ABC | Release Date: September 17, 2002
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
12
Negative:
5
75
Dallas Morning NewsEd BarkJul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: Ritter is still quite adept at broad, keep-it-simple comedy, and this one plays to his strengths. [17 Sep 2002]
75
Boston HeraldMonica CollinsJul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: Who knew the dumbed-down domestic sitcom could be fun again? ... OK. It's not "Seinfeld." But "Eight Simple Rules" does just what it's supposed to - amuse, entertain, disperse a few laughs and warm fuzzies. [17 Sep 2002]
70
NewsdayNoel HolstonJul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: Successfully cross-breeding "Three's Company" and "Full House" may be achievement enough to earn the show's creators a Nobel Prize in genetics, but the audience for a family sex farce may be limited. ... Misgivings about the sexual content aside, "8 Simple Rules" is, indeed, one of the better sitcom prospects of the 2002-03 season. The writing is uneven, but Ritter is a rarity, an actor who doesn't need funny things to say because he can say things funny. [17 Sep 2002]
70
Washington PostTom ShalesJul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: It's surprisingly sweet and cleverly hilarious. ... The show may not exactly blaze new trails, but it treads some old ones with finesse and veracity -- and even, thanks largely to Ritter, an endearingly rumpled charm. [17 Sep 2002]
70
The Hollywood ReporterJul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: No one is likely to mistake ABC's "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" for the next great comedy, but it is nicely written, decently paced, solidly performed and ably directed. [16 Sep 2002]
67
Houston ChronicleAnn HodgesJul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: Ritter has a well-honed sense of comedic timing, and some of the lines are clever, for a change. This one could grow on you. [15 Sep 2002]
63
New York Daily NewsDavid BianculliJul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: It has a few naughty jokes, lots of good-looking youngsters, and is watchable family-entertainment. [17 Sep 2002]