Bull (2016 TV series)

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Bull
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Genre
Created by
Starring
Composer Jeff Russo
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes125 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production location New York City
Running time43–45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseSeptember 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) 
May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)

Bull is an American legal drama television series starring Michael Weatherly.CBS ordered the pilot to series on May 13, 2016, [1] and it ran from September 20, 2016, to May 26, 2022. [2]

Contents

In April 2021, the series was renewed for a sixth season which premiered on October 7, 2021; [3] [4] it was announced in January 2022 that the sixth season would be the show's last. The two-part series finale aired on May 19 and 26. [5]

Premise

The series follows the employees at Trial Analysis Corporation (TAC), a jury consulting firm headed by Dr. Jason Bull, who is a psychologist and trial-science expert. Bull uses his skills and those of his team not only to select the right jurors for his clients, but also to help his clients' lawyers decide which type of argument will win over jurors best. Bull is inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, who also serves as an executive producer.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankAverage viewership
(in millions)
First airedLast aired
1 23September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)May 23, 2017 (2017-05-23)515.21 [23]
2 22September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)May 8, 2018 (2018-05-08)814.37 [24]
3 22September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13)1611.98 [25]
4 20September 23, 2019 (2019-09-23)May 4, 2020 (2020-05-04)1310.61 [26]
5 16November 16, 2020 (2020-11-16)May 17, 2021 (2021-05-17)168.59 [27]
6 22October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)227.37 [28]

Production

Development

On February 2, 2016, it was announced that CBS had given the production a pilot order. The episode was written by Dr. Phil McGraw and by Paul Attanasio, who was expected to executive produce alongside Phil McGraw, Jay McGraw, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Mark Goffman, Steven Spielberg, and Rodrigo Garcia. Production companies involved with the pilot include Amblin Television, Atelier Paul Attanasio, Stage 29 Productions and CBS Television Studios. On May 13, 2016, CBS officially ordered the pilot to series. A few days later, it was announced that the series, would premiere in the fall of 2016 and air on Tuesdays at 9:00 P.M. On November 4, 2016, CBS picked up the series for a full season of 22 episodes. [29] An additional episode was ordered in November. [30] On March 23, 2017, CBS renewed the series for a second season. which premiered on September 26, 2017. [31] [32] On April 18, 2018, CBS renewed the series for a third season which is set to premiere on September 24, 2018. [33] [34] On May 9, 2019, it was announced that CBS renewed the series for a fourth season. [35] On May 9, 2019, following the renewal, it was announced that executive producers Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, and Steven Spielberg, along with his production company Amblin Television, would be departing the series after the third season following the harassment controversy surrounding series star Michael Weatherly. [36] In May 2020, Bull was renewed for a fifth season, with the further announcement in October 2020 that the season would be trimmed to 16 episodes due to production schedules being shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. [37] On April 15, 2021, CBS renewed the series for a sixth season which premiered in October 2021. [3] [4] On January 18, 2022, it was reported that the sixth season will be the series' final season. [38]

Casting

Michael Weatherly, Geneva Carr, Freddy Rodriguez, Chris Jackson and Jaime Lee Kirchner were part of the pilot's main cast. Annabelle Attanasio, a main cast member for the first two seasons, did not return for Season 3 in order to direct an independent film. [20] MacKenzie Meehan was added to the Season 3 main cast, with her character filling a role very similar to the one previously played by Attanasio. [39]

Eliza Dushku appeared in the final three episodes of the first season in a recurring role that was intended to become a regular role in Season 2. However, following a complaint Dushku made about Weatherly making sexually suggestive comments, she was fired. In December 2018, The New York Times reported that CBS reached a confidential settlement with Dushku which would pay her $9.5 million, her anticipated salary over four seasons as a regular cast member. [40]

In May 2019, Amblin Television announced they will no longer produce the series, with Spielberg, Falvey, and Frank no longer serving as executive producers. [41]

After appearing as a recurring character in the first four seasons, Yara Martinez was upgraded to series regular for season 5. [42] On May 21, 2021, it was announced that Freddy Rodriguez would depart the series along with series producer and showrunner Glenn Gordon Caron. [43] Two of the show's writers, Kathryn Price and Nichole Millard, took over as co-showrunners for season 6. [44]

Release

Broadcast

Bull aired on CBS from September 20, 2016 [2] until May 26, 2022. [5]

Syndication

Reruns of Bull aired on Ion Television since 2024. [45]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 22% based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Michael Weatherly's performance is top-notch, but not enough to save a show that relies too heavily on a well-worn series of legal show tropes and an off-putting premise." [46] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 40 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [47]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Bull
SeasonTimeslot (ET)EpisodesFirst airedLast airedTV seasonViewership
rank
Avg. viewers
(millions)
18–49
rank
Avg. 18–49
rating
DateViewers
(millions)
DateViewers
(millions)
1 Tuesday 9:00 p.m.23September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)15.56 [48] May 23, 2017 (2017-05-23)8.54 [49] 2016–17 515.21212.2 [50]
2 22September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)10.06 [51] May 8, 2018 (2018-05-08)11.76 [52] 2017–18 814.37341.9 [53]
3 Monday 10:00 p.m.22September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)7.33 [54] May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13)7.19 [55] 2018–19 1610.98501.4 [56]
4 20September 23, 2019 (2019-09-23)6.42 [57] May 4, 2020 (2020-05-04)6.87 [58] 2019–20 1310.61391.2 [59]
5 16November 16, 2020 (2020-11-16)4.47 [60] May 17, 2021 (2021-05-17)5.08 [61] 2020–21 168.59590.8 [62]
6 Thursday 10:00 p.m.22October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)4.18 [63] May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)4.22 [64] 2021–22 TBDTBDTBDTBD

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