Newsday's Scores
- TV
For 2,207 reviews, this publication has graded:
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61% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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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: | The Crown: Season 4 | |
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| Lowest review score: | Commander in Chief: Season 1 |
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Positive: 1,506 out of 1506
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Mixed: 0 out of 1506
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Verne Gay
Desus & Mero arrived at Showtime fully baked--a talk show that knows what it is, and what it does, and how to do it. That's good, and at least so far, the Bodega boys are, too.- Newsday
- Posted Mar 5, 2019
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Leaving Neverland has justifiably drawn criticism for being one-sided. It notes Robson’s lawsuit only briefly and never mentions that Safechuck filed a suit of his own. Those are flaws, but the stories of these two men are too compelling to ignore. A riveting story of childhood sexual abuse and its devastating effects on survivors and families.- Newsday
- Posted Feb 27, 2019
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Verne Gay
With just eight episodes as evidence, this third season appears to be flawless.- Newsday
- Posted Feb 22, 2019
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Verne Gay
Umbrella looks, feels and sounds different [from other comic book TV adaptations]--music does much of the heavy lifting, and effectively so. It's a gorgeous-looking production that evokes another world, with both feet still firmly planted in this one.- Newsday
- Posted Feb 15, 2019
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First-rate film that succeeds in re-working the story we thought we knew into the story we should have known all along.- Newsday
- Posted Feb 14, 2019
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Verne Gay
Some genuine charm here and Buscemi; otherwise premise, story and that joke get old--fast.- Newsday
- Posted Feb 8, 2019
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Verne Gay
There are a whole lot of ideas here--a few thrown against the wall to see if they'll stick--but the real pleasure of this four-hour head trip are the performances. Lyonne is outstanding.- Newsday
- Posted Feb 1, 2019
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Verne Gay
Good performances, strong start, but the pulp and cliches eventually take over.- Newsday
- Posted Jan 25, 2019
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- Posted Jan 23, 2019
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Verne Gay
A fun, nostalgic, energetic re-entry that makes up for that sometimes bloated bore of a first season.- Newsday
- Posted Jan 15, 2019
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Verne Gay
A nutty sprawl that's often amusing, occasionally interesting, sporadically informative and almost completely off the rails. A hoot.- Newsday
- Posted Jan 10, 2019
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A thin story spread over a lot of hours, but Ali is excellent and so is his support.- Newsday
- Posted Jan 9, 2019
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There was lots of life left here. If these first couple of episodes are at all representative, there still is. (But still too bad about Peretti's departure.)- Newsday
- Posted Jan 9, 2019
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Verne Gay
"Real Housewives" meets "Temptation Island" with an unexpected, and welcome, twist--Lohan is more or less the mature presence.- Newsday
- Posted Jan 4, 2019
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Verne Gay
No teeth, no energy, no fun, this Vanity Fair can occasionally feel like a homework assignment.- Newsday
- Posted Dec 20, 2018
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- Posted Dec 18, 2018
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Verne Gay
Maisel doubles down on what it did best in the first season, and feels richer (and funnier) for the effort.- Newsday
- Posted Dec 3, 2018
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Another fine Le Carré adaptation but not quite as fun as 2016's "The Night Manager."- Newsday
- Posted Nov 16, 2018
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Because Kominsky is so blue and so tin-eared, when it tries to draw close to anything resembling real human emotion, it emotionally founders then sinks without a trace. ... Creaky and leaky.- Newsday
- Posted Nov 15, 2018
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Yes, Dannemora is hard and cold. The light is muted, the shadows deep, while seven hours of this could easily turn into prison time. But thanks to that cast and Stiller's masterful direction, they don't--not once, not remotely. One of the best series of the year.- Newsday
- Posted Nov 14, 2018
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You dive into the deep end of this pool and struggle to make it back to the surface, not because you have to (although in my case I did) but because you can't. That's obviously good, also occasionally frustrating because Homecoming can be parsimonious with information. ... Then, there's Roberts, who is superb (and always is).- Newsday
- Posted Nov 1, 2018
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Like Walter White, she's the antihero we love to love--conflicted, intelligent, seductive, and human-all-too-human. Claire will be done in just eight episodes. A shame because she was just getting started. Claire's turn and she makes it count.- Newsday
- Posted Oct 30, 2018
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At first these re-creations are distracting, if not comical. Then something remarkable happens: You begin to look forward to them. Each has been staged perfectly, the words phrased clearly and concisely. They begin to reveal how Watergate did in fact happen. ... Superb, but not for the casual viewer.- Newsday
- Posted Oct 30, 2018
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- Posted Oct 25, 2018
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Verne Gay
Dinklage turns in a fine performance, but his passion project is otherwise a standard-issue biopic.- Newsday
- Posted Oct 17, 2018
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The Conners skillfully picks up where "Roseanne" left off and even manages to improve on the predecessor.- Newsday
- Posted Oct 15, 2018
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The Alec Baldwin Show is about Alec Baldwin. The guests are props for his observations and worldviews, or foils for stories about his brilliant career. ... Soporific.- Newsday
- Posted Oct 15, 2018
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Verne Gay
If anyone but Fillion tossed out a line so smothered in schmaltz, you'd either laugh or groan. But Mr. Likable nails it and largely nails this comfy, corny and (yup) likable pilot, too.- Newsday
- Posted Oct 12, 2018
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Verne Gay
It's good. Showrunner Tim Doyle, the former executive producer of "Last Man Standing," obviously knows his way around big Irish Catholic American families of the late 20th century.- Newsday
- Posted Oct 12, 2018
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Verne Gay
Camping does have a good, energetic cast but they too never quite find their groove as fish-out-of-water in this would-be fish-out-of-water farce. Like Dunham and Konner, they all seem like they'd rather be someplace else--anyplace else would do.- Newsday
- Posted Oct 11, 2018
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