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Touch
File:Touch s1 Poster 001.jpg
Promotional poster
GenreSupernatural
Serial drama
Created byTim Kring
StarringKiefer Sutherland
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
David Mazouz
Danny Glover
ComposersWendy Melvoin
Lisa Coleman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersCarol Barbee
Suzan Bymel
Peter Chernin
Tim Kring
Francis Lawrence
Katherine Pope
Kiefer Sutherland
Running time43 minutes
Production companies20th Century Fox Television
Chernin Entertainment
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseJanuary 25, 2012 (2012-01-25) –
present

Touch is an American supernatural thriller television series, written and created by Tim Kring.[1] It stars Kiefer Sutherland, and debuted on Fox on January 25, 2012,[2] before beginning to air regularly on March 22, 2012.[3] Thirteen episodes have been ordered for the first season,[4] with two-episode season finale to air on May 31, 2012.[5]

Cast

Main cast

  • Kiefer Sutherland as Martin Bohm – a former journalist turned baggage handler, whose wife died in the September 11 attacks.[1]
  • Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Clea Hopkins – a social worker who is sent to do an evaluation of the Bohms’ living situation.[6]
  • David Mazouz as Jacob "Jake" Bohm – a mute boy who is obsessed with numbers and can see past, present and future events through the numbers.[7]
  • Danny Glover as Professor Arthur Teller – an expert on the gifted few who possess numerical clairvoyance.[8]

Recurring cast

  • Roxana Brusso as Sheri Strapling – the director of the facility that Jake attends.[9]

Post-production

"Three Little Birds", sung by Kayla Graham (Karen David), was released as a soundtrack single, on iTunes by 20th Century Fox TV Records on February 28, 2012.[10]

Critical reception

The show has been met with generally positive reviews, and currently holds a Metacritic score of 63/100.[11]

Michael Landweber of PopMatters called the show "stunningly effective" and praised "its mix of spirituality and science, familial and global struggles." He also noted that "The boy’s narration, unnervingly matter-of-fact about the nature of the universe, takes on more power when he reveals that in 11 years, he has never spoken a word."[12]

In a review in the New York Post, Linda Stasi said "If you can’t get enough of number sequences and universal cylindrical patterns that constantly repeat, then for sure you’ll repeat the pattern of watching Fox’s new show....It is intriguing, and it’s great to have Sutherland back on TV" but felt "frankly, it’s awfully complicated."[13]

Lori Rackl, of the Chicago Sun-Times, said the show "operates on the mind-blowing premise that people around the world are linked to one another and their lives intersect — with potentially major repercussions." She finished the review saying it "delivers a suspenseful ride around the world, peppered with some tear-jerking moments. The bar has been set high. Here’s hoping “Touch” continues to reach it."[14]

Kiefer Sutherland's performance has also been met with praise, with Landweber saying "He plays the part with such a combination of intensity and subtlety that we are drawn deep into Martin’s suffering, and rather than judging him, we feel with him. Every trial is etched in his face. He imbued Jack Bauer with similar stoicism, but Martin seems less resilient, more distressed."[12]

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD release date
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 13[15] January 25, 2012 (2012-01-25) May 31, 2012 (2012-05-31)[16] — — —

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code 		U.S. viewers
(million)
1"Pilot"Francis LawrenceTim KringJanuary 25, 2012 (2012-01-25)1ATG7912.01[17]
In the pilot episode, Martin Bohm (Kiefer Sutherland) is a single dad with a special needs son, Jake (David Mazouz). He soon is forced to have Jake institutionalized, and then works with a social worker named Clea (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and a professor specializing in gifted humans (Danny Glover) to figure out what his mute son is trying to tell everyone through the use of numbers.
2"1+1=3"Ian ToyntonTim KringMarch 22, 2012 (2012-03-22)1ATG0111.81[18]
Clea continues to force Martin to return Jake to the board-and-care home, which he does despite his new-found communication with Jake. However, Jake then leads Martin to a pawn shop owner named Arnie (Jude Ciccolella). Moments later a robber comes in and shoots Arnie, and although Arnie survives he does not look pleased that he did. Jake escapes the institution to help Martin piece things together; at the same time a flight attendant (Amy Sloan) helps a young Indian man carry his father's ashes to the New York Stadium; a Russian boy realizes that the reason he may have no friends is because his father hurts people; Arnie attempts to commit suicide as he is suffering from terminal cancer and fears that he has no one to love him. In the end, the Russian boy's father was the employer of the robber of the pawn shop, who gives him a second chance in life. The flight attendant was Arnie's daughter, who arrives abruptly (chasing the Russian boy's dog who Martin accidentally let loose in the airport) and agrees to stand by him. The young Indian man finds an entrance to the stadium and spreads his father's ashes in the center of the field in hopes of finally making his father proud.
3"Safety in Numbers"Stephen WilliamsCarol BarbeeMarch 29, 2012 (2012-03-29)1ATG028.92[19]
Jake gives Martin the number "3287", which leads him to finding another person with the same skills as Jake. With the help of him and Jake, Martin exposes a corporate conspiracy while a dance competition connects people around the world.
4"Kite Strings"Tucker GatesMelinda Hsu TaylorApril 5, 2012 (2012-04-05)1ATG047.15[20]
Lottery winner Randall returns to suggest that his winning numbers related to Sarah, Martin's wife and Jake's mother who was killed on 9/11. Jake offers Martin the next number, 9.5. Martin surveys Sarah's datebook to see that she was to visit a jeweller on September 5. There, he finds a ring she was having engraved with "1+1=3"—her, Martin, and Jake.
5"Entanglement"Milan CheylovChris LevinsonApril 12, 2012 (2012-04-12)1ATG038.17[21]
The number 22 figures in this episode as Jake's evaluation draws near. The number leads Martin to a bus and a girl named Mirasol seeking revenge on the man who murdered her family. Teller tries to bond with Norah, his socially-outcast daughter.
6"Lost and Found"Stephen WilliamsRobert LevineApril 19, 2012 (2012-04-19)1ATG057.32[22]
Martin and Clea team up to learn more about her past and her mother. Will, a jazz-loving businessman survives a plane crash long enough to save a jazz club. Teller visits Jake at a facility and learns that all the numbers are part of the "Amelia Sequence", but soon after that is found dead in his car.
7"Noosphere Rising"Gwyneth Horder PaytonTim Kring & Carol BarbeeApril 26, 2012 (2012-04-26)1ATG066.43[23]
8"Zone of Exclusion"Adam KaneChris LevinsonMay 3, 2012 (2012-05-03)TBA6.72[24]
9"Music of the Spheres"[25]UnknownUnknownMay 10, 2012 (2012-05-10)TBATBA
10"Tessellations"[26]UnknownUnknownMay 17, 2012 (2012-05-17)TBATBA

U.S. ratings

No. Title Air date 18–49 rating Viewers
(millions)		 Weekly rank
1 "Pilot" January 25, 2012 (2012-01-25) 3.9/10 12.01 #5[17]
2 "1+1=3" March 22, 2012 (2012-03-22) 3.3/9 11.81 #10[18]
3 "Safety in Numbers" March 29, 2012 (2012-03-29) 2.7/7 8.92 #16[19]
4 "Kite Strings" April 5, 2012 (2012-04-05) 2.3/6 7.15 #21[20]
5 "Entanglement" April 12, 2012 (2012-04-12) 2.3/6 8.17 —
6 "Lost and Found" April 19, 2012 (2012-04-19) 2.1/6 7.32 —
7 "Noosphere Rising" April 26, 2012 (2012-04-26) 1.9/5 6.43 —

International distribution

Country Channel Premiere date
 Austria ORF eins February 27, 2012 (Pilot)
March 26, 2012 (regular)[27]
 Australia Network Ten April 22, 2012
 Brazil Fox Brazil March 19, 2012[28]
 Canada Global March 22, 2012[29]
 China and Southeast Asia Fox Asia March 25, 2012
 Bulgaria Fox Life TBA
 Turkey March 20, 2012
 Croatia March 27, 2012
 Macedonia
 Serbia
 Slovenia
 Denmark TV 2 TBA[30]
 Germany Pro 7 February 27, 2012 (Pilot)[31]
March 26, 2012 (regular)
 Greece FX March 22, 2012
 India STAR World India March 24, 2012
 Israel Yes Action March 20, 2012
 Italy Fox March 20, 2012[32]
 Latin America
 Argentina
 Chile
 Colombia
 Costa Rica
 Mexico
 Peru
 Uruguay
 Venezuela 		Canal Fox March 19, 2012[33][34]
 New Zealand TV3 March 25, 2012[35]
 Norway TV 2 March 19, 2012
 Philippines Jack TV / Chase on Beam 31 March 18, 2012[36]
 Poland Fox March 26, 2012[37]
 Portugal Fox March 20, 2012[38]
 Russia Channel One March 25, 2012
 Spain Fox España March 22, 2012
 Sweden TV4 TBA[39]
  Switzerland Pro 7 Schweiz February 27, 2012 (Pilot)[40]
March 26, 2012 (regular)
 United Kingdom
 Ireland 		Sky1 March 20, 2012[41]
 Hong Kong
 Indonesia
 Malaysia
 Singapore
 Thailand 		Fox Asia March 25, 2012
 Vietnam STAR Movies TBA

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