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For 188 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 79% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 19% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.9 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 74
Highest review score: 100 The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
Lowest review score: 16 Secrets and Lies: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 138 out of 138
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 138
  3. Negative: 0 out of 138
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  1. The Returned (2015): Season 1
    What Cuse and Tucker have done best is maintain the eerie tone and feel from the original.
  2. Helix: Season 1
    The story is an edge-of-your-seat kind of thriller. Clues are dropped, but you never know what’s coming next.
  3. Taboo: Season 1
    Taboo, like “Fargo” before it, is an original, highly imaginative series from FX. Here, the Hardys and Knight blend a tale of intrigue set against the supernatural. The drama is eerie, even haunting.
  4. Trial & Error: Season 1
    The humor is a combination of sight gags, slapstick and wordplay. And, again, nobody does it better than Lithgow in all three phases.
  5. Man Seeking Woman: Season 1
    Sometimes it’s funny, but most of the time it’s just bizarre.
  6. Santa Clarita Diet: Season 1
    Netflix has been hit (“Master of None”) and miss (“The Ranch”) with its comedies. This one falls in the former category, and will leave you “hungry” for more episodes.
  7. Shots Fired: Season 1
    Shots Fired tends to get preachy--watch for James’ speech in front of news TV cameras in the pilot that really sets the show in motion--but it sheds a bright light on what’s been playing across newspaper pages.
  8. The Red Road: Season 1
    It’s the kind of show that sits with you long after it’s over.
  9. American Horror Story: Season 7
    Unlike the previous six seasons, there is no supernatural element to this one. It’s just people being unsavory people, which is scary enough.
  10. Mary Kills People: Season 1
    It’s more interested in whether she gets away with [killing people]--the “B” story is about an undercover cop trying to catch the doctor in the act.
  11. Wayward Pines: Season 1
    The pilot ends with a big reveal (and more mystery), kicking off what is shaping up to be some great summer escapism.
  12. Sons of Liberty: Season 1
    Viewers will get a kick out of how each character is portrayed from what we know today about them from history texts and biographies. Samuel Adams likes his beer, Benjamin Franklin his women and John Hancock his money.
  13. Animal Kingdom: Season 1
    Oh my goodness is this one filled with testosterone, reminding me a bit of FX’s “Sons of Anarchy.” ... Watch for Shawn Hatosy (“Southland”). He's creepy good as the whacko son with a mean streak.
  14. Ballers (2015): Season 1
    Johnson, in a non-action role for a change, is surprisingly good, offering up a multi-dimensional character.
  15. Good Girls Revolt: Season 1
    In a word, the show is eye-opening, and it’s easy to see why people are talking about it.
  16. Surviving Jack: Season 1
    The humor results from its realism and the blossoming relationship between father and son. Here's hoping this one sticks around.
  17. Good Behavior: Season 1
    Not only is Raines a crook, but she’s an alcoholic and an addict. It takes some getting used to seeing Dockery in this role. Botto, though, is perfect, suave and sinister as the hitman.
  18. The Leftovers: Season 1
    Because it’s so dark, and all the characters--like the teenage daughter--are destructive, it comes off as extremely depressing, even difficult to watch.
  19. Goliath: Season 1
    In “Fargo,” Thornton’s character was pure evil, but in Goliath he's just flawed--despicable at times, but with a good heart that shows often as he pursues justice against his old law firm and partner. This one’s quite bingeworthy.
  20. Claws: Season 1
    Sassy and fun.
  21. The Librarians (2014): Season 1
    This is over-the-top. And extremely fun. And here’s hoping Wyle recurs often.
  22. Making History: Season 1
    The humor is low-brow and juvenile.
  23. Chance: Season 1
    Chance is paced extremely well, building with tension from the outset. It’ll hook you, then surprise you.
  24. The 100: Season 1
    This one has promise because it’s not formulaic. I have no idea where it’s headed, which is kind of nice for a change.
  25. Vicious: Season 1
    Sounding like an old married couple, the interplay between the two is, at times, bitingly and laugh-out-loud funny. But it also becomes tedious.
  26. Crisis: Season 1
    A little over the top--well, actually, a lot over the top--the pilot is filled with one eye-rolling surprise after another.
  27. Will: Season 1
    Created by Craig Pearce, the series is brash and vibrant, driven by punk rock. It makes the Oscar-winning “Shakespeare in Love” look tame in comparison.
  28. Telenovela: Season 1
    While Longoria is the draw, her supporting cast is just as entertaining, including Jeancarlos Canela as her ex-husband, Amaury Nolasco as the soap’s villain, Diana-Maria Riva as Ana’s best friend and Alex Meneses as Ana’s nemesis.
  29. The Real O'Neals: Season 1
    The trouble is they are just normal--and not very funny.
  30. I'm Dying Up Here: Season 1
    The laughs, as you can imagine, are few and far between -- what with that death hanging over the comics, who come off as some of the unhappiest, bitter and jealous people ever. ... [Michael Angarano and Clark Duke] play two penniless and naive comics from Boston who come to L.A. seeking fame and fortune. They are funny. I wanted to see more them (and their story) and less of everyone else.
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