NBC | Release Date: January 9, 1996
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Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
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Deseret NewsScott D. PierceJun 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: 'Rock' is little more than one big sophomoric sex joke. ... All of this is doubly disappointing because it's such a waste of talent. [9 Jan 1996]
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Orlando SentinelHal BoedekerJun 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: The show ought to be more than a sophomoric aliens-meet-humans smutcom. It should be an advancement on My Favorite Martian and Mork & Mindy. But it's not. [9 Jan 1996]
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San Diego Union-TribuneRobert P. LaurenceJun 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: The humor of "3rd Rock" is of I-can't-believe-how-bad-this-is quality. [9 Jan 1996]
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Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachJun 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: It's hard to figure where the makers of "Third Rock" believe they went right. The humor never rises above high-school-lunchroom level, and even then it's not over-the-top enough to make it very appealing. The actors are talented enough -- Lithgow and Curtin certainly have nothing left to prove, and Gordon-Levitt seems to be that rarest of finds, a young actor who knows about timing. What they're doing in this mess is one of those questions for the ages. [9 Jan 1996]