The Worst New TV Shows of 2018
What were the biggest television duds of the past year? Above are the lowest-scoring first-year primetime TV series (including limited series) debuting in the United States between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018. 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.
Metacritic's Official Worst TV Show of 2018.
(#1) A bullied, overweight teen (Debby Ryan) seeks vengeance with the help of a lawyer-turned-beauty pageant coach (Dallas Roberts) after she loses a significant amount of weight in this based-on-a-true-story series originally developed for The CW (which passed on the pilot) but ultimately airing on Netflix. The streaming service renewed the dramedy for a second season despite negative reviews and widespread criticism for its "fat-shaming" and offensive treatment of numerous groups.
“It is somewhat staggering how badly Insatiable fumbles everything it attempts. ... The lack of care this series has for its characters is topped only by the lack of respect it has for its viewers; its veneer of edginess almost as thoughtless as its later attempts at playing “woke.” It’s empty and cynical.” —Allison Shoemaker, RogerEbert.com
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