From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun:

• Flashpoint debut gets a second chance
  “It was announced yesterday that the first episode of the new cop-drama Flashpoint, which debuted last night on CTV and CBS, will be rebroadcast tomorrow night (Sunday at 10 pm) on both networks.” Read more.

From Ray Ellis of Blogcritics:

• TV Review: Flashpoint: A Different Kind Of Cop Show, eh?
  “It’s in the backstories that Flashpoint differs from the usual procedural cop show. It’s not the slam-bang take no prisoners action adventure to which American audiences are accustomed. There’s plenty of tension and stress in the pilot episode, but it’s tempered with an underlying sense of emotion. It achieves something very rare in American television—it causes you to empathize with all the characters, rather than just dropping bodies to and fro.” Read more.

From Brian Stelter of the New York Times:

• Canadians Sneak Across Border, Hide on CBS
  “At a time when television networks are cutting costs and production is increasingly moving overseas, the Canadian collaboration could be a new model for TV.” Read more.

From Jennie of Variety:

• Toronto finally takes centerstage
  “So often the generic backdrop in films and series, Toronto finally gets top billing this year.The city’s sleek glass towers, graffiti-sprayed back alleys and even lake-front beaches are featured in two Canadian-made drama series under production this summer. “Flashpoint,” following the ops of an elite police unit, and “The Listener,” about a telepathic paramedic, are destined for primetime on Canuck broadcaster CTV as well as CBS and NBC, respectively. First out is “Flashpoint,” which preemed at 10 p.m. July 11on the Eye, the first series since Paul Haggis-created “Due South” to “reverse” simulcast in the U.S.” Read more.

From CTV:

• Q&A with ‘Flashpoint’ star Hugh Dillon