Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Vamwe vatsoropodzi vakasimudzira maonero avo akanaka pamusoro pezvinyorwa kusvika pakurumbidzwa kukuru apo purogiramu yakatanga nyaya dzakawanda dzinoenderera mberi uye yakadzamisa kufungidzira kwayo pamusoro pesimba uye zvinorehwa nehuchenjeri hunopfuura hwekuchenjera. Achinyora pa "io9", Katharine Trendacosta akacherechedza kuti pakapera nhevedzano muna 2016, "Person of Interest" yakanga yashandurwa kubva ku "mutambo wekurwisa mhosva" ine hurongwa hunonakidza hwehurongwa kuva "imwe yeakanakisa e-science-fiction akateedzana akamboparadzirwa". Trendacosta akanyora kuti izvi zvaive nekuti yekupedzisira mwaka wekutanga yakagadzira iyo yakasara yeakateedzana kuti ibve kure ne "chiratidziro chekurwisa mhosva nerudzi rwechinhu chakanakisa chechirongwa... [uye panzvimbo]... isa Muchina, huchenjeri hwayo, uye hunhu hwe[...] uchishandisa iyo pakati pehondo yemafungiro", uye yakapa Muchina izwi rayo pachayo. Chiratidziro chakakunda 2012 People's Choice Award yeFavorite New TV Drama uye iyo
2016 Vanhu Sarudzo Mubairo weFavorite TV Crime Drama.