The Worst New TV Shows of 2017

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – December 22, 2017

What were the biggest television duds of the past year? Above are the lowest-scoring first-year primetime TV series debuting in the United States between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. 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.

10 of 11 photo by Amazon

43 American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (Amazon)

(#10) Although it represented a stylistic experiment for Amazon by blending documentary footage with scripted reenactments (starring Matt Whelan as Playboy founder Hugh Hefner), this 10-episode series proved to be too shallow to be effective.

“Its examination of the events and of Hefner itself is so transparently revisionist and positive, at least in the two episodes given to critics to screen, that you don’t feel compelled to open your mind at all. ” —Kevin Fallon, The Daily Beast

Where To Buy