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Season 1 – Trial & Error

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Josh, a bright-eyed, young New York defense lawyer, relocates to the small town of East Peck, S.C., where he and the local oddballs that make up his team of investigators take on delightfully absurd murder cases from their makeshift law office in the back of the town's taxidermy shop. As each eccentric case takes unexpected twists and turns, Josh's optimism never falters. In fact, even though life in this small town can be a little... unique (and more than a little strange), he's beginning to find the people of East Peck downright lovable -- and he just might feel like he's starting to fit in.
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Trial & Error — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Trial & Error hilariously parodies the true-crime genre with consistent laughs, irreverently funny "stupid humor," and animated characters who populate the show's dependably entertaining narratives.

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Melanie McFarland Salon.com The joy of "Trial & Error" is its unyielding commitment to ridiculousness, with a script that machine guns the audience with every manner of pun and lewd double-entendre that Standards and Practices allows them to get away with. Jul 16, 2018 Full Review Will Harris AV Club Once you get into fiction, all bets are off, which is why it's so easy to laugh at Trial & Error without feeling guilty about it. Also helpful: the fact that it's really funny. Rated: A- Mar 15, 2017 Full Review Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch If you like your comedy dark and twisted, Trial & Error could be just your cup of cyanide-laced coffee. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 14, 2017 Full Review Pattie Pegler The Post NZ Ah, look, it's okay. Not for now, but later. Perhaps for the flu season when you're lying on the couch, half-conscious, dosing up on Lemsip. Then it'll be suitably soothing and untaxing. Apr 19, 2017 Full Review Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media Clichd courtroom comedy is funnier than it should be. Rated: 3/5 Mar 21, 2017 Full Review Rob Lowman Los Angeles Daily News It's great to see Lithgow, who won a Golden Globe earlier this year for playing Winston Churchill in Netflix's series The Crown, but there's not much challenge here for him and too few laughs. Mar 20, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member so damn funny, all the best stuff gets cancelled.... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member fantastic showwwwwwwww nbc reneeeeewwwww Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review b b I'm dumbfounded by the positive reviews for this series. I had watched the first episode but it was so weak I never bothered to watch anymore. I recently tried again to watch the first season after seeing positive reviews and was only able to drag myself through 7 episodes before bailing. The only reason I stayed was that I was expecting some sort of change in quality, based on the reviews. It never came. The jokes are strickly sitcom level with setup/punchline, like clockwork or better yet, a metronome. In fact, the jokes are so obvious that you know what the punchline is before it comes. all the time! That's all bad enough but on top of this incompetence is the premise of the show, all southerners are inbred, probably racist idiots. Inbred, racist idiots can be funny if the material supports it but there is nothing there there. It seems that what they are trying to capture is the sort of bonkers atmosphere of the Bob Newhart series where he is the B&B owner. In that show, there were all kinds of wacky characters with the sane and befuddled Bob in the middle but the writing was much better and well, Bob Newhart. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It is a silly show but it makes you laugh really hard! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member The supporting cast carries this one. John Lithgow in particular is hilarious! Hope he's back for season 2. :) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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John Lithgow

Larry Henderson

Nicholas D'Agosto

Josh Segal

Jayma Mays

Carol Anne Keane

Sherri Shepherd

Anne Flatch

Steven Boyer

Dwayne

Krysta Rodriguez

Summer Henderson

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 14, 2017 Pilot Lawyer Josh Segal leaves New York for the town of East Peck, S.C., to take his first big case, which is to defend a poetry professor accused of killing his wife. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 14, 2017 A Wrench in the Case In the process of trying to find an alternate theory to Larry throwing his wife through the window, Josh and his team find another man's DNA in the bedroom; Josh is concerned about Larry's lack of emotion about the murder. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 21, 2017 The Other Man After not being able to find a match to the DNA found in Larry's bedroom, Josh and his team discover a "sex print" on the wall, which leads them to a shocking new suspect; Josh inadvertently gives a piece of damning evidence to the prosecution. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 21, 2017 An Unwelcome Distraction Josh becomes sidetracked after the new suspect turns up in a coma; prosecutor Carol Anne Keane presents Margaret Henderson's autopsy report, which reveals Larry's wife was struck by a blunt object. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 28, 2017 Right-Hand Man New evidence leads Josh to a surprising and dangerous new suspect; the search for the murder weapon leads Dwayne to a dismembered human arm. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 28, 2017 Secrets & Lies Josh focuses on his new suspect; Larry insists on taking a lie detector test; Dwayne becomes a hometown celebrity as the man who found the arm in the lake; the team gets a new benefactor. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 4, 2017 The Case Gets Bigger As Josh prepares for trial, his boss, Mr. Mankiewicz, reveals a gigantic hole in Josh's case; unsettled by his rift with his daughter, and Josh's boss being in town, Larry takes matters into his own hands. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 4, 2017 A Change in Defense As the trial gets national attention, Josh's boss, Mr. Mankiewicz, decides to take over the case and suggests Larry plead insanity. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 11, 2017 Opening Statements Josh's strategy of making another suspect look guilty takes a blow; Anne and Dwayne investigate why Larry's former lover isn't on the prosecution's witness list. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 11, 2017 A Hostile Jury Josh tries to show the jury the real Larry when they visit the crime scene inside the Henderson home; Anne and Dwayne search for Margaret's cellphone. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 13, 2017 Unusual Suspect Josh's defense suffers a major setback when Summer turns into a suspect; Josh must decide how much he's willing to sacrifice to get Larry his freedom. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 18, 2017 The Defense Rests As Josh focuses on making his final case before closing arguments, he takes a huge gamble and puts Larry on the stand. Details Episode 13 Aired Apr 18, 2017 The Verdict The trial is over and the verdict is finally announced; a key piece of evidence answers the question of who killed Margaret Henderson. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Jeff Astrof, Matt Miller, Jeffrey Blitz
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG (L|D)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 14, 2017