Good Cop/Bad Cop is a comedy drama television series created by John Quaintance.[1] It premiered on February 19, 2025 on The CW in the United States and Stan in Australia.[2]
Cast and characters
Main
- Leighton Meester as Det. Lou Hickman, a 7-year veteran of the Eden Vale P.D. who was the sole Detective of her small town police force until she convinced her father, the Chief of Police, to hire some help. Due to her department's small budget, Lou leans on her sunny disposition to solve the varied crimes in town.
- Luke Cook as Det. Henry Hickman, Lou's younger brother and Big Hank's estranged son who left home after writing an editorial criticizing his father. He returns to Eden Vale after being offered a promotion to Detective by his father–a promotion he was unable to secure while working on the Seattle Police Department due to his lack of interpersonal skills and terrible bedside manner.
- Devon Terrell as Det. Shane Carson, a member of the Sheriff's Department who frequently works with Lou when she works outside the Eden Vale city limits.
- Clancy Brown as Big Hank Hickman, the Chief of Police in Eden Vale and father of Lou and Henry. He freely admits to redrawing the town borders to ensure that his town is considered low-crime, as well as routinely providing favors for his friends.
Supporting
- Blazey Best as Nadia Drozdova, Big Hank's Russian girlfriend
- Scott Lee as Officer Joe Bradley
- William McKenna as Officer Sam Szczepkowksi, a member of the Eden Vale P.D.
- Shamita Siva as Officer Sarika Ray, a member of the Eden Vale P.D. and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps
- Grace Chow as Lily Lim, Eden Vale P.D.'s dispatcher
Episodes
| No. | Title [3] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Peace in the Valley" | Trent O'Donnell | John Quaintance | February 19, 2025 | 0.42[4] |
| 2 | "The King's Assassin" | Gracie Otto | John Quaintance | February 26, 2025 | 0.28[5] |
| 3 | "Mr. Popular" | Gracie Otto | Steve Joe | March 5, 2025 | 0.26[6] |
| 4 | "Found Footage"[7] | Corrie Chen | Julia de Fina | March 12, 2025 | TBD |
| 5 | "Family Trees"[8] | Anne Renton | Phil Lloyd | March 19, 2025 | TBD |
| 6 | "Explosions" | TBA | TBA | March 26, 2025 | TBD |
Reception
Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 88% approval rating with an average rating of 6.6/10, based on 8 critic reviews.[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 70 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[10]
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Peace in the Valley" | February 19, 2025 | 0.0/0 | 0.42 | [4] |
| 2 | "The King's Assassin" | February 23, 2025 | 0.0/0 | 0.28 | [5] |
| 3 | "Mr. Popular" | March 5, 2025 | 0.0/0 | 0.26 | [6] |
References
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (March 12, 2024). "The CW, Roku, Stan & Jeff Wachtel Team For Comedic Procedural Good Cop/Bad Cop Starring Leighton Meester". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (November 20, 2024). "The CW Sets Return Dates for All American and Wild Cards, Premiere of New Leighton Meester Series". TVLine. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ a b "Shows A-Z - good cop/bad cop on cw". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (February 21, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: NBC Again Leads the Night with Chicago Lineup". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (February 27, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: Survivor 48th Season Premiere Lifts CBS to Top All Prime Time Demos". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (March 6, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: Survivor and 37th Premiere of The Amazing Race Gives CBS the Lead in Nearly Every Demo". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "(#104) "Found Footage"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "(#105) "Family Trees"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "Good Cop/Bad Cop: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "Good Cop/Bad Cop: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
