Backstrom is an American crime comedy-drama television series that aired from January 22 through April 30, 2015.

[2] Backstrom centers on Everett Backstrom (Rainn Wilson), an "overweight, offensive, irascible" police officer who is engaged in a constant struggle with his "self-destructive" tendencies,[3] and is part of a team of eccentric criminologists.

[1] For the pilot episode, the producers contacted Minor League Baseball team Portland Sea Dogs to use their hat with their logo for the family fishing boat business.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Backstrom's humor is a cop-out, availed little by the talented cast's attempt to make good of sloppy schtick.

"[23] On Metacritic, the show has a score of 51 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "Mixed or average reviews".