Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Scores
- TV
For 436 reviews, this publication has graded:
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56% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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40% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.6 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 70
| Highest review score: | Battlestar Galactica (2003): Season 1 | |
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| Lowest review score: | Salem's Lot (2004) |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 323 out of 323
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Mixed: 0 out of 323
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Negative: 0 out of 323
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Rob Owen
The show approaches these themes [what it means when companies commodify and exploit employees’ personal stories and Joanna’s stunted-by-childhood-cancer inner life] with a deft subtlety but it’s enough to ground it and make the cringe comedy more palatable.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Apr 28, 2022
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Even with some wayward storytelling, “Fleishman” remains appealing for viewers whose primary interest is in complex characters (nobody is black or white, they’re all shades of gray) rather than plot. And while several characters make questionable choices, the ending defies expectations in a way that seems true-to-life.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Nov 14, 2022
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- Posted May 15, 2025
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The supernatural elements are more grounded than in the usual CW fare, and the backdrop of an impoverished community adds unexpected realism. This “Trickster” is worth watching.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Jan 1, 2021
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That remains true in the revival, which is funny and clever in the way the first episode’s script, by Daniels, Judge and new showrunner Saladin K. Patterson, updates viewers on the characters and what they’ve been up to.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Aug 15, 2025
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“Wonder Man” stands on it[s] own, although fans who know the character may have a better grasp on Trevor’s background. For Marvel, “Wonder Man” is a slight story with limited action sequences and at times feels too subtle for its own good. But credit Marvel with taking a risk and trying something different that often succeeds.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Jan 27, 2026
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The series is interested in serving up the fights viewers want to see, but it also peels back layers of the characters to ultimately reveal how similar Danny and Amy are. Whether it’s healthy for easily-triggered viewers to tune in to watch others get triggered, well, each viewer will have to decide on their own.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Apr 5, 2023
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The show piles on enough mysteries to make it intriguing and then answers some questions fast enough to be satisfying.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Apr 15, 2021
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“Derry” dribbles out character details episode-by-episode through five (of eight) episodes made available for review, routinely connecting seemingly disparate characters. That “Stand by Me”-meets-“Stranger Things” vibe of the first episode returns in episode three, thankfully, since it’s the show’s most potent element.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Oct 28, 2025
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There’s a dark humor, absurdist vibe that, alongside the mysteries (What are the workers doing at Lumon? Why does Mark’s boss live next door to him?), makes “Severance” appealing. But some of that interest gets undone by over-long episodes and a thudding pace.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Feb 17, 2022
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The results improve on the original.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Apr 27, 2023
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If early seasons of “Game of Thrones” meandered a bit or felt slow as the series followed assorted characters on multiple quests, “House of the Dragon” barrels through its story.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Aug 19, 2022
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By the last hour, the more serious tone takes over again, but it’s earned given what we’ve seen Garfield endure (though I could have done without Garfield’s widow visiting Guiteau in prison, which never happened in real life and seems designed to unnecessarily juice the drama quotient). Still, for fans of historical fiction, “Death by Lightning” remains worthwhile.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Nov 6, 2025
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Patinkin is always fun to watch but through the first four episodes his arc as a disruptor to the judicial system is more entertaining than driving a dramatic storyline with stakes, something “The Good Fight” seems to be having some difficulty finding in a post-Trump environment.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Jun 24, 2021
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Through clever re-creations of sitcom theme songs, sets and tropes, “WandaVision” proves a unique entry in a genre that’s too often overly similar.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Jan 15, 2021
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There’s enough potential in “Alaska Daily,” to easily be fall broadcast TV’s best drama pilot that it’s worth rooting for this series that’s earnest without being cloying, sincere without getting sappy.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Oct 3, 2022
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The season two plot, courtesy of new showrunners Jack Amiel and Michael Begler (“The Knick”), is less convoluted but still occasionally overly languid. “Perry Mason” remains at its best when the focus is on the series regulars and their relationships.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Mar 2, 2023
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Even if the plotting is less urgent and the comedy, when it flares up (not often enough), is less biting, “White Lotus” remains consistently watchable for White’s finely-drawn characters, whether it’s Daphne’s sunny disposition that masks uncomfortable truths or Dominic’s justification/excuse for his cheating ways.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Oct 27, 2022
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- Posted Jan 1, 2021
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Rob Owen
There are some moments in Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy” that will make viewers take notice one way or another, but early episodes of this limited series are fairly hum-drum when they’re not way over-the-top. Then it improves, becoming more nuanced in later episodes.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Jan 27, 2022
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“The Madison” moves at the snail’s pace of Sheridan’s “1923” — and the music score sometimes sounds nearly identical — but “The Madison” also borrows some of the humor that’s made Sheridan’s “Landman” a hit. Michelle Pfeiffer’s Stacy Clyburn isn’t as sarcastic and profane as Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy Norris, but Stacy displays more backbone and bite than viewers might expect.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted May 15, 2026
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The seven-episode limited series zips along with all manner of surprising plot turns.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Apr 5, 2024
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It’s not as funny as one would hope. But the series improves as it continues, expanding on the characters and their relationships, which become more recognizable, realistic and funny with each episode.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted May 1, 2025
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It’s effortlessly entertaining and frequently funny; an easy, breezy eight-episode binge.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted May 6, 2021
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Jarecki certainly knows how to create drama, and “The Jinx Part Two” continues to provide good entertainment though it remains to be seen if it will again end with a bombshell. Regardless, the series offers examples of smart, pointed lawyering by prosecutors and Durst’s defense team.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Apr 22, 2024
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While early episodes are a little too slow-paced, “Hijack” grows more engrossing over its run.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Jun 29, 2023
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In “Our Flag Means Death,” the farcical humor is more of the subtle, knowing variety than it is playing for big belly laughs.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Mar 1, 2022
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Season two proves narratively more cohesive, more entertaining and just plain better on all fronts.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Aug 16, 2024
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Fans of “Monty Python” or “Blackadder” are the ideal audience for “The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin,” a family-friendly, often silly 1735-set adventure-comedy series that also brings to mind “Galavant” (without the songs).- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Feb 29, 2024
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Through its first three episodes, “Revival” showrunners/writers Aaron B. Koontz and Luke Boyce seem more interested in the impacts of Revival Day — personally, politically and culturally — than the mystery of it all, and that is to the show’s benefit.- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Posted Jun 12, 2025
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