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For 257 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 44% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 54% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 Atlanta: Season 2
Lowest review score: 10 Outsourced: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 158 out of 158
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 158
  3. Negative: 0 out of 158
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  1. Growing Up Fisher: Season 1
    The nutty parents in Growing Up Fisher do a good job of playing their extreme characters, instinctually making their eccentricities acceptable and funny rather than far-fetched and excessive. In contrast, the Growing Up Fisher children are so grounded and adult, but play that off with a world-weary-ness that is engaging.
  2. About A Boy: Season 1
    With Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) as creator and producer, About a Boy could very well be the next universally appealing family show.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Americans: Season 2
    The real heart here is the Jennings family. It's what make The Americans a better show than most, and what keeps it a show to watch heading into its second season.
  4. Star-Crossed: Season 1
    Star-Crossed is a by-the-numbers, odds-against, inter-species, teenage love story.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Archer: Season 5
    There was a certain circuitousness to the plotlines that Archer Vice not only interrupts, but short-circuits completely.
  6. Rake (2014): Season 1
    Rake has enough varied story elements to not fall into the procedural courtroom drama. Kinnear is a natural in the starring role, effortlessly making the shambles of his character's life seem not only plausible, but also sympathetic.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Rick & Morty: Season 1
    Roiland and Harmon have put together a finely balanced show, with infinite possibilities that leave the door open for an exciting future.
  8. An Adventure in Space and Time
    An Adventure in Space and Time is a surprisingly moving docudrama that recounts the creation of the iconic British television series Doctor Who.
  9. Almost Human: Season 1
    It's hard to fall in love with a world that feels...borrowed.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Dracula: Season 1
    Meyers' Dracula is in line with the seductive, brooding bloodsuckers we've become used to lately, sipping fine whiskey as often as he does blood. The pilot moves very slowly, but the production values are outstanding.
  11. Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: Season 1
    The main storyline isn't strong enough and the incongruous peripheral elements just confuse rather than engage the viewer.
  12. The Tomorrow People: Season 1
    The Tomorrow People, which is a remake of a 1970s British show, is completely bogged down with rushed exposition, stale acting, and pointless action scenes that leave not much to look forward to.
  13. Witches of East End: Season 1
    The clichés are too silly and obvious.
  14. The Millers: Season 1
    [The actors'] experience and timing makes the writing work better than it is written, but they are working overtime to get that to happen.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sean Saves the World: Season 1
    It's more of a kindhearted family show--but it does need some kind of edge.
  16. Welcome to the Family: Season 1
    Welcome to the Family's storyline is so predictable, it doesn't warrant watching.
  17. Hello Ladies: Season 1
    The problem is, it's nothing we haven't seen already in The Office, or countless other romantic comedies. It's forgivable, though, as Hello Ladies doesn't give up on the self-deprecating scenery.
  18. Ironside (2013): Season 1
    Underwood always plays overconfident characters, and Ironside is no exception, but the wheelchair aspect makes it feel like he is trying too hard. None of the other characters are defined enough to balance out anything Underwood is doing. The stories are textbook cop fodder.
  19. Super Fun Night: Season 1
    More risk-taking with the jokes and stepping up to the comedy from the rest of the cast and the show might eventually become something--and that's only if they can come up with enough stories for what is essentially a thin, workplace/home life crossover sitcom.
  20. We Are Men: Season 1
    For a comedy, We Are Men is, in a word, sad.
  21. Betrayal: Season 1
    The acting lacks conviction, but with a script this predictably sudsy, acting chops aren't at the top of the required list.
  22. Parks and Recreation: Season 6
    Beyond blissful laughs, Parks and Recreation offers a healthy image of political cooperation at a time when we could really use it.
  23. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D: Season 1
    This may not be the strongest first showing, but if it finds its rhythm soon, playing off of its existing strengths and shedding its weaknesses, this will be a compelling hour.
  24. Back in the Game: Season 1
    Nothing groundbreaking, but every so often a sports-themed show is de rigueur
  25. The Michael J. Fox Show: Season 1
    Fox aside, the show boasts some strong performances which should hold it up through the weaker material, for a time at least.
  26. Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season 1
    It works in measures, but the tragedy here is that Samberg's leash is too short.
  27. Sleepy Hollow: Season 1
    This could be a watershed moment in TV's long and inglorious history of idiocy, a drama that unintentionally almost matches Arrested Development for laughs.
  28. Dads: Season 1
    With such a superior comedy cast, it's deplorable how far this badly written and directed show has dragged them down.
  29. Lucky 7: Season 1
    The concept is predictable, but not tired. The cast is relatable, and the dilemmas are thought-provoking without being heavy-handed.
  30. Hostages: Season 1
    Other than a few other corny ideas (the whole Presidential assassination trope is a little cliché), Hostages delivers a compelling plot with enough tension to keep viewers interested for 45 minutes.
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