A nostalgic, wholesome drama series about crime and everyday modern life.
Good for date night · family movie night · friends night
Not for scares, big ideas or brutality.
5 seasons · 94 episodes · best: S2E5 "The Witches of Eastbridge" 8.4
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GoodWatch score 75September 28, 1991 · January 11, 1996 · Ended
Prisoner's Dilemma, Jail Bake, Gender-Concealing Writing +9
12 of 41 tropes. From TV Tropes.
7 questions, like "Where can I stream The Commish?"
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, The Commish streams on Prime, fuboTV, Peacock, and Shout! Factory, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 7 other countries.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59 (IMDb 7.1 and Metacritic 50). Audiences rate it higher (67 out of 100) than critics (50).
Yes: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
94 h
About 94 hours: 94 episodes in 5 seasons of about 60 minutes each, aired from 1991 to 1996.
Now and then: the humor is mostly situational comedy (6 of 10) and sharp wit (5 of 10).
Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 4 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.
TV Tropes lists 41 tropes for it, including Prisoner's Dilemma, Jail Bake, and Gender-Concealing Writing.
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