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For 2,207 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 61% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 35% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.7 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 69
Highest review score: 100 The Crown: Season 4
Lowest review score: 0 Commander in Chief: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,506 out of 1506
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1506
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1506
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  1. 24: Season 3
    This is just an action fairy tale, a modern Saturday afternoon serial or contemporary penny dreadful, designed to keep us hanging on its every outlandish turn by exasperating us, if necessary, with characters we love to hate and contrivances we delight in dissing. ... It's insulting to our intelligence. And we can't stop watching. [28 Oct 2003]
    • Newsday
      • Posted Jun 18, 2013
  2. High School Musical 2
    Disney's HSM2 delivers precisely what's required. And America is all ears.
  3. Aziz Ansari: Right Now
    There is no apology, though hardly no remorse. ... From there, "Right Now" becomes, in a comically inverted way, a plea for tolerance,for perspective shift, for a check-out-the-world (from where I stand) riff. ... Risky show, risky strategy and both pay off.
  4. Confirmation
    Dutiful, respectful, evenhanded, and full of old network TV news clips that attest to the great drama of the moment, Confirmation can also be about as adventurous as a televised hearing on C-SPAN.
  5. The Last Man on Earth: Season 1
    Forte does seem to be having a good, slovenly time, but after a while, the whole affair starts to feel a bit wanton and self-indulgent.
  6. Jericho: Season 2
    The second season of CBS' cult fave broadens beyond the first season's lawless action and family sentiment, even its rallying sense of community, to a wider and deeper purpose.
  7. Star Trek: Discovery: Season 2
    A fun, nostalgic, energetic re-entry that makes up for that sometimes bloated bore of a first season.
  8. Black Mirror: Season 4
    Each episode is a gem but — since you asked — my favorite is "USS Callister," which borders on genius.
  9. Murphy Brown: Season 1
    Heretofore, I have never thought of Candice Bergen as a major comedienne like Andrea Martin or Catherine O'Hara. But I like her as Murphy Brown. She has the addictive personality of the character she plays, and can grow on you. [14 Nov 1988]
    • Newsday
      • Posted Jul 23, 2013
  10. Masters of the Air
    Magnificent achievement.
  11. Bobby Kennedy for President: Season 1
    Exhaustive, admiring, comprehensive and richly documented, Bobby Kennedy for President nevertheless doesn't feel especially revelatory.
  12. Futurama: Season 1
    Gorgeous to look at. [25 Mar 1999]
    • Newsday
      • Posted Jul 15, 2013
  13. The Penguin: Season 1
    You must be content with a standard-issue mob turf war TV series, with thick overtones of "The Sopranos," as heavy and as gloppily applied as all that clay weighing down Farrell. This "Penguin" is a proximate real world, and not even a slightly heightened version of one, with no Batman and no fantasy world to escape to — or for it to escape to.
  14. Stranger Things: Season 3
    Reliable, durable and comfortable, "ST3" is what you'd expect and certainly what you want, if what you "want" is seasons 1 and 2, with a few big twists along the way.
  15. Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It: Season 1
    The show is scattered, slight and abominably self-promotional. But Michaels is so full of abundant - and infectious - good cheer that you tend to overlook these many faults. Fans will eat it up.
  16. War & Peace: Season 1
    Davies’ dialogue feels so organic to the characters it’s written for that it seems almost to bond to them, as naturally as if it was their skin or hair color. Actors in Davies’ production invariably rise to the level of the words placed before them. They certainly do here.
  17. Churchill's Secret
    Nicely crafted, and Gambon--as always--is superb, but this “Masterpiece” movie can also be turgid and lugubrious.
  18. The Mayor: Season 1
    Too rushed, too unfunny, with hardly any music. At least Hall promises better times ahead.
  19. Duster: Season 1
    This is a fun throwback and a return to form for J.J. Abrams.
  20. People of Earth: Season 1
    From the setup to the incidentals, People of Earth is packed with humor and heart forever revealed in clever ways.
  21. 24: Season 7
    Tonally, this often feels more like a psychological thriller than an action one, which is a very good sign. 24 is thinking, not just doing, and that bodes well for the later hours when our friend has tended to jump the tracks. All in all, a terrific start.
  22. Mad About You: Season 1
    The show is fast-paced, crackling, choreographed like a comedy ballet. [20 Sep 1992]
    • Newsday
      • Posted Jul 11, 2013
  23. Under the Dome: Season 1
    Looks like a summer winner.
  24. The Strain: Season 1
    The horror is carefully and strategically placed; one mustn't have too much of a good thing, after all.... So settle in. You will be grossed out.
  25. Teach: Tony Danza: Season 1
    This teacher can be loquacious--oh yeah--but he's got a big heart, too. Danza, Northeast and A&E deserve credit for this series.
  26. Big Love: Season 1
    [The episodes are] smarter than you might expect but not quite as clever as they work at being. Like the family unit it portrays, this dark/lighthearted drama tries to have everything at once and struggles under the far-reaching effort.
  27. Love (2016): Season 1
    Fun comedy that takes time to warm up to.
  28. Cobra Kai: Season 1
    This series has an underdog spirit of its own, even if it's not quite the triumphant crane kick it could be.
  29. In Treatment: Season 4
    till fun, frothy, engaging — but there's a missing element.
  30. Invasion: Season 1
    Layering such unnatural proceedings into the family-drama format only intensifies both story angles when you do it right. And Cassidy has, with strong casting, solid structure and a fine feel for what's most frightening.
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