Evil Review: Don't Watch CBS' Creepy New Drama Alone With the Lights Off

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WHAT TO WATCH TONIGHT
October 3, 2019
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10:00PM CBS

Evil Kristen, David and Ben investigate when a teenage soccer player comes back to life after being declared dead for two hours.

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Evil
177 Minutes (Season 1 | Episode 2)
10:00PM
Kristen, David and Ben are called to investigate a supposed miracle when Naomi Clark, a 17-year-old soccer player, comes back to life after she had been declared dead for almost two hours. Also, Kristen meets with her former boss, Lewis Cormier, at the Queens District Attorney's office, where she runs into Leland Townsend.

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Worth Watching:

Evil (10/9c, CBS): The night's most intriguing drama shifts gears from quasi-horror to religious debate when a 17-year-old athlete suddenly revives after being declared dead for nearly three hours. Is it a miracle — and for skeptical Kristen (Katja Herbers), what would that even mean?‑or merely malpractice? And what do those apparent angel wings on the ER video signify? Beyond the investigation, Kristen and priest-in-training partner David (Mike Colter) each grapple with personal demons: hers involves another disturbing visit from "night terror" ghoul George (Marti Matulis), while David's visions have a more familiar but equally troubling source. And their nemesis, Leland Townsend (Michael Emerson), has found a new way to mock and torment them, when he assumes Kristen's former position as a forensic psychologist.

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Fast Overnights:

"CBS’ Evil this Thursday drew 4.3 million total viewers and a 0.6 rating, holding steady in the demo in Week 2 while dropping just a handful of eyeballs."

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"Among percentage gainers — where dramas that close out a night tend to rate highest, because sleep is awesome — Stumptown‘s series premiere fully doubled its rating, from a 0.7 to a 1.4. CBS’ Evil followed, growing 83 percent to a 1.1, while ABC’s Emergence was a distant third, rising 63 percent to a 1.3."

"In actual gains, Stumptown led the pack with an increase of 0.7 ratings points. Evil, Emergence and Prodigal Son each grew by 0.5, while the rest of the freshman class added 0.4 or less."

"Now, for those who like to look at total audience, Stumptown and Emergence enjoyed the largest percent gains in total viewers (77 percent), followed by Evil (58 percent) and Prodigal Son (54 percent). On the low end of that spectrum, Bob Hearts Abishola only grew its audience by 19 percent, while Bless the Harts mustered a mere 13 percent uptick."

"In Live+3, Carol’s Second Act was the most watched freshman debut with a total audience of nearly 8 million, followed closely by Stumptown (7.9 mil), All Rise (7.7 mil), The Unicorn (7.7 mil), Evil (7.2 mil) and Emergence (7.1 mil). At the very bottom of that pack were Sunnyside (2.55 mil) and Bless the Harts (2.1 mil)."

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WHAT TO WATCH TONIGHT
October 10, 2019
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10:00PM CBS

Evil The team is called in to assess when a theater producer (Smallville‘s John Glover) exhibits demonic behavior; Dascha Polanco (OITNB) plays his assistant.

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Evil
3 Stars (Season 1 | Episode 3)
10:00PM
A high-strung theater producer's behavior turns from demanding to what is believed to be demonic, and Kristen, David and Ben are called in to assess the situation. Also, Kristen discredits her DA office successor and nemesis, Leland Townsend, before he can ruin a 17-year-old boy's life.

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Worth Watching:

Evil (10/9c, CBS): You can learn a lot about different forms of possession from this provocative paranormal procedural, which assigns Kristen (Katja Herbers), David (Mike Colter) and Ben (Aasif Mandvi) to investigate a case of "everyday evil" — with a lower-case "e" — involving the antics of a belligerent Broadway producer (the great character actor John Glover). When it's discovered he's actually been "sweating blood" during his latest rants, they debate whether this could be an example of diabolical obsession. Or is someone gaslighting this boorish brute? Kristen has another antagonist to deal with: malevolent Leland Townsend (Michael Emerson), who's setting out to undo all of her good work in the courtroom, and it's up to her to discredit the fiend — who's also somehow found his taunting way inside David's tormented mind.

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Fast Overnights:

"Evil took its first dip in the demo this Thursday, scoring a 0.5 rating to go with its 3.7 million total viewers."

Though given how well we know the show is doing once DVR ratings are added in, this dip may not mean much, especially opposite football. Only time will tell...

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Evil Recap: Kristen and David Investigate a Boss From Hell

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Ask Matt: ..., 'Evil,' ...
(Scroll down to "What's in an Evil Name?")

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Evil Casts Renée Elise Goldsberry as Someone Crucial From David's Past

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9 Surprising Network Ratings Wins in Fall 2019 - Evil tops Law & Order: SVU every week

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Evil
Rose390 (Season 1 | Episode 4)
10:00PM
Kristen, Ben and David are hired to evaluate Eric, a seemingly psychopathic 9-year-old boy. Eric takes a liking to David, which leaves them hopeful they can curb his violent behavior. Also, Kristen is most affected by this investigation as she worries about her young daughters who lied about a horror game their grandmother, Sheryl, bought behind her back.