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For 285 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 67% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 30% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 Austin Stories: Season 1
Lowest review score: 0 Killer Instinct: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 175 out of 175
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 175
  3. Negative: 0 out of 175
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  1. The Sarah Silverman Program: Season 1
    "The Sarah Silverman Program" is not for everyone. But if you've chuckled along to the rascals on "South Park" -- or if you thought "Borat" was one hilarious movie -- then chances are you'll get some perverse jollies with Sarah Silverman's latest venture.
  2. The Dresden Files: Season 1
    Even with Blackthorne's occasionally engaging portrayal of Harry Dresden, this whodunit lacks the wit and imagination that might transform it into something special.
  3. Five Days: Season 1
    The ensemble cast, including David Oyelowo, Edward Woodward ("The Equalizer") and Janet McTeer, is first rate. A winner.
  4. 24: Season 6
    No, the thrill isn't gone. "24" remains a wild 'n' crazy roller-coaster ride.
  5. In Case of Emergency: Season 1
    A haphazard farce that fails to find a consistently funny groove.
  6. The Knights of Prosperity: Season 1
    Despite the presence of a capable cast of bumbling Robin Hood wanna-bes... "The Knights of Prosperity" quickly devolves into tepid, overwrought whimsy and struggles to sustain its premise.
  7. Dirt: Season 1
    A tediously insipid show that is perilously low on wit, intelligence or imagination.
  8. The Lost Room: Season 1
    A terrific, six-hour miniseries, beautifully written and sharply directed.
  9. Big Day: Season 1
    "Big Day" just doesn't deliver many big laughs.
  10. Day Break: Season 1
    Slick, predictably convoluted and pumped up on conspiratorial dread, "Day Break" may be a trifle late to the serial thriller party.
  11. 3 Lbs.: Season 1
    There's nothing remotely fresh or original about "3 Lbs." But it is well made, reasonably diverting and lucky to be on CBS.
  12. Class of 3000: Season 1
    A clever new animated series.
  13. Longford
    This effort is blessed with a wealth of exceptional talent.
  14. 30 Rock: Season 1
    Fey's humor possesses a sly, literate snap. And like NBC's recent cool comedies, "The Office" and "My Name Is Earl," her rollicking "30 Rock" has a surplus of nutty imagination.
  15. Twenty Good Years: Season 1
    Despite Lithgow and Tambor's capabilities, the series sags badly amid the moldy excesses of generic, over-the-top slapstick.
  16. Battlestar Galactica (2003): Season 3
    Filled with strong writing, a colorful gallery of vivid characters and a rocking good mix of cool dialogue and explosive action, "Battlestar Galactica" rolls on as an intergalactic entertainment classic.
  17. The Nine: Season 1
    "The Nine" unfolds with an abundance of emotion-charged imagination.
  18. Friday Night Lights: Season 1
    The smartly told stories of first-year coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler, "King Kong") and his Dillon High School Panthers are packed with gritty style and heartfelt emotion.
  19. Dexter: Season 1
    Dexter is... one of the most compelling new characters on TV.
  20. Ugly Betty: Season 1
    As Betty Suarez, a beautiful dreamer with a heart full of soul, America Ferrera gives the breakout new star performance of the season. And "Ugly Betty," fizzy, smart and colorfully styled, is looking fine.
  21. Help Me Help You: Season 1
    A sly, witty step up from the boorish "Becker."
  22. Runaway: Season 1
    The opening episode is solidly done and pretty entertaining. But a fifth season of "Everwood" would have been a much better fit in the time slot following "7th Heaven."
  23. Heroes: Season 1
    You don't have to be a fantasy or sci-fi geek to have fun with it
  24. Brothers & Sisters: Season 1
    With fun, familiar faces like Field, Flockhart and Griffiths on board, attending a family reunion with the Walkers every Sunday could be a lively, entertaining way to end the weekend.
  25. Six Degrees: Season 1
    A pretty bland romantic confection.
  26. Shark: Season 1
    Feels like a hit show about to happen.
  27. Jericho: Season 1
    That morbid premise -- in addition to the so-so storytelling, devolving badly by the second episode -- sure feels morosely overwrought for 8 o'clock.
  28. Kidnapped: Season 1
    Darkly gripping.
  29. Smith: Season 1
    Though the crime thriller territory is familiar, Liotta and the talented supporting cast give "Smith" an extra kick of dramatic energy.
  30. The Class: Season 1
    It arrives fresh, charming and consistently funny.
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