Bull

2016
4.6
572 reviews
TV-14
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Season 1 episodes (24)

1 The Necklace
9/20/16
Dr. Jason Bull (Michael Weatherly), the brilliant, brash founder of a prolific trial consulting firm, combines psychology, human intuition and high tech data to create winning strategies that steer high-stakes trials in his clients' favor.
2 The Woman In 8D
9/27/16
Dr. Bull and his Trial Analysis Corporation (TAC) team must formulate a new defense strategy when they discover the jury has a subconscious gender bias toward their client, a female pilot accused of negligence after one of her flights crashes.
3 Unambiguous
10/11/16
Bull and his team tackle jury bias against their client, a woman on trial for the murder of a star athlete she very publicly accused of assaulting her. Also, the case brings Benny face-to-face with his former flame, Amanda (Tiffany Villarin), a fellow attorney he hasn’t seen since their breakup. Sarah Steele guest stars.
4 Callisto
10/18/16
When Bull and Trial Analysis Corporation (TAC) help a young woman fight a drug patent lawsuit, they're forced to travel to Callisto, the small Texan town where Bull suffered the only trial loss of his career.
5 Just Tell The Truth
10/25/16
When the parents of a murdered socialite attempt to hire Bull to help prosecute their daughter's working-class fiancé for the crime, Bull turns down a major payday when he chooses to help defend the fiancé instead. Also, Marissa, Cable and Danny try to convince Chunk to let them investigate the new guy he wants to date.
6 Bedside Manner
11/15/16
Bull must find a way to reverse the negative effect his egomaniacal client, a surgeon with a God complex being sued for malpractice, has on the jury. Also, Bull hires Liberty Davis (Dena Tyler), a previous client's attorney, when he decides Benny may not be sympathetic enough to the jurors.
7 Never Saw The Sign
11/22/16
As Bull assists a man facing vehicular manslaughter charges, he uncovers a connection between his client's trial and a corrupt state assemblyman who would greatly benefit from a guilty verdict. Also, Danny and Cable team up to investigate why Marissa is suddenly acting and dressing differently.
8 Too Perfect
12/6/16
Bull's efforts to assist with his ex-wife Isabella Colón's (Yara Martinez) defense in a wrongful death lawsuit are hindered by unresolved issues from their marriage and her longstanding rift with her brother, Benny.
9 Light My Fire
12/13/16
Bull confronts his past when he returns to his childhood home to assist in the arson defense of a young man whose contentious ties to the town mirror Bull's own.
10 E.J.
1/3/17
When Bull assists CEO Ginny Bretton (Justine Lupe), whose company is accused of killing an employee with its self-driving car, he discovers his client is keeping a major secret that could sabotage a trial win.
11 Teacher's Pet
1/17/17
An attorney for one of Bull's former clients, Liberty Davis (Dena Tyler), asks him to consult on a couple's civil suit against a teacher who had a sexual relationship with their son. However, his trial strategy suffers a major setback when the teen switches to the teacher's side.
12 Stockholm Syndrome
1/24/17
The wife of a man who Danny helped imprison for manslaughter detonates a bomb at the TAC offices and takes the team hostage in order to force Bull to prove her husband's innocence.
13 The Fall
2/7/17
When Bull helps a professional eSports video game player accused of throwing a championship game sue his former team manager for defamation, his trial strategy is to prove his client is a compulsive winner who is psychologically incapable of losing on purpose.
14 It's Classified
2/14/17
When Bull has Benny defend a whistle-blowing army analyst, Lt. Tamsin Dale (Holly Curran), who is being court martialed, the case causes trust issues between them after Benny won't share redacted government secrets with the rest of the team. Also, Marissa forces the office to work without its usual technology to avoid being hacked during the case.
15 What's Your Number?
2/21/17
When Bull assists the U.S. Attorney's Office with a manslaughter trial against a real estate magnate, Andrew Withrow (Toby Leonard Moore), he finds himself once again opposing Diana Lindsay (Jill Flint), his romantic rival. As the case gets underway, Bull's penchant for winning goes into overdrive when he realizes the defendant is a clinical sociopath determined to use Diana to antagonize him during the proceedings.
16 Free Fall
3/7/17
When a state governor and the co-owner of a skydiving company die during a jump, Bull helps the co-owner's brother, Max Hyland (Frank Whaley), and daughter fight a lawsuit filed by the governor's widow by trying to find who sabotaged the parachute. Also, Bull and his frequent trial collaborator, Liberty Davis (Dena Tyler), find themselves on opposing sides in court for the first time.
17 Name Game
3/28/17
When Bull fronts the money to help thousands of people bring a class action suit against a corrupt bank, he stands to lose his business if he doesn't win at trial. Also, Benny hurts the case when he's distracted by his attraction to a client and his anxiety over a secret he's keeping from Bull.
18 Dressed To Kill
4/4/17
Bull and Chunk's bond is tested when Bull helps the prime suspect in the murder of Chunk's fashion mentor, Nella Wester (Paulina Porizkova), a model-turned-designer who was killed during her own runway show.
19 Bring It On
4/18/17
When Bull assists Jules Caffrey (Isaiah Washington), a high-powered attorney on trial for his fiancée's murder, he takes advantage of his client's penchant for courtroom theatrics by letting him defend himself. Isaiah Washington guest stars.
20 Make Me
5/2/17
Bull aims to prove temporary insanity at a murder trial for his client, Troy Dickerson (Brendan Dooling), a young man he believes was brainwashed by a cult-like spiritual learning center to kill his father. Also, Danny and Chunk go undercover at the learning center to find the perpetrator responsible for their client's reprogramming.
21 How to Dodge a Bullet
5/9/17
Bull makes a deal with top criminal attorney J.P. Nunnelly (guest star Eliza Dushku) to defend Benny when he goes to trial for misconduct in a case related to his former career with the District Attorney's office.
22 Dirty Little Secrets
5/16/17
Bull works with top criminal defense attorney J.P. Nunnelly (Eliza Dushku) on the first of three cases to repay her for defending Benny at trial. However, they clash over their client, a computer cloud company that is battling the F.B.I. to retain privacy over their customer's flies that could help identify the source of a recent eco-terrorist attack.
23 Benevolent Deception
5/23/17
Bull and the Trial Analysis Corp. team travel to Miami with top criminal defense attorney J.P. Nunnelly (Eliza Dushku) to work on a controversial drug trafficking case in which both the client's and the jurors' lives are in danger, on the first season finale of Bull.
101 First Look
8/29/16
Get a first look at the new CBS Drama Bull starring Michael Weatherly.

About this show

Bull stars Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull in a drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, the founder of one of the most prolific trial consulting firms of all time.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
572 reviews
Ken R
December 11, 2016
The show started off just fine. It was good, in fact. Each of the episodes has dealt with a different type of legal case, and are all, if you watch any particular episode, quite good. The problem is that every episode seems to be the same. They show the same mock jury selection, etc, each and every time and explain it all over again. There is really no character development, and the show lacks a crucial element for continued success: a Red John. So the show becomes more boring the longer you watch it, which is the opposite of what should happen. Sorry, Dr. Phil.
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A Google user
June 11, 2017
I truly enjoy Michael taking the lead on this show. Great character development and with the addition of the sultry Eliza Dushku, I'm looking forward to how this plays out. I'm concerned with each episode becoming predictable and boring. I truly hope there are more interesting plots on the way.
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Peter Scherer
December 22, 2016
As Ken R. previously stated in his review, these episodes are great TV Drama, the writing is typical CBS-quality, nothing showy, lots of snippy jokes and funny moments, but there's no serial-content. By "Serial", I mean a long running story arch that keeps viewers hooked and interested from one episode to the next. As Ken said, you can literally watch any of the first 9 episodes in any order and you won't miss a thing... Ken mentioned adding a "Red John", and while I also watched The Mentalist and found the overarching storylines intriguing, I don't really see an opportunity for such a character in Bull. To me, this show has so far been a viable alternative to NCIS and other CBS shows that have jumped the shark, but it's nowhere near the level of drama and intrigue as shows on HBO, Amazon, or Netflix. I truely believe the internet is the future of TV Drama. --------------------------------------------------- TLDR: Great show, weak character development, good writing, awesome casting, don't expect too much.
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