Boston Herald's Scores

  • TV
For 1,146 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 54% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 43% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 64
Highest review score: 100 My Brilliant Friend: Season 1
Lowest review score: 0 One Tree Hill: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Mixed: 0 out of 628
  2. Negative: 0 out of 628
628 tv reviews
  1. To be fair, Last Resort does not insult ideology--it merely knocks your intelligence.
  2. The Neighbors is the silliest show you will watch all year.
  3. While the premise is slight, smart casting gives Ben and Kate a comedic edge.
  4. Despite their [Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak's] experience, the show plays like a blind date gone bad.
  5. Unlike other period dramas, notably AMC's "Mad Men" and Starz's "Magic City," Vegas doesn't cram the hour with topical references. Here, they're more subtle and jarring.
  6. The problem with Partners, as you'll discover if you watch the first two episodes, is that they already made that show years ago and it was called "Will & Grace."
  7. The ninth and final season premiere of NBC's The Office definitively answers a few key questions about the cogs at the middling paper company Dunder Mifflin--if anyone out there is still interested in the once smart, now just silly sitcom.
  8. It's never a good sign when the main character is the least interesting player on the block. Fortunately, Empire's cast is rich enough for you to overlook that flaw.
  9. The pilot, directed by co--executive producer Jon Favreau ("Iron Man"), poses numerous questions, and to the credit of everyone involved, delivers some surprising payoffs that other shows would hold for weeks, if not seasons.
  10. This show almost works, and credit has to go to star Jordana Spiro ("My Boys"), who imbues her Dr. Grace Devlin with equal parts brass and cleverness.
  11. [The] premiere serves as a rocky reboot to the once robust hit.
  12. There are some adorable tots mugging hard on NBC's Guy with Kids. The adults muck it all up.
  13. You'll worry the Big Apple will swallow them up. Mostly, you'll wonder how Breaking Amish will turn next.
  14. Go beyond the in-your-face, outrageous title here, and you'll find a somewhat sweet show struggling to create some real laughs.
  15. Once the story finds its pulse, Coma is fun, but there are a few hiccups.
  16. Copper spins somber stories of gold.
  17. Week is about as much a serious social experiment as "Survivor" or "Kid Nation," but the production qualities are strong for a cable reality show and its subjects are fascinating as they react to the new world order
  18. While Boss has delusions of Shakespeare, it's not even in the same league as the TNT revival of "Dallas."
  19. How you view it will depend on what you consider the proper care of collectibles and the corruption of a minor.
  20. NBC's Animal Practice is a lot like ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," except it's furrier and it's a lot less funny.
  21. The first two cases, involving a gang of murderous thieves and the death of a personal trainer, are ho-hum. McDonnell, a fine actress, finally has a chance to inject some dry wit into her stoic investigator.
  22. Despite all of TLC's crafty maneuvering, this is a family that likes to laugh with each other. The rest doesn't seem to matter.
  23. Perry proves to be adept at both the mirth and misery required by the role. Viewers, however, may be put off by a series that seems stuck like its patients in a gray zone between laughing and mourning.
  24. Moves is mostly a leaping-high bromance, with the guys checking each other's egos.
  25. Photographer and filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders accessorizes his picture with some vintage clips, but his Face could do with fewer mouths.
  26. The search for love has never seemed more like a lost cause.
  27. Anyone really thirsty for laughs will probably come up dry.
  28. After some demented inspiration from Jesse (Aaron Paul), Walt launches a caper so audacious, it's almost comical.
  29. It's not a Comedy Central spoof, but it skews ridiculously close to one.
  30. Her Patty knows how to spread the hurt. Get in on Damages' final round.

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