Home > Common Law > Season 1 « TV Series Page Common Law: Season 1 (2012) Want to see Episode List Season 1 Common Law Critics Consensus In spite of fine work from its leads, Common Law lives up to its title -- it's too weighted down by tired police procedural formulas to truly resonate. 48% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 21 86% Audience Score User Ratings: 8 More Info × Close Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? 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Episodes 1 Common Law (Pilot) Air date: May 11, 2012 In the premiere of this drama series, odd-couple detectives Wes and Travis begin couples therapy on their New Age captain's orders in an attempt to salvage their crumbling partnership. While the pair sort out their differences, they also trail a killer responsible for the death of a federal judge's son. More 2 Ride-Along Air date: May 18, 2012 Dr. Ryan accompanies Wes and Travis on the job while they investigate the death of a woman who fell from the balcony of her honeymoon suite. More 3 Soul Mates Air date: Jun 1, 2012 A woman's murder could have ties to a dating Web site. During the investigation, Wes discovers that his ex has started dating and has a profile on the same site. More 4 Ex-Factor Air date: Jun 8, 2012 Travis' ex-partner causes tension between the guys when they receive a special assignment to stop a crime ring responsible for stealing high-end vehicles. More 5 The T Word Air date: Jun 15, 2012 The guys investigate a series of home invasions by a group of thieves and learn that Travis' foster brother could be their leader. More 6 Performance Anxiety Air date: Jun 22, 2012 The guys' work suffers when they feel pressured to reach an important milestone during the hunt for a pair of criminals emulating Bonnie and Clyde. More 7 Role Play Air date: Jun 29, 2012 Travis and Wes swap lives during an exercise to help them better understand one another. Though the experience puts a strain on their relationship, it also ends up helping them shed light on a case. More 8 Joint Custody Air date: Jul 13, 2012 Wes and Travis investigate a cop's shooting and take care of the injured officer's police dog. More 9 Odd Couples Air date: Jul 20, 2012 Wes and Travis share quarters during a stakeout to monitor the moves of a crime novelist, who may have helped a criminal escape prison. More 10 In-Laws vs. Outlaws Air date: Jul 27, 2012 The guys work with their mentors on an important murder case and see their own problems reflected in their advisers. More Show More Episodes Common Law: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (26) Tv Season Info The comedy-drama cop show "Common Law" stars Michael Ealy as Travis Marks, a womanizing L.A. detective who is partnered with the divorced, former lawyer Wes Mitchell (Warren Kole). The two are polar opposites temperamentally, and soon during a routine investigation Wes points his gun at his partner, prompting their Captain (Jack McGee) to order them into therapy with an analyst (Sonya Walger) who specializes in helping build trust between couples and has helped the Captain in the past. As the mismatched duo attempt to work out their feelings with one another, they investigate a number of crimes including the homicide of a woman who was attempting to find love on a dating site on which Wes' ex-wife also has a profile, and an attack on the analyst's boyfriend. Genre: Network: USA Premiere Date: May 11, 2012 Exec. Producers: Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley, Jon Turteltaub, Craig Sweeny Cast Michael Ealy as Travis Marks Warren Kole as Wes Mitchell Jack McGee as Mike Sutton Sonya Walger as Emma Ryan Vanessa Cloke as Dakota Lyle Brocato as Peter Elizabeth Chomko as Alex MacFarland Mitchell Yohance Myles as Clyde Indigo as Rozelle Gary Grubbs as Mr. Dumont Leslie Castay as Mrs. Dumont Kerry Cahill as Kate Cafferty Liza J. Bennett as Amy Laroche Alicia Coppola as Jonelle Ed Begley Jr. as Dr. Van Waals Sean Scarborough as Dietz Nora Zehetner as Kendall Ned Yousef as Sean Coleman Adam Kulbersh Mustafa Harris Khandi Alexander as Helen Sutton Jeff Fahey Garrett Kruithof as Barry Forty Dominic Alexander Marquita Terry Marcus Giamatti as Derek Winfield Oscar Gale Hedy Burress Kevin Tighe Greg Germann Carsten Norgaard Joseph Lyle Taylor as Kenny Erin Cummings Nick E. Tarabay Han Soto Michael Rispoli Dominic Purcell as John Crowell Karis Campbell as Justine Winfield John Ellison Conlee as Jim Bergen Darren Goldstein as Gordon Michael Rubenstone Luis Antonio Ramos Reed Diamond Kelvin Yu Renell Gibbs Anthony Michael Frederick Henry Simmons Ericka Kreutz as Beth Waleed Zuaiter Kari Coleman as Maria Steven Bauer Gino Anthony Pesi as Ted Houseman Deneen D. Tyler Dylan Cash as Mason Gabe Begneaud Jeremy Aaron Johnson as Henry Chelsea Bruland as Vivienne Sheaun McKinney Zabryna Guevara Nate Mooney Eric Stratemeier as Cobb Elizabeth Peña Eric Stratemeier as Cobb Maury Sterling Glenn Taranto Wade Williams Sean Carrigan Michael Irby Susan Ruttan Amelia Jeffries as Allison Murton Christopher Matthew Cook Brianna Brown Lindsay Clift Carl Palmer as Ronnie Carr Kaleti Williams Bob Edes, Jr. Marcus Lyle Brown as Jake Yevgeniy Krutov Joshua Bitton Elizabeth Bogush as Lisa Kyle Clements Luis Moncada Jon Eyez Mekia Cox Evan Cleaver Rod Damer Sharon Garrison Hayley Marie Norman as Kyla Matt Cedeño as Tango Phil Reginal Varice Alexis Graber Mark Moses Colin Walker as Frank Cory Tucker Jason Matthew Smith Brittney Alger as Receptionist Will Koberg Jamie Hector Billy Griffith Wendy Miklovic as Manager Trav Lyons Teri Wyble Jessica Lynn Burke Shawn Carter Peterson Candi Brooks Chantal Koerner Derek Mears Mike Seal as Hector Armando L. Leduc Lucius Baston Thomas Thomason Bill Martin Williams Marcia Schaubert Brett Lapeyrouse as Pizza Guy Lupe Ontiveros Jesse Moore Camille Balsamo as Officer Pratt Jackson Beals David Shatraw Ciera Payton Scott Muller Dylan Sprayberry Chase Horn Shane Partlow Wes McGee as Agent Conrad Andrea Frankle Jillian Batherson as Mackenzie Bernard Hocke Natalia Tooraen Judd Lormand as Agent Valtini Lauren Gros as Tara J. Omar Castro Ruby-Lou Smith Phil Austin as Barry Mike Mayhall as Valet Hrach Titizian Shahine Ezell John Michael Tooraen Garrett Hines as Jim Dana Sorman Richard Kohnke Dana Gourrier as Officer Helling Brian Stapf Daniel Ladmirault Jaren Mitchell Francine Segal Anjali Bhimani Vince Corazza Stoney Westmoreland Michelle West Kim Collins Luis Da Silva Jr. Tyler Forrest Jenn Foreman Scott A. Martin as Henry Malone Show More Cast Episodes 1 Common Law (Pilot) Air date: May 11, 2012 In the premiere of this drama series, odd-couple detectives Wes and Travis begin couples therapy on their New Age captain's orders in an attempt to salvage their crumbling partnership. While the pair sort out their differences, they also trail a killer responsible for the death of a federal judge's son. More 2 Ride-Along Air date: May 18, 2012 Dr. Ryan accompanies Wes and Travis on the job while they investigate the death of a woman who fell from the balcony of her honeymoon suite. More 3 Soul Mates Air date: Jun 1, 2012 A woman's murder could have ties to a dating Web site. During the investigation, Wes discovers that his ex has started dating and has a profile on the same site. More 4 Ex-Factor Air date: Jun 8, 2012 Travis' ex-partner causes tension between the guys when they receive a special assignment to stop a crime ring responsible for stealing high-end vehicles. More 5 The T Word Air date: Jun 15, 2012 The guys investigate a series of home invasions by a group of thieves and learn that Travis' foster brother could be their leader. More 6 Performance Anxiety Air date: Jun 22, 2012 The guys' work suffers when they feel pressured to reach an important milestone during the hunt for a pair of criminals emulating Bonnie and Clyde. More 7 Role Play Air date: Jun 29, 2012 Travis and Wes swap lives during an exercise to help them better understand one another. Though the experience puts a strain on their relationship, it also ends up helping them shed light on a case. More 8 Joint Custody Air date: Jul 13, 2012 Wes and Travis investigate a cop's shooting and take care of the injured officer's police dog. More 9 Odd Couples Air date: Jul 20, 2012 Wes and Travis share quarters during a stakeout to monitor the moves of a crime novelist, who may have helped a criminal escape prison. More 10 In-Laws vs. Outlaws Air date: Jul 27, 2012 The guys work with their mentors on an important murder case and see their own problems reflected in their advisers. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Common Law Season 1 All Critics (21) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (11) The real premise of the show is the partners' clashing personalities, and if the therapy works, the show will be over. Judging by the first episode, that may not be such a bad thing. May 11, 2012 | Full Review… Tom Conroy Media Life Top Critic Feels like a bunch of tasty ingredients that have not yet come together into a recipe. May 11, 2012 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic With its storylines moving forward in broad strokes and an airiness in its exposition, does not demand too much of you or of anyone, beyond its own efficient technicians and unshowily inventive actors. May 11, 2012 | Full Review… Troy Patterson Slate Top Critic The result is distinctly forced, but a standout cast manages to put a breezy top spin on some leaden material. May 11, 2012 | Full Review… David Hiltbrand Philadelphia Inquirer Top Critic Looks to be a halfway decent alternative on a night that's not exactly brimming with first-rate viewing options. May 11, 2012 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic Nobody will watch Common Law to watch crimes being solved. But viewers may be engaged by the characters and their chemistry, and that's what USA is counting on. May 11, 2012 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review… Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Critic A premise that could hardly be stretched into a three-minute Saturday Night Live skit. May 11, 2012 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… Mark A. Perigard Boston Herald For a summer dram-com, this has potential. May 11, 2012 | Full Review… Jenna Busch Zap2it.com Deploys so many predictable cop moments that I'm surprised the TV police didn't pull this show over for exceeding the legal cliche limit. May 11, 2012 | Full Review… Maureen Ryan Huffington Post Ultimately too much like every other traditional cop show you've ever seen. May 11, 2012 | Rating: C- | Full Review… Alan Sepinwall HitFix We've seen it all before, yet I have no doubt USA has another popular show on its hands. May 11, 2012 | Full Review… Curt Wagner RedEye Like many USA shows, Common Law offers an entertaining enough premise that's bolstered by attention to character detail. May 11, 2012 | Full Review… Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette View All Critic Reviews (21) Audience Reviews for Common Law: Season 1 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Common Law: Season 1! 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