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For 130 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 53% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 43% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 64
Highest review score: 100 From the Earth to the Moon: Season 1
Lowest review score: 0 High Society: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 70
  3. Negative: 0 out of 70
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  1. Alias: Season 1
    Sunday's Alias premiere plays out as a high-energy adventure wrapped in a mystery -- and it's better than a lot of theatrical films of the genre. Whether the series holds up is open to question. But the premiere is a gas. And the show could well turn out to be a good one. [28 Sept 2001, p.C08]
    • Deseret News
      • Posted Mar 14, 2013
  2. House: Season 1
    There isn't that much to distinguish it from umpteen shows that have gone before. [15 Nov 2004]
    • Deseret News
      • Posted Mar 11, 2013
  3. NCIS: Season 1
    It's all nicely done, if you like this sort of thing. And there are a lot of people who like this sort of thing, judging by the ratings of both "JAG" and "CSI." [23 Sept 2003, p.C08]
    • Deseret News
      • Posted Mar 3, 2013
  4. Freaks and Geeks: Season 1
    In addition to fresh, sharp writing, the casting in Freaks and Geeks is exceptional. [25 Sept 1999, p.E05]
    • Deseret News
      • Posted Feb 27, 2013
  5. John Doe: Season 1
    Both intriguing and very iffy. It's all going to depend on how good a job the writers do in making this mystery work over the long haul. If they follow the "X-Files" example of one-step-forward, one-step-back, this could get old quickly. [20 Sept 2002, p.C08]
    • Deseret News
      • Posted Feb 24, 2013
  6. Rubicon: Season 1
    It's certainly intriguing. It sets a mood that we rarely see in a weekly TV series. Whether it can sustain that mood and keep people interested is the huge task Bromell & Co. have undertaken. Maybe too huge a task.
  7. Mad Men: Season 4
    The events of that Season 3 finale have rebounded to the good of the Season 4 premiere. And Season 4 gets off to a very promising start on Sunday.
  8. Pillars of the Earth: Season 1
    With a little bit of effort on your part--The Pillars of the Earth is pretty good viewing. It's the sort of expansive miniseries that we never see on network television anymore.
  9. Covert Affairs: Season 1
    For the most part, Covert Affairs is harmless fluff, with some nice action scenes. But it seems somehow more fitted for 1970--maybe 1950--than 2010.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Rizzoli & Isles: Season 1
    This derivative mish-mash apes countless TV series that have gone before. Badly. It's full of stereotypes and characters who are so fake they're flatter than your average low-budget cartoon.
  11. The Glades: Season 1
    With a show like this--a show about a super-smart, super smart-alecky police detective--it's not about the concept, it's about the execution. The characters. The actors. And The Glades looks like a winner on those counts.
  12. Haven: Season 1
    It's not bad. It's actually sort of promising.
  13. Warehouse 13: Season 2
    If anything, the second season of this series is worse than the first.
  14. Rescue Me: Season 6
    Rescue Me remains a crazy mix of drama and comedy that's heart-wrenching and hilarious. Can't wait to see how it ends.
  15. Rookie Blue: Season 1
    Rookie Blue hauls out pretty much every cop-show cliche in the book. As a matter of fact, it looks like it was stitched together from pieces of old TV shows.
  16. Boston Med: Season 1
    It's amazing stuff. Totally engaging. And completely worth watching.
  17. Memphis Beat: Season 1
    Except for the setting, there really isn't much to distinguish Memphis Beat from hundreds of cop shows past and present. As a matter of fact, it's far more like them than it is different.
  18. Scoundrels: Season 1
    Some of the comedy--which arises from the situations, not jokes--is good. So is the drama. Whether they'll work together as the show moves forward remains to be seen.
  19. The Gates: Season 1
    To be perfectly honest, it's a little easier to be forgiving of a series that's airing original episodes in the summer. Maybe it will settle down a bit and turn into something a little better. I'll give it a couple more episodes.
  20. Hot in Cleveland: Season 1
    Hot in Cleveland is bright, funny and witty. And, yes, it's a purely traditional sitcom, filmed in front of a studio audience, which clearly appreciates the jokes.
  21. Work of Art: The Next Great Artist: Season 1
    It's pretty much exactly the same as a slew of shows that have gone before.
  22. Persons Unknown: Season 1
    The premiere is heavy on set-up and light on action. It's more about mood than plot. Whether that will hold up over 13 hours is questionable.
  23. The Good Guys: Season 1
    When it doesn't bore you, it provokes you to think, "Boy, is this dumb."
  24. Happy Town: Season 1
    After watching the first three episodes, I'm not sure if "Happy Town" will deliver on its promise. Let's just say that I'm cautiously optimistic.
  25. Treme: Season 1
    Treme features the kind of indelible characters we've come to expect from Simon and Overmyer in "Homicide" and "The Wire."
  26. Breaking Bad: Season 3
    Suffice it to say that Breaking Bad is an enthralling narrative, for all that it remains tough to watch.
  27. Ugly Americans: Season 1
    Ugly Americans is just crude and vulgar. It's not funny. It's lame. Really lame. It's not just that it's inappropriate for children, it's inappropriate for everyone. Well, everyone with an IQ in double digits. It's terrible.
  28. High Society: Season 1
    High Society is absolutely reprehensible, and everyone at The CW should be totally ashamed for putting it on the air.
  29. Who Do You Think You Are?: Season 1
    Not only are the stories engrossing in and of themselves, but they seem certain to spark interest in genealogy among viewers.
  30. The Bridge: Season 1
    It looks like one of the better original offerings on any of the broadcast networks this summer.
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