The Code (2019 TV series)

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The Code
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Title Card
Genre
Created by
Starring
Composer(s) Adam Samuel Goldman
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Craig Sweeny
  • Craig Turk
  • Carl Beverly
  • Sarah Timberman
  • Marc Webb
Production location(s) Atlanta, Georgia, Los Angeles, California
Production company(s)
Distributor CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network CBS
Picture format 1080i (HDTV
Original releaseApril 9 (2019-04-09) –
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
External links
Website

The Code is an American military drama television series created by Craig Sweeny and Craig Turk. The military legal drama was ordered to series on May 11, 2018 by CBS. The series premiered on April 9, 2019. In July 2019, CBS canceled the series after one season. [1]

Contents

Premise

The Code takes place as the "United States Military's brightest minds take on America's toughest challenges inside the courtroom and out, where each attorney is trained as a prosecutor, a defense lawyer, an investigator—and a Marine."

Cast

Production

Development

On February 2, 2018, it was announced that CBS had given the production a pilot order. [5] The pilot script was set to be written by Craig Sweeny who was also set as an executive producer along with Craig Turk, Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman. Production companies involved with the pilot include CBS Television Studios and Timberman-Beverly Productions. On February 9, 2018, it was reported that Marc Webb would direct the pilot episode. [6]

On May 11, 2018, it was announced that CBS had given the production a series order. A few days later, it was announced that the series would premiere in the spring of 2019 as a mid-season replacement. On January 15, 2019, it was announced that the series would be held back from mid-season with a premiere date of April 9, 2019. [7] While the pilot aired on a Tuesday at 9 PM, all subsequent episodes aired weekly on Mondays during the 9 PM time slot. On July 23, 2019, CBS canceled the series after one season. [1]

Casting

In the original pilot, Dave Annable and Mira Sorvino were cast as the series' male lead [8] and a major co-starring role, [9] respectively. When 'The Code' was picked up, [10] [11] Australian actor Luke Mitchell took over the role of Captain John "Abe" Abraham from Annable, [12] while Dana Delany took over Sorvino's role as Colonel Glenn (originally named Eisa) Turnbull. [13]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date  [14] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Blowed Up" Marc Webb Story by : Craig Turk & Craig Sweeny
Teleplay by : Craig Sweeny 		April 9, 2019 (2019-04-09)8.13 [15]
2"P.O.G." Guy Ferland Craig SweenyApril 15, 2019 (2019-04-15)4.45 [16]
3"Molly Marine" Holly Dale Kendall SherwoodApril 22, 2019 (2019-04-22)4.60 [17]
4"Back on the Block"Steve AdelsonMimi Won TetjemtomApril 29, 2019 (2019-04-29)4.41 [18]
5"Maggie's Drawers" John Polson Nathan AlexanderMay 6, 2019 (2019-05-06)4.07 [19]
6"1st Civ Div" John Behring Josh FialkovMay 13, 2019 (2019-05-13)5.54 [20]
7"Above the Knee" Thomas Carter Anthony Swofford May 20, 2019 (2019-05-20)4.97 [21]
8"Lioness" Jann Turner Hope MastrasJune 3, 2019 (2019-06-03)4.63 [22]
9"Smoke-Pit"Ron FortunatoKaycee Felton-LuiJuly 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)3.98 [23]
10"Secret Squirrel"Sarah BoydJovan RobinsonJuly 8, 2019 (2019-07-08)3.85 [24]
11"Don and Doff" Eric Laneuville Michael Angeli July 15, 2019 (2019-07-15)3.25 [25]
12"Legit Bad Day"Craig SweenyCraig SweenyJuly 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)2.91 [26]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 30% based on reviews from 10 critics, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Despite its pedigree, The Code does little to differentiate itself in a crowded field." [27] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on reviews from five critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [28]

Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times called it "consistently diverting" and described it as : "like JAG but in the Marines with a pleasing hint of The Good Wife ". [29] Daniel D'Addario of Variety gave a mixed review and called the show deeply familiar, and said it made NCIS look great by comparison. [30] Dan Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter called it a "thoroughly average procedural" and compared the show unfavorably to the film A Few Good Men . [31] Others criticized the show for technical inaccuracies. [32]

Ratings

No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1"Blowed Up"April 9, 20190.7/38.13 [15] 0.32.571.010.71 [33]
2"P.O.G."April 15, 20190.5/34.45 [16] 0.32.040.86.49 [34]
3"Molly Marine"April 22, 20190.6/34.60 [17] 0.22.100.86.70 [35]
4"Back on the Block"April 29, 20190.5/24.41 [18] N/A2.00N/A6.42 [36]
5"Maggie's Drawers"May 6, 20190.5/24.07 [19] 0.21.910.75.99 [37]
6"1st Civ Div"May 13, 20190.6/35.54 [20] 0.21.790.87.33 [38]
7"Above the Knee"May 20, 20190.7/34.97 [21] 0.21.740.86.46 [39]
8"Lioness"June 3, 20190.5/34.63 [22] 0.31.970.86.60 [40]
9"Smoke-Pit"July 1, 20190.4/23.98 [23] 0.21.880.65.87 [41]
10"Secret Squirrel"July 8, 20190.4/23.85 [24] 0.21.840.65.69 [42]
11"Don and Doff"July 15, 20190.3/23.25 [25] 0.21.700.54.95 [43]
12"Legit Bad Day"July 22, 20190.3/22.91 [26] 0.21.360.54.27 [44]

Home media

The full complete series was released on DVD as for CBS Home Entertainment on June 30, 2020. [45]

See also

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