The Salt Lake Tribune's Scores

  • TV
For 118 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 53% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 11.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 56
Highest review score: 100 The Handmaid's Tale: Season 1
Lowest review score: 10 Prison Break: Season 5
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 51
  3. Negative: 0 out of 51
51 tv reviews
  1. At least in the first three episodes, which were screened for critics, everything comes together for A Handmaid's Tale--Miller's script, direction by Reed Morano (who's best known as a cinematographer) and the performances. Moss' performance is arresting.
  2. The best new TV comedy this fall isn't actually on TV.... Master of None is very much in the style of "Louis," except it is funnier. Really. It's far less about drama and more about comedy. This is a show for adults, about adults.
  3. It's enthralling. The Night Of looks like this summer's TV obsession.
  4. It succeeds, period.
  5. The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story is thoroughly, surprisingly entertaining--but not always for the reasons that the people behind it intended.
  6. The first three episodes are intriguing. Visually arresting. But if someone other than Hawley were running this show, I'd be a great deal more skeptical. As it is, I'm cautiously optimistic. With the emphasis on "cautiously."
  7. This is great stuff. And, at just six episodes, it's a great length.
  8. It's very funny at times. It balances on the edge of comedy/drama and sheer campiness--reflecting the lives of Davis and Crawford. But it is not the sort of over-the-top, unintentionally hilarious portrayal that the 1981 Crawford film biography "Mommie Dearest" became.
  9. Morgan dramatizes Elizabeth's life--he builds the narrative on a framework of public events but includes private exchanges and personal motives in a way that's entirely believable and doesn't feel in the least bit exploitative.
  10. It's weird. It starts quite slowly. But it turns into something rather interesting and quite funny.
  11. Better Things is one of the best new comedies this year.
  12. You won't feel like you're doing public service when you watch this show. It's very funny. Very entertaining. And it has a big heart.
  13. Brockmire gets off to a very funny (and very vulgar) start. I don't know how long the premise will hold up, but it begins with a lead-off hit and scores multiple runs.
  14. The cast is great. The performances--particularly by Colter in the lead role--are better than the show, which sags in spots. It's solid, but not spectacular.
  15. This is a sitcom, not a public service announcement. But you can certainly argue that The Carmichael Show is doing a public service. It isn't often you can call a sitcom brave. This is one of those times.
  16. When you're in the midst of it, you feel sort of crazy. When you're watching Rachel go through it, it's engaging. It's fresh. It's fun.
  17. This show is offbeat, but it's definitely worth checking out.
  18. Weird and mesmerizing. ... You can feel elements of other programs in this series, but it's also unique in the television landscape. But it's not always an easy show to watch, and not just because of the blood and the body count. You've got to be patient, because Fuller & Co. unspool this story slowly.
  19. These characters feel real. Relatable. Sympathetic. Their stories are compelling. They interact in unexpected ways. And the Big Plot Twist in This Is Us feels right. And sets up what could be an outstanding series.
  20. Grease Live! was exactly what it was supposed to be. It was fun. It was entertaining. It was well worth watching.
  21. It doesn't feel like a reunion, it feels like we've been away and we're rejoining old friends.
  22. WGN America's new drama Underground is an excellent program that's both engaging and disturbing.
  23. Give it a couple of episodes and Crashing just might grow on you. But even if you're a huge Pete Holmes fan, you're more likely to smile than laugh out loud.
  24. This new version of The Late Show is a program I could fall in love with. There was a lot to love on Tuesday night.... Colbert's monologue was good, the energy was great. George Clooney's appearance was fine. The closing musical number, featuring musical director Jon Batiste and his band, Stay Human, along with Brittany Howard, Buddy Guy, Ben Folds, Derek Trucks and Colbert himself--was wonderful.
  25. The pilot is funny but pretty much one-note; continued success will depend on the writers coming up with more for Lowe, Savage and the supporting cast to do.
  26. It's charming. It's funny, but not in a setup-joke, yuck-it-up way. It's sort of observational comedy--observed from the dog's point of view.
  27. Despite the subject material, this is a very funny show. Amusing at times; laugh-out-loud hilarious at others.
  28. Fugit is great as Kyle, the character around whom Outcast pivots. You've got to believe this guy is real to buy into the series, and the Utah native delivers a performance that makes the series work.
  29. What makes Red Oaks work extremely well is that it not only has a sense of humor, it has heart.
  30. It is an odd mix of horrific terrorism and popcorn thriller. But, at least in the first episode, it somehow works.

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