Dexter season 1
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
№ | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Dexter" | Michael Cuesta | James Manos, Jr. | October 1, 2006 |
2 | 2 | "Crocodile" | Michael Cuesta | Clyde Phillips | October 8, 2006 |
3 | 3 | "Popping Cherry" | Michael Cuesta | Daniel Cerone | October 15, 2006 |
4 | 4 | "Let's Give the Boy a Hand" | Robert Lieberman | Drew Z. Greenberg | October 22, 2006 |
5 | 5 | "Love American Style" | Robert Lieberman | Melissa Rosenberg | October 29, 2006 |
6 | 6 | "Return to Sender" | Tony Goldwyn | Tim Schlattmann | November 5, 2006 |
7 | 7 | "Circle of Friends" | Steve Shill | Daniel Cerone | November 12, 2006 |
8 | 8 | "Shrink Wrap" | Tony Goldwyn | Lauren Gussis | November 19, 2006 |
9 | 9 | "Father Knows Best" | Adam Davidson | Melissa Rosenberg | November 26, 2006 |
10 | 10 | "Seeing Red" | Michael Cuesta | Kevin R. Maynard | December 3, 2006 |
11 | 11 | "Truth Be Told" | Keith Gordon | Drew Z. Greenberg & Tim Schlattmann | December 10, 2006 |
12 | 12 | "Born Free" | Michael Cuesta | Daniel Cerone & Melissa Rosenberg | December 17, 2006 |
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- ^ Bianculli, David (2006-09-29). "Dexter is dead on target. An avenger - and a serial killer". Daily News (New York). Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ Dewolf, Nancy (2006-09-29). "The Good, the Ugly and the Bad". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ "Dexter (Series: Showtime, Sunday 10:00p (60 minutes))". Metacritic. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ "Dexter Slays Showtime Records". Zap2it. Tribune Media Services. 2006-12-20. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
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- ^ Kissell, Rick (2008-02-18). "'Knight' rides back to success - Entertainment News, TV News, Media". Variety. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ "Dexter: Watch Full Episodes and Video". CBS.com. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ "Fast Facts Overnight Ratings (for 4/6)" (Press release). ABC Medianet. 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ "Fast Facts Overnight Ratings (for 5/4)" (Press release). ABC Medianet. 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2009-08-15.