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The '''first season''' of '''''[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]''''' was an adaptation of Jeff Lindsay's first novel in the "Dexter" series, ''[[Darkly Dreaming Dexter]]''. Subsequent seasons have featured original storylines. This season aired from October 1, 2006 to December 17, 2006,<ref name="pilotratings" /><ref name="ignreview">{{cite web |url=http://au.tv.ign.com/articles/751/751498p1.html |title=''Dexter'': "Born Free" Review |accessdate=2008-09-30 |author=Goldman, Eric |date=2006-12-18 |publisher=IGN}}</ref> and follows Dexter's investigation of "The Ice Truck Killer". Introduced in the first episode, "[[Dexter (episode)|Dexter]]", this serial killer targets [[prostitute]]s and leaves their bodies severed and bloodless. At the same time, Dexter's foster sister, [[List of Dexter characters#Ofr./Det. Debra Morgan|Debra Morgan]] ([[Jennifer Carpenter]]), a [[vice unit|vice squad officer]], aspires to work in the homicide department, and Dexter's girlfriend, [[List of Dexter characters#Rita Bennett/Rita Morgan|Rita Bennett]] ([[Julie Benz]]), wants their relationship to be more intimate.<ref name="pilot" /> [[Christian Camargo]] appears as [[List of Dexter characters#Brian Moser|Dr. Rudy Cooper]] and is a recurring character until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2007/12/dexter-doakes-i.html|title=''Dexter'': Doakes is gone in a bang|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=2007-12-16|author=Zulkey, Claire|accessdate=2009-03-20}}</ref>

The show's first season received generally favorable reviews from critics; it was praised as "bold, different and exciting, with a central character and performance that take your breath away" by the ''[[New York Daily News]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bianculli |first=David |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2006/09/29/2006-09-29__dexter__is_dead_on_target__.html |title=''Dexter'' is dead on target. An avenger - and a serial killer |work=[[Daily News (New York)]]|date=2006-09-29 |accessdate=2009-08-14}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' saw "the grotesqueries of ''Dexter''" as "not something that can easily be dismissed with the old "you don't have to watch" line", and concluded that "We do have to live among the viewers who will be desensitized, or aroused, by this show".<ref>{{cite web|last=Dewolf |first=Nancy |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115949032468577451.html?mod=2_1168_1 |title=The Good, the Ugly and the Bad |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=2006-09-29 |accessdate=2009-08-14}}</ref> The aggregate site [[Metacritic]] scored the show's first season at 77 out of 100 based on 27 critics reviews.<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/dexter |title=''Dexter'' (Series: Showtime, Sunday 10:00p (60 minutes)) |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=2009-08-14}}</ref>

The season received high ratings for Showtime; the pilot episode attracted more than a million viewers, giving the channel its highest ratings in nearly two years,<ref name="pilotratings"/> while the finale "[[Born Free (Dexter)|Born Free]]" drew an audience of 1.1&nbsp;million viewers in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-dexterfinaleratings,0,126770.story |title=''Dexter'' Slays Showtime Records |accessdate=2009-03-20 |date=2006-12-20 |work=[[Zap2it]] |publisher=[[Tribune Media Services]]}}</ref> On average, the season was watched by two million viewers per episode during its original run.<ref name="reuters" /> Due to the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|2007–2008 Writers Guild strike]] and encouraged by the show's critical success and high ratings on Showtime, [[CBS]], a national terrestrial broadcast network, announced in December 2007 that it was considering airing an edited version of the first season of ''Dexter'' for [[free-to-air]] broadcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSN0455576020071205 |title=CBS eyes ''Dexter'' for edited broadcast |publisher=Reuters |date=2007-12-05 |author=Szalai, Georg and Andreeva, Nellie|accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref> It began to broadcast it on February 17, 2008,<ref name="latimes1"/> and thus, ''Dexter'' became the first program in 20 years to air on a broadcast network after being shown on a premium cable channel.<ref name="nytimes1"/> During the show's rerun on the CBS network in 2008, the ratings were much higher, reaching 8.2 million viewers during its premiere February,<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022008_05 |title=Weekly Primetime Ratings (Wk OF 2/11) |publisher=ABC Medianet |date=2008-02-20 |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref> giving the network its best rating in the 10&nbsp;p.m. timeslot since December the previous year.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kissell, Rick |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117981094.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |title='Knight' rides back to success - Entertainment News, TV News, Media |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=2008-02-18 |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref> During its 12-week run,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/dexter/ |title=''Dexter'': Watch Full Episodes and Video |publisher=CBS.com |date=2007-10-23 |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref> it dropped to 7.1 million in early April,<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=040708_04 |title=Fast Facts Overnight Ratings (for 4/6) |publisher=ABC Medianet |date=2008-04-07|accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref> and to 6.6 million during the season's finale on May 6.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050508_04 |title=Fast Facts Overnight Ratings (for 5/4) |publisher=ABC Medianet |date=2008-05-05 |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref>

== Episodes ==
== Episodes ==
{{See also|List of Dexter episodes}}
{{See also|List of Dexter episodes}}

Revision as of 13:16, 4 November 2010

The first season of Dexter was an adaptation of Jeff Lindsay's first novel in the "Dexter" series, Darkly Dreaming Dexter. Subsequent seasons have featured original storylines. This season aired from October 1, 2006 to December 17, 2006,[1][2] and follows Dexter's investigation of "The Ice Truck Killer". Introduced in the first episode, "Dexter", this serial killer targets prostitutes and leaves their bodies severed and bloodless. At the same time, Dexter's foster sister, Debra Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter), a vice squad officer, aspires to work in the homicide department, and Dexter's girlfriend, Rita Bennett (Julie Benz), wants their relationship to be more intimate.[3] Christian Camargo appears as Dr. Rudy Cooper and is a recurring character until the end of the season.[4]

The show's first season received generally favorable reviews from critics; it was praised as "bold, different and exciting, with a central character and performance that take your breath away" by the New York Daily News.[5] The Wall Street Journal saw "the grotesqueries of Dexter" as "not something that can easily be dismissed with the old "you don't have to watch" line", and concluded that "We do have to live among the viewers who will be desensitized, or aroused, by this show".[6] The aggregate site Metacritic scored the show's first season at 77 out of 100 based on 27 critics reviews.[7]

The season received high ratings for Showtime; the pilot episode attracted more than a million viewers, giving the channel its highest ratings in nearly two years,[1] while the finale "Born Free" drew an audience of 1.1 million viewers in the US.[8] On average, the season was watched by two million viewers per episode during its original run.[9] Due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild strike and encouraged by the show's critical success and high ratings on Showtime, CBS, a national terrestrial broadcast network, announced in December 2007 that it was considering airing an edited version of the first season of Dexter for free-to-air broadcast.[10] It began to broadcast it on February 17, 2008,[11] and thus, Dexter became the first program in 20 years to air on a broadcast network after being shown on a premium cable channel.[12] During the show's rerun on the CBS network in 2008, the ratings were much higher, reaching 8.2 million viewers during its premiere February,[13] giving the network its best rating in the 10 p.m. timeslot since December the previous year.[14] During its 12-week run,[15] it dropped to 7.1 million in early April,[16] and to 6.6 million during the season's finale on May 6.[17]

Episodes

See also: List of Dexter episodes
№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Dexter"Michael CuestaJames Manos, Jr.October 1, 2006 (2006-10-01)
22"Crocodile"Michael CuestaClyde PhillipsOctober 8, 2006 (2006-10-08)
33"Popping Cherry"Michael CuestaDaniel CeroneOctober 15, 2006 (2006-10-15)
44"Let's Give the Boy a Hand"Robert LiebermanDrew Z. GreenbergOctober 22, 2006 (2006-10-22)
55"Love American Style"Robert LiebermanMelissa RosenbergOctober 29, 2006 (2006-10-29)
66"Return to Sender"Tony GoldwynTim SchlattmannNovember 5, 2006 (2006-11-05)
77"Circle of Friends"Steve ShillDaniel CeroneNovember 12, 2006 (2006-11-12)
88"Shrink Wrap"Tony GoldwynLauren GussisNovember 19, 2006 (2006-11-19)
99"Father Knows Best"Adam DavidsonMelissa RosenbergNovember 26, 2006 (2006-11-26)
1010"Seeing Red"Michael CuestaKevin R. MaynardDecember 3, 2006 (2006-12-03)
1111"Truth Be Told"Keith GordonDrew Z. Greenberg & Tim SchlattmannDecember 10, 2006 (2006-12-10)
1212"Born Free"Michael CuestaDaniel Cerone & Melissa RosenbergDecember 17, 2006 (2006-12-17)
  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference pilotratings was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Goldman, Eric (2006-12-18). "Dexter: "Born Free" Review". IGN. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference pilot was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Zulkey, Claire (2007-12-16). "Dexter: Doakes is gone in a bang". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  5. ^ Bianculli, David (2006-09-29). "Dexter is dead on target. An avenger - and a serial killer". Daily News (New York). Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  6. ^ Dewolf, Nancy (2006-09-29). "The Good, the Ugly and the Bad". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  7. ^ "Dexter (Series: Showtime, Sunday 10:00p (60 minutes))". Metacritic. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  8. ^ "Dexter Slays Showtime Records". Zap2it. Tribune Media Services. 2006-12-20. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference reuters was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Szalai, Georg and Andreeva, Nellie (2007-12-05). "CBS eyes Dexter for edited broadcast". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference latimes1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference nytimes1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ "Weekly Primetime Ratings (Wk OF 2/11)" (Press release). ABC Medianet. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  14. ^ Kissell, Rick (2008-02-18). "'Knight' rides back to success - Entertainment News, TV News, Media". Variety. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  15. ^ "Dexter: Watch Full Episodes and Video". CBS.com. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  16. ^ "Fast Facts Overnight Ratings (for 4/6)" (Press release). ABC Medianet. 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  17. ^ "Fast Facts Overnight Ratings (for 5/4)" (Press release). ABC Medianet. 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
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