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      Season 1 – The Playboy Club

      2011 Drama List
      21% Tomatometer 28 Reviews 25% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Brian Grazer serves as an executive producer of this drama set in the world in and around the Chicago Playboy Club of the early 1960s. Nick Dalton (Eddie Cibrian), a powerful attorney with ties to the mob, comes to the aid of a beautiful new bunny (Amber Heard) who has accidentally killed the leader of a crime family. Nick is further connected to the club by his girlfriend, an established star whose days as a bunny may be numbered. Among the ladies working at the club is Brenda, who is trying to become the first black Playboy playmate. Read More Read Less
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      Critics Consensus

      Despite a sharp period look, The Playboy Club is weighted down by stock characters, ludicrous plotting, and overheated attempts at social commentary.

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      Riese Bernard Autostraddle Teevee overlords need to stop driving new television shows forward which depend on this year's fad to explain their existence. Aug 27, 2021 Full Review Eric Deggans NPR Male-dominated fantasies, mostly - and for all its nostalgic glamour, NBC's Playboy Club gets stuck between its roots in a pre-liberation era and the reality of women's prominence in modern television. Nov 21, 2019 Full Review Andy Greenwald Grantland It's best if we never mention Mad Men again when discussing The Playboy Club. It's reductive and demeaning. Because, honestly, The Playboy Club is perfectly capable of being a terrible show all on its own. Sep 16, 2013 Full Review Jessica Johnson Time Out Chicago The pilot spends a lot of time setting up the murder cover-up and love triangle, but none of it seems to pay off. Both plot strings are hopelessly rote and boring, which has a lot to do with Cibrian being devoid of any charisma. Jul 2, 2018 Full Review Renee Scolaro Rathke PopMatters While options during the era were surely limited, the show's broad strokes don't do justice to the choices women were making. Rated: 3/10 Sep 19, 2011 Full Review Matt Roush TV Guide More tepid than titillating. Sep 19, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Amber Heard is a shitty actress and horrible human being. "They won't believe you, because you are a man" She is NOT a victim. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Two words: Amber Heard Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I went with 2 stars for this show, it got canceled before anyone knew anything about it. So this is hard to review, also the fact that it came out in 2011. A show about wealthy business men going to a club, during this time people were living in a global depression in the world. Alright show not really as bad as people may say, it weird that you never see/saw reruns of it though 2 stars. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Awful show, got cancelled for good reason! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Sep 19, 2011 Pilot Club regular Nick Dalton helps a new bunny out of a dangerous situation; the club's general manager tries to keep the mob from interfering with his business. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 26, 2011 The Scarlett Bunny Secrets come to light as the girls train for a contest to be a cover girl; Nick gets support in his run for district attorney from Mayor Daley. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 3, 2011 A Matter of Simple Duplicity Carol-Lynne and Billy hire a new bunny who ends up having a hidden agenda; Nick's campaign manager sets him up with a wealthy socialite (Cassidy Freeman); Maureen tries to keep herself safe by getting close to John Bianchi. Details

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      Season Info

      Executive Producer
      Brian Grazer, Chad Hodge, Francie Calfo, Jason Burns, Richard Rosenzweig
      Network
      NBC
      Rating
      TV-14 (D|S|L)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Sep 19, 2011