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"Wisdom of the Crowd" takes the viewer on a ride exploring the most important societal issue of our time; Privacy vs Security in the digital age. America is one the most, if not the most voyeuristic societies in the history of the world, we love to watch others. This is evident by the 19 seasons, now going on 20 seasons of the CBS hit reality show, "Big Brother," as well as numerous other movies and shows tackling the issue. That being said, there are few societal luxuries that are held more sacred than that of privacy in the United States. Wisdom, uniquely brings this question to the forefront of American dialogue and debate. The show tackles the question, "how much bad is tolerable if in the end there is more good?"

Wisdom, follows lead character Jeffrey Tanner (Jeremy Piven) on his mission to bring his daughter's killer to justice using a crowd-sourced interface that he created. The basic premise sends chills up my spine as I remember the crowd-sourced Reddit mayhem that ensued after the Boston Marathon Bombings in 2013, in which a photo of an innocent man was posted to a Reddit forum. The open forum that Reddit provides caused the situation to quickly spiral out of control. The trial was opened and closed minutes later with a unanimous vote of guilty. The show takes an interesting look at both the criminal justice system as well as our societal need of 'nowism' and the impact that technology can and will have on both.

Wisdom, finds balance in Detective Tommy Cavanaugh (Richard T. Jones) who sees the danger in the interface and works to draw lines between right and wrong, dangerous and safe. His hesitation can be seen in an exchange of dialogue early in the episode in which Cavanaugh argues; "We have this thing called the Constitution, which protects people's privacy." To which, Tanner responds "Privacy, we gave that up a long time ago so we can watch cat videos on our phone." Cavanaugh and Tanner will surely continue this debate as will those who decide to tune in. In a post-Snowden world, "Wisdom of the Crowd" has the potential to be THE 'water-cooler' show of the season.

I am not a regular TV watcher as there are few shows that interest me. However, I was intrigued by the premise for Wisdom of the Crowd. A crowd-sourced program to help solve crimes makes so much sense and makes it stand out from your typical crime-fighting shows. Jeremy Piven is a great actor who I have never watched in anything before, but I am enjoying his performance and all the realness of his emotions that he brings to each scene. It's an intriguing show and I look forward to it every week now.

Tech entrepreneur Jeffrey Tanner (Jeremy Piven) forgoes his wealth and his company Allsourcer to offer a $100M reward to find his daughter's real killer. Carlos Ochoa was convicted for her murder a year earlier. Using his crowd sourcing program Sophie, he aims to find new evidence with his team of programmers led by Sara Morton. He partners with police detective Cavanaugh who was dismissed from her case. His ex-wife Alex Hale is a politician who wants him to stop digging up their daughter's closed case.

This is a workable concept. It's another show where a wealthy billionaire Batman tries to save the world. He has a box where answers magically appear and a personal murder mystery that he's desperate to solve. The magic box is too magical. The general idea of crowd sourcing is easy to understand but the show doesn't explain how the program finds the right people with the right answers. The show starts off fine at first but it devolves into Deus ex machina.

The other problem is trying to force a procedural out of the concept. He's trying to find his daughter's killer. It's a simple idea and the show should run with that at top speed. All these other cases keep detouring the show. The first season should be a tightly written whodunit that wraps up with a big climatic cliffhanger. It should be an intense mystery thriller but this is so much less. The show should go the procedural route only after his daughter's killing is solved. It looks like the show is ending after a 13 episode run. The mediocre ratings don't help but Piven's sexual harassment allegations in this environment is probably the final nail in the coffin.

Why cancel the show because of the actor who can be replaced? Just have some respect for the viewers all over the world and finish the story

I think they should have Jeremy Piven's Character find a lead on who killed his daughter and then he goes to see that person and they kill him. The plot line would be that Piven's Character had sexually harassed the killers daughter in his younger days and destroyed the daughters life. The killer set out on a vendetta to destroy Pivens life and teach him a lesson and then kills off Piven. That way all the people who worked hard on making this a potentially good show can continue and write Piven out of the show and they can continue fighting crime and broaden the story without this disgusting creep being a part of the show anymore. It's bad enough what these pigs do let alone how many other good actors, writers, crew etc lose a good job because Piven is a pig.

Honestly wtf people Cancel something else. I think this had a chance to get bigger and better. At least let us get to the point where we can know who killed his daughter. I hate you CBS... Hate You !!!!!!! If your gonna kill shows with plots at least find a way to finish it so it has closure so we have closure!!!

Or have watched Dirty Harry? I've never lived in San Fran or even the area, but even I knew San Fran doesn't have "detectives". Granted more annoying but if they missed that what else was missed?

A unique and contemporary approach to the traditional crime format. Impressed that a network show would introduce some new tropes into an old format. Rounded out by a deep, talented cast, this is a really enjoyable show. The pilot really kept me engaged and I'm looking forward to seeing future episodes.

Great show, sad that it got canceled! Richard T.Jones is a great actor. This should've had a second season.

This show may be to one's liking - or may be not, it's a matter of personal preference. I liked the show, that's why I persevered watching it, week by week - all 13 eps. Few weeks ago it became known that the series are being cancelled after the first season - ratings were not that great, but it was not the deciding factor (as everybody knows by now, CBS made the call right after sexual harassment allegations were made against the star of the show, Jeremy Piven). What I want to communicate in this review (one may call it a rant) - if you have not started watching the series - don't bother. There was no conclusion, no closing of any kind - total disrespect for viewers (I understand that 7.4 mln people were watching it, on average, in US only). The series revolves about the murder of Mia, a multi-billionaire's daughter - who's focus in life becomes to find her killer. His team is edging closer to get the answer, bit by bit - one may expect this will come to the fruition by the end of the season. Alas, we come away empty handed. The last episode (S01E13) is just another "monster of the week" story, with main theme (Mia's killer) almost completely ignored and left open-ended. It is such a disappointment, you feel cheated and disrespected. It's hard, in this situation, to rate the series objectively - but I know that I want to rate CBS 0/10 - this is not the first time they've done it, actually.

I will keep this short and sweet. I loved this show. It is absolutely nothing like Person of Interest. That show went after a whole different genre of hunting people down and the show became very convoluted and complicated. I have a feeling this show will be more of a 'feel good' show and simpler which in my books is the kind of relaxing but awesome TV I like to watch at the end of the day. I hope this show stays the distance!

A viewer wrote that this series is another concept of 'Person of Interest' which has been aired since 2011 with 5 seasons to date. I have never seen this so I cannot judge. It is only fair to review this new series on its own merits.

Having seen the pilot episode, I am pleased what it is about and moves along at a good pace, keeping one's interest. We have to wait how the story develops but for the time being I rate it 7 to start off with.

Update after 4 episodes: The story wanders and does not stay focused. Rating reduced to 6.

Latest. Now seen 7 episodes and am giving up! It's become an endless bore. Rating reduced to 5 as I wave goodbye.

I loved every minute of Wisdom of the Crowd. Even as I'm writing this, hey! this -what we are doing in this reviews- is wisdom of the crowd too!!! Piven is magnificent, I see another Emmy coming his way, I don't agree this is like Person of interest, which has a very different premise: an algorithm - machine looking for future crime vs people using technology to help solve crime. Like or not, crowd-sourcing is here to stay. What a bright idea to use it and to also be aware of it's pitfalls. Congrats and... looking forward to the next chapter!

I never watched person of interest. So, I have nothing to compare to this show. I enjoy it and I like the actors and the story lines. I'm not a professional critic and am not going to write a long, tiresome review. All that matters is that I like watching the show. I like the premise and I like the actors. That's enough for me.

This show has good potential. the episodes so far have good story line. drama is interesting. Always liked Jeremy Piven. emotional content can be related to.I don't think this show should be canceled, it needs a chance to play out.police resistance to computer /people assistance believable.

This show displays a very dangerous concept. Very negative unintended consequences will happen. At least the writers acknowledge this at about 23:32 when a driver is attacked by a crowd based on very limited and incomplete information. If the concept for this show happens in real many innocent people will be attacked and seriously injured. Crowd "wisdom" is very easily turned into Mob Mentality where a few people with an agenda whips people into an emotional frenzy and sways them to commit acts they would never even consider as individuals. That's how, historically, there were so many lynchings in the past. Another potential issue is if the courts will even allow "evidence" gathered as shown in this show. Would that actually preclude any legitimate evidence being gathered and presented. This concept, if ever enacted in real life, could do much more harm than good in apprehending and prosecuting criminals. Very, very dangerous concept.

Everything was going good with the show until Sunday the 22nd when a typical Hollywood political BS had to get played out in the show. Really had to throw in the White Nationalist, racism, and all the typical crap Hollywood is full of these days. SHAMEFUL ! Done watching this series. Bye-bye!