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For 1,785 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 54% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 7.3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 60
Highest review score: 100 Mrs. America: Season 1
Lowest review score: 0 Killer Instinct: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 868 out of 868
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 868
  3. Negative: 0 out of 868
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  1. Remodeled: Season 1
    Aside from "America's Next Top Model," The CW, now 6 years old, has not had much success creating and launching reality shows. Remodeled may not alter that disappointing track record, but it is more entertaining than some past efforts.
  2. Napoleon Dynamite: Season 1
    Other than re-living some of Napoleon's favorite catchphrases from the 2004 movie, there's not much enjoyment to be gleaned from this obvious, unfunny episode.
  3. Alcatraz: Season 1
    The pilot looks great, offers an intriguing plot and effortlessly introduces the show's characters and premise.
  4. Lost Girl: Season 1
    With a witty script by series creator Michelle Lovretta, Lost Girl mixes mystery-of-the-week plots and character stories with an overarching mythology in a way that's palatable for fans of serialized and procedural dramas.
  5. The Finder: Season 1
    The Finder is not sophisticated TV but it does have its charms, mostly stemming from star Geoff Stults.
  6. Are You There, Chelsea?: Season 1
    The show is gleefully rude in keeping with Ms. Handler's personal style, but 8:30 p.m. seems way too early for explicit sex jokes.
  7. Rob: Season 1
    This needs to evolve into a smarter, less formulaic show before it's worth watching.
  8. Downton Abbey: Season 2
    Writer/series creator Julian Fellowes weaves together an engrossing tapestry of stories, although some of them stretch credulity or peter out.
  9. House of Lies: Season 1
    House of Lies is not a revolutionary show, but it is a fun study of men behaving badly.
  10. The Firm (2012): Season 1
    The Firm tries to marry case-of-the-week stories with a conspiracy plot. It doesn't succeed.
  11. Angry Boys: Season 1
    Angry Boys will certainly have some appeal to fans of offbeat comedy but it seems unlikely to become a mainstream hit.
  12. Jane by Design: Season 1
    Jane is a decent enough little show but it's difficult to imagine how its writers will manage to sustain the premise.
  13. Work It : Season 1
    It's pretty awful.
  14. Appropriate Adult: Season 1
    A gripping tale of police investigation and a criminal's mischief-making.
  15. Stephen King's Bag of Bones: Season 1
    Bag of Bones rarely scares but frequently induces unintentional giggles.
  16. Neverland: Season 1
    Everything in Neverland is a quest as characters run from one large set piece to another without much character development except in minor strokes that are predictable and rudimentary.
  17. The Exes: Season 1
    TV Land continues its foray into original scripted programming with The Exes, the network's best sitcom effort since "Hot in Cleveland."
  18. I Hate My Teenage Daughter: Season 1
    There's exactly one funny moment in the dreadful Fox sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughter.
  19. All-American Muslim: Season 1
    All-American Muslim [may be] a bit dull for viewers conditioned to expect ginned-up drama but given the potential sensitivities of the subject matter, it seems appropriate.
  20. Hell on Wheels: Season 1
    Hell on Wheels is not a bad show, but it's also not engrossing.
  21. Grimm: Season 1
    Compared to so many other crime procedurals, Grimm offers a twist on the usual. It remains to be seen whether that twist will be superficial or substantive.
  22. Allen Gregory: Season 1
    Maybe as an animated sketch on "Saturday Night Live," Allen Gregory would leave viewers eager for more. But in half-hour form, it's too much of the same.
  23. Good Vibes: Season 1
    Aggressively dumb, sex-obsessed and occasionally misogynistic.
  24. Once Upon a Time: Season 1
    In its pilot, Once Upon a Time succeeds on charm but comes up short on logic.
  25. Boss: Season 1
    TV viewers who watch Boss probably won't be disappointed and even those who are wary of latching onto a new series have reason to give the show a chance.
  26. The Walking Dead: Season 2
    The show creates tension--through atmosphere and characters the audience cares about--and offers so many make-you-jump scares that by the end of an episode, you're left breathless.
  27. Work of Art: The Next Great Artist: Season 2
    Like "Project Runway," there's creativity involved in this competition. And the fact that it's a competition, and therefore orchestrated and produced by necessity, makes it seem less fake-real.
  28. Last Man Standing (2011): Season 1
    It feels both orchestrated and dated, like a show whose time came and went around the same TV era that "Home Improvement" aired in.
  29. Man Up!: Season 1
    Subtlety is not this show's strong suit. That lack of tonal balance dooms the show.
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