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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
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  1. Heartbeat (2016): Season 1
    This series recycles just about every TV medical drama cliché you can imagine. It's not just that it's predictable, but it's utterly unbelievable. And all attempts to make it quirky and delightful just make it lame and dumb.
  2. Crowded: Season 1
    It's a new show that feels very much like an old show. Like shows we've seen umpteen times before.
  3. Underground: Season 1
    WGN America's new drama Underground is an excellent program that's both engaging and disturbing.
  4. The Family (2016): Season 1
    The latest entry is about kidnapping, not murder or terrorism, but it is the same sort of mystery and even includes the same sort of flashbacks that have proven so popular in those other [ABC] shows.... The Family gets off to a good enough start that I'll tune in to watch another episode or two, at least. Whether this is worth sticking with remains to be seen.
  5. Grease: Live
    Grease Live! was exactly what it was supposed to be. It was fun. It was entertaining. It was well worth watching.
  6. DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Season 1
    My basic reaction is--meh.... The show suffers from the illogic of time travel. (Why not go back to when Vandal Savage was born and either kill him or set him on the right path?) And it suffers from too many characters and not enough plot to go around.
  7. The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: Season 1
    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.
  8. You, Me and the Apocalypse: Season 1
    Despite the subject material, this is a very funny show. Amusing at times; laugh-out-loud hilarious at others.
  9. Baskets: Season 1
    [Louie] Anderson and Martha Kelly--who delivers a supremely deadpan performance as Chip's downtrodden friend--are the best things in Baskets, which is so aggressively downbeat it washes away most of the humor.
  10. Shades of Blue: Season 1
    It's not a bad entry in the genre, although it's hardly ground-breaking. It's a twist on the genre, but not enough of a twist. It feels like umpteen other cop shows.
  11. Chicago Med: Season 1
    Chicago Med isn't bad. If you're looking for just another medical show, this is it. If you're looking for something that will reach out and grab you, you're going to be disappointed.
  12. Master of None: Season 1
    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.
  13. Wicked City: Season 1
    The most disturbing thing about Wicked City is that it's not unusual. It's not original. It's not particularly interesting. It's just the latest series driven by violence against women.
  14. Truth Be Told (2015): Season 1
    This show is just plain awful. A wasted half-hour of your life you'll never get back.
  15. Blood & Oil: Season 1
    The first hour spends so much time setting things up it may not have been indicative of what's to come. But the drama needs to ramp up quickly if this is going to have any chance at all.
  16. The Muppets (2015): Season 1
    This is a clever, laugh-out-loud sitcom written by adults, for adults. It's not too adult for children, but there are definitely jokes that will sail over their heads.
  17. Red Oaks: Season 1
    What makes Red Oaks work extremely well is that it not only has a sense of humor, it has heart.
  18. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 1
    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.
  19. American Horror Story: Season 5
    American Horror Story: Hotel looks fantastic.... But as we've come to expect from Murphy, Falchuk and AHS, the storytelling is derivative; the scares are non-existent; and it's all about style without much substance.
  20. Code Black (2015): Season 1
    Code Black might seem more interesting if it felt in any way new. As it is, it feels like it's built from parts of medical dramas from years past.
  21. The Grinder: Season 1
    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.
  22. Scream Queens (2015): Season 1
    The first two hours are well worth watching. It's funny stuff.
  23. Empire (2015): Season 2
    Empire is back for Season 2, and it's just as good as it was in Season 1. So ... it's not particularly good at all. Just because it's a soap opera doesn't excuse bad writing. And 13 episodes into Empire, the plots are already repetitive and--quite frankly--boring.
  24. Quantico: Season 1
    It is an odd mix of horrific terrorism and popcorn thriller. But, at least in the first episode, it somehow works.
  25. The Player: Season 1
    The action sequences are cool. Unbelievable, but cool. Fast forward through the rest of this drivel and just watch those, if you must.
  26. Rosewood: Season 1
    Rosewood isn't awful. But both Chestnut and the viewers deserve much better.
  27. Limitless (2015): Season 1
    It's hard to judge where Limitless is going based on the premiere, which takes the hour setting up the premise. But CBS has had so much success with procedural crime dramas, don't discount the possibility that this one could turn into the latest in a long line of hits.
  28. Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Season 1
    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.
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