive people in the cast (starting with Felicity alum Scott Speedman) and the story is heavily serialized, it has nearly nothing in common tonally with the night's sudsy anchor, Grey's Anatomy.

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

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Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch: I Didn't Want Jonny Lee Miller to Do Elementary

Elementary has yet to premiere on CBS but it already sounds like one person won't be watching the Sherlock Holmes remake: Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch. In an interview with Shortlist, Cumberbatch, 36, said he is "a...

Thu, Aug 30, 2012

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Critic's Notebook: CBS at TCA: It's Elementary

CBS rarely stirs the prime-time pot. It doesn't need to. Monkeying around is for other, more desperate networks — a point CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler underscored when she took the stage Sunday for CBS' presentations at the annual TCA press tour carrying a large stuffed monkey. A not-so-subtle slap at NBC for having brought along an actual monkey — the breakout scene-stealer of its silly new sitcom Animal Practice — to pose with and otherwise try to distract the press from the peacock's dismal new lineup of shows.

Mon, Jul 30, 2012

Critic's Notebook: CBS at TCA: It's Elementary

Despite Changes, CBS' Elementary Captures the Spirit of the Original Sherlock Holmes

More than a century after Arthur Conan Doyle published the first Sherlock Holmes novel in 1887, the detective lives on with a film franchise starring Robert Downey Jr., a PBS series starring Benedict Cumberbatch and now Elementary, CBS' modern retelling of the crime-solving legend. Comic-Con: Can CBS' Elementary and BBC's Sherlock co-exist? Elementary presents a Sherlock (Eli Stone's Jonny Lee Miller) who is a recovering addict and consultant for the NYPD. His distaff Watson (Lucy Liu) is a former surgeon who becomes Sherlock's "sober companion." Miller...

Sun, Jul 29, 2012

Despite Changes, CBS' Elementary Captures the Spirit of the Original Sherlock Holmes

Mad Men, American Horror Story and Downton Abbey Lead Emmy Nominations

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Thu, Jul 19, 2012

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Comic-Con: Can CBS' Elementary and BBC's Sherlock Co-Exist?

There's no shortage of Sherlock Holmes interpretations in the current pop culture zeitgeist. There's the big-screen Sherlock Holmes, played by Robert Downey Jr., for two movies now and counting. There's the BBC version, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch,  which just debuted its critically acclaimed second season on PBS in May. And now there's a third man entering the race: Jonny Lee Miller, who will play the famed quirky detective on CBS' upcoming drama Elementary. It may be an increasingly crowded field, but Miller & Co. sounded up for...

Fri, Jul 13, 2012

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Homeland and Community Nab Top Honors at Critics' Choice TV Awards

Homeland was named Best Drama Series at the Critics' Choice Television Awards Monday night.The Showtime series took home the award for the Best TV Drama at the Golden Globes in January, positioning it as a strong contender for the Emmys in September. Homeland star Claire Danes was also honored with the award for Best Actress in a Drama Series.

Tue, Jun 19, 2012

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Mon, May 21, 2012

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Weekend TV: Sherlock and Jesse Stone; Finale Fever

The timing is as uncanny as the sleuth is eternal. On the heels of CBS announcing a promising new modern-day Sherlock Holmes series Elementary for fall, PBS' Masterpiece Mystery! wraps the second season of brilliant contemporary Sherlock movies on Sunday (check local listings) with its most dizzying and dazzlingly literary adventure yet.

Fri, May 18, 2012

Weekend TV: Sherlock and Jesse Stone; Finale Fever

Ask Matt: The B----'s Beek, Sherlock, Bones, Smash, Revenge

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Mon, May 7, 2012

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Weekend TV Roundup: Sherlock, Rock ’n' Roll, Comedy Awards and More

"Brainy's the new sexy."Didn't we always know that? But how nice to have it reconfirmed — by none other than Irene Adler (Lara Pulver), the only woman ever known to render the great and arrogant Sherlock Holmes speechless.

Fri, May 4, 2012

Weekend TV Roundup: Sherlock, Rock ’n' Roll, Comedy Awards and More