Season 1 holds a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes - critics called it a seismic shift for prestige TV. Audience word-of-mouth built it into a cultural institution. The pilot alone rewrote what a drama could do.
Renewal: The series concluded on June 10, 2007, after six seasons and 86 episodes on HBO. (Wikipedia)
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| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 11999 · 13 eps | 10 January 1999 | 9.5 | 98% | 9.2/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 22000 · 13 eps | 16 January 2000 | 9.2 | n/a | 9.2/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 32001 · 13 eps | 4 March 2001 | 9.0 | n/a | 9.2/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 42002 · 13 eps | 15 September 2002 | 9.0 | n/a | 9.2/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 52004 · 13 eps | 7 March 2004 | 9.3 | n/a | 9.2/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 62006 · 21 eps | 12 March 2006 | 9.1 | n/a | 9.2/10 | MUST-WATCH |
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The pilot drops you into Tony Soprano's life mid-panic-attack - a mob boss who can't explain why he's passing out in his own backyard. Chase wastes zero time establishing the duality: Tony the family man, Tony the capo. The therapy framing device is the show's masterstroke, announced in the very first scene.
Full episode review →Tony takes his daughter Meadow on a college tour while navigating a ghost from his past. It's a split-focus episode that crystallises the show's central tension: the tender father and the lethal boss are the same man.
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