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For 436 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 56% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 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: 100 Battlestar Galactica (2003): Season 1
Lowest review score: 30 Salem's Lot (2004)
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 323 out of 323
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 323
  3. Negative: 0 out of 323
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  1. Ordinary Joe: Season 1
    Where “Lone Star” was cold, “Ordinary Joe” is warm. ... It’s too soon to know if the show’s writers can sustain this premise but the pilot episode is a winner.
  2. Midnight Mass: Season 1
    It’s heady, highbrow horror that, though talky, grows more engrossing the longer you stick with it.
  3. The Wonder Years (2021): Season 1
    Both nostalgic and a painful reminder of the violence visited upon Black Americans, this “Wonder Years” capably walks a narrative tightrope in its premiere.
  4. American Auto: Season 1
    Funny and fast-paced, this single-camera comedy is worth a test drive.
  5. A League of Their Own (2022): Season 1
    By the end of the first season, it’s hard not to be invested in the Peaches as a team, but it’s an occasionally bumpy road getting to the point that the series and its characters become entirely embraceable.
  6. Ghosts (2021): Season 1
    The ghosts begin as well-drawn archetypes (Viking, Scout troop leader, Prohibition-era singer, Wall Street bro) and the comedy is broad but often quite funny.
  7. High Potential: Season 1
    Sometimes all it takes is the right casting to make a show that on paper sounds “meh” turn out so much better. That’s the case here thanks to the likeable lead performance by Kaitlin Olson.
  8. Krapopolis: Season 1
    The comedy comes fast and furious in early episodes, rarely taking a breather, and the comedic hit-to-miss ration favors the hits.
  9. Twisted Metal: Season 1
    Mackie, borrowing some comedic delivery stylings from Eddie Murphy, proves again he’s a welcome lead actor, effortlessly playing the humor while also evincing the anguish of John’s past that’s brought to the fore through flashbacks. .... Sometimes characters from these episodic adventures recur as “Twisted Metal” engages in satisfying world-building.
  10. Masters of the Air
    Missed opportunities and mid-stream course corrections suggest a better, more coherent version of “Masters of the Air” could have been constructed. But fans of WWII, brothers-in-arms action-adventure tales will likely be satisfied regardless thanks to the aerial derring-do amidst time spent with the four lead characters.
  11. I'm A Virgo: Season 1
    With most episodes running around a compact 30 minutes, “I’m a Virgo” entertains with a sly sense of humor (Cootie’s reaction when he finally gets to eat a Bing Bang Burger is a realistic disappointment) and Jerome’s sweet and grounded performance. The show has a lot of Big Ideas it wants to introduce even if “I’m a Virgo” doesn’t always follow through.
  12. Cowboy Bebop (2021): Season 1
    The live-action “Bebop” is at its best in episodes three through eight where the bounty-of-the-week stories build camaraderie among the Bebop crew and their adopted Corgi, Ein.
  13. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 1
    “Strange New Worlds” is at its best in its fifth episode, which delivers more cheeky fun and short bursts of character development with economy that are more meaningful than the paragraphs of breathless character exposition found in the first four episodes.
  14. Shrinking: Season 1
    It only takes a few episodes for “Shrinking” to feel like a true ensemble.
  15. Bupkis: Season 1
    On “Bupkis,” the deeper viewers dive into the eight-episode first season, the story becomes less “Entourage”-y and instead turns on Davidson’s demons and whether he can overcome them.
  16. Boston Blue: Season 1
    This spin-off feels of a piece with “Blue Bloods” – police cases mixed with decent family relationship drama — so it should have similar appeal.
  17. KAOS: Season 1
    Zeus is petty and vindictive, which makes him an entertaining character. But it’s the way the eight-episode first season of “Kaos” unspools — introducing a legion of gods and humans — and how they ultimately interconnect that makes the series an addictive, intriguing addition to the Netflix roster.
  18. The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
    Steinberg runs with the “Amelie” homage in the first and last episodes, especially, from applauding stuffed animals to a camera that rotates 360 degrees. However, in between, “Twisted Tale” becomes more serious as it explores the injustices that befall all the primary characters, not just Knox, but also the prosecutor, Mignini (Francesco Acquaroli), who sends Knox to prison.
  19. The Time Traveler's Wife: Season 1
    Delivers a welcome fairytale with a “Pushing Daisies” vibe, but with such a tight initial focus on just these two characters, one wonders if it can go the distance.
  20. The Premise: Season 1
    One thing all five episodes have in common: They’re smart, thought-provoking and worth watching.
  21. Industry: Season 1
    “Industry” seems unlikely to have broad appeal – the characters are too uniformly unpleasant – but it’s worth watching for fans of intriguing niche dramas.
  22. Loot: Season 1
    Most of the laughs come later in the [premiere] episode. Subsequent episodes prove funnier still.
  23. North of North: Season 1
    “North of North” is an easy, entertaining watch that’s improved by its cultural specificity.
  24. Hawkeye (2021): Season 1
    “Hawkeye” features plenty of Marvel-standard action, but it’s the comedy and Christmas setting that make this entry stand out.
  25. The Afterparty: Season 1
    More situationally and character-driven funny than jokey funny, “The Afterparty” offers a decent enough blend of humor and mystery.
  26. Carême: Season 1
    Thanks to Voisin’s charisma, “Carême” entertains consistently through its first three episodes, though it loses some points for its blatant rip-off of “The Good Fight’s” exploding-objects opening credits.
  27. Loki: Season 1
    The overall vibe of “Loki” is, like “WandaVision,” more off the beaten Marvel path. Both the MCU as a whole and this individual series are the better for it.
  28. Nautilus: Season 1
    Embracing steampunk stylings, “Nautilus” is a serialized, family-friendly adventure with decent special effects.
  29. Class of '09: Season 1
    Hulu’s FX-produced “Class of ’09” starts slowly but then ratchets up intrigue as the thriller tracks FBI Academy classmates in three time periods. It’s a limited series worth watching.
  30. Promised Land (2022): Season 1
    “Promised Land” proves a much better viewing experience in episode two. All the setup is out of the way and the parallel storylines are less confusing and more engrossing. It’s that rare occasion where it might have been smart to start with a two-episode premiere. As it is, one wonders if viewers will stick around to become invested in this propitious soap in the vein of the original “Dallas” and “Dynasty.”
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