The 10 Worst TV Shows of 2016

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – December 27, 2016

Below are the lowest-scoring first-year TV series debuting in the United States between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016. Shows are ranked by Metascore (an average of grades from top professional critics on a 0-100 scale) prior to rounding, and any programs with fewer than 7 reviews are excluded.

8 of 11 photo by NBC/Michelle Faye/NBC - © 2015 NBCUniversal Media, LLC
37 Heartbeat (2016): Season 1

Three different generic titles (including Heartbreaker and Heart Matters) couldn't disguise the fact that this is an utterly generic medical procedural. It was also D.O.A., with NBC pulling the plug after 10 episodes aired.

"This series recycles just about every TV medical drama cliché you can imagine. It's not just that it's predictable, but it's utterly unbelievable. And all attempts to make it quirky and delightful just make it lame and dumb." — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune

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