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For 1,042 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 57% higher than the average critic
  • 13% same as the average critic
  • 30% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 69
Highest review score: 100 Girls: Season 4
Lowest review score: 16 Fear Factor: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 757 out of 757
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 757
  3. Negative: 0 out of 757
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  1. Peter Pan Live!
    It wasn't perfect by any means--switching between live singing and all those filmed ads killed just about any theatrical energy and flow well before the three hours were up--but the production was colorful and glitch-free. Allison Williams of Girls made a much more committed Peter than Carrie Underwood did a Maria von Trapp in last year's endless Sound of Music Live!, and Christopher Walken's extremely peculiar Captain Hook was a triumph.
  2. Bones: Season 1
    Emily Deschanel is well cast as Brennan--she has the right sort of drained, remote presence, as if still working off last night's sleeping pill--and she's also well cast against David Boreanaz. [19 Sep 2005, p.45]
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  3. Jersey Shore: Season 2
    Season 2 of MTV's instant trash classic moves the Situation, Snooki and Co. down to Miami Beach for a little change of scenery and no apparent change in attitude. Actually, the scenery hasn't really changed, either.
    • People Weekly
      • Posted Jan 3, 2011
  4. Grimm: Season 1
    The show offers genuine scares, but lines like "I already cried wolf once--you think they're gonna believe me?" cast a hokey spell. [31 Oct 2011, p.35]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted Oct 21, 2011
  5. The Guardian: Season 1
    In the end, though, tinkering around the edges won't be enough to ensure The Guardian's future if Baker's performance remains a void at the center of the drama.
  6. The Cape: Season 1
    Every time he flaps into view in his baggy hoodedness, he looks like Batman in need of a tailor. [17 Jan 2011, p.40]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted Jan 11, 2011
  7. Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Season 1
    Thanks to the mesmerizing performance of Vincent D'Onofrio as New York City Det. Bobby Goren, this new series enhances the value of the brand.
  8. Hemingway and Gellhorn
    Clive Owen teams with Nicole Kidman for a long, lopsided slog through the life of Ernest Hemingway and war journalist Martha Gellhorn. [4 Jun 2012, p.42]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted May 25, 2012
  9. Breaking In: Season 1
    This sitcom has the high-tech antics of Chuck and the misfit camaraderie of Community-not bad, but no breakthrough. [2 May 2011, p.38]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted Apr 25, 2011
  10. Teen Beach Movie
    It's trite and obvious, and meant to be, with songs that are shallow, sunny and snappy.... Just Go with it. [22 Jul 2013, p.48]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted Jul 16, 2013
  11. Human Trafficking
    It's an awful story, and it deserves a better production than this. [31 Oct 2005, p.39]
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  12. Mr. Sunshine: Season 1
    For now, Sunshine is a bit busy and unfocused. [28 Feb 2011, p.43]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted Feb 18, 2011
  13. Jane by Design: Season 1
    It's just a plainer Ugly Betty. [9 Jan 2012, p.40]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted Jan 3, 2012
  14. Common Law: Season 1
    The framework [couples counseling] is cute but irrelevant: You don't need an analyst piecing together the relationship when that's the audience's job. [14 May 2012, p.44]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted May 7, 2012
  15. The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
    Reubens is getting a bit old for this, but Pee-wee's innocence, infantilism and camp haven't dated--there's a rebel in the ridiculousness. [21 Mar 2011, p.46]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted Mar 17, 2011
  16. Popular: Season 1
    Popular makes valid points about the unfairness of social stratification. But with its gimmicky camera work (whoa, we're on fast-forward) and flights of surrealism (talking frog in bio lab), it tries too hard to be hip.
  17. Mob Wives: Season 1
    The show is sloppy, vulgar fun, even if it's hard to detect much likability under the layers of lacquer. [9 May 2011, p.43]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted Apr 28, 2011
  18. Fashion Star: Season 1
    The show moves along with the dull, humming smoothness of commerce. [19 Mar 2012, p.42]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted Mar 12, 2012
  19. Growing Up Fisher: Season 1
    Growing Up Fisher is a winning, welcome example [of a family sitcom], conceptually novel and solidly cash. [24 Feb 2014, p.37]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted Feb 14, 2014
  20. Pretty Little Liars: Season 1
    Fun enough, but the nastiness could be applied more heavily.
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  21. 1 vs 100: Season 1
    I found 1 vs. 100 much more enjoyable [than Deal Or No Deal]. [23 Oct 2006, p.37]
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  22. Newlyweds: The First Year: Season 1
    The sincerity of the enterprise is in inverse proportion to its fun. [13 May 2013, p.49]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted May 8, 2013
  23. Close to Home: Season 1
    Finnigan's performance dovetails perfectly with Close's neat if heavy- handed dramatic concept. [17 Oct 2005, p.39]
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  24. Six Degrees: Season 1
    The show's a letdown, especially since it comes with one of the most lovingly assembled casts of any series. [9 Oct 2006, p.41]
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    Misfits of Science: Season 1
    The premise of this one is about as dumb as you can get.
  26. Reign (2013): Season 1
    This is all good, capering, costume-ball fun, even if Mary's life was dismal. My chief complaint is that pretty Adelaide Kane, as Mary, lacks any spirit or presence. [21 Oct 2013, p.50]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted Oct 11, 2013
  27. 8 Simple Rules: Season 1
    A lot of this material may be hackneyed, but Ritter puts it over with energy and a slathering of shtick. It's simple, really: Like him, like the show.
  28. Jersey Shore: Season 4
    The arbitrary leap overseas moves the show that much closer to pure sitcom--an improvement. [22 Aug 2011, p.45]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted Aug 12, 2011
  29. William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
    This portrait of Prince William's courtship of Kate Middleton is better than April's plucky Lifetime movie. [29 Aug 2011, p.36]
    • People Weekly
      • Posted Aug 24, 2011
  30. Haven: Season 1
    There's no real awe or fear-just a relatively safe Haven. So, no go.
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