9JKL

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 2, 2017
User Score
3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 37 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 37
  3. Negative: 25 out of 37
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  1. Mgrasso99
    Oct 3, 2017
    1
    Sorry it I just can't watch it....Too corny, not funny. Although there seem to be some great actors I. It the dialogue seemed forced.....I couldn't get past the first 10 minutes.
  2. NavyBean
    Nov 19, 2017
    10
    Dana Klein takes her golden touch for TV series (Fresh Off the Boat, Friends With Better Lives, Jesse, Kath & Kim) and does it again.

    Dana made her bones on the set of Friends and while some people think she came along at the end of the series and sort of road its coattails I'd not disagree. 9JKL features her husband Mark and he is a great big hunk of sunshine. I hope one day I can    Dana Klein takes her golden touch for TV series (Fresh Off the Boat, Friends With Better Lives, Jesse, Kath & Kim) and does it again.

    Dana made her bones on the set of Friends and while some people think she came along at the end of the series and sort of road its coattails I'd not disagree.

    9JKL features her husband Mark and he is a great big hunk of sunshine. I hope one day I can meet these two and we can do some things together that maybe most organized religions would not be kosher with. Get a life, religions!

    This show is so good and the writing so fresh and original that there is no doubt we'll be watching this well into 2018. You can hear it in the laughter of the crowd ... there's no way to simulate that kind of joy.    … Expand
  3. NotchFilter
    Oct 3, 2017
    1
    Wow, this is bad.

    OK, I've only seen the pilot. OK, I've only seen the first half of the pilot. I got halfway through and I punted. I don't remember a show where I bailed halfway through the pilot. This reminds me so much of the Paul Reiser Show. I enjoyed Mr Feuerstein's performances on Good Morning Miami and Royal Pains. The latter was a very good show, imo. But here,    Wow, this is bad.

    OK, I've only seen the pilot.

    OK, I've only seen the first half of the pilot. I got halfway through and I punted.

    I don't remember a show where I bailed halfway through the pilot.

    This reminds me so much of the Paul Reiser Show.

    I enjoyed Mr Feuerstein's performances on Good Morning Miami and Royal Pains. The latter was a very good show, imo.

    But here, the 'in your face parents' are too much. Way too much.

    I like the scenes in the lobby. I laughed with those. Kudos to Mr Murray and Mr Tsai.

    But there is far too much of the interfering parents. Yeah, I know that is the premise of this series.

    That's why I think it is doomed.    … Expand
  4. TheFilmFanatic
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    This season of 9JKL is a standard family sitcom that comes into its own as it learns to rely less on its premise and more on its strongest aspect: the cast. While it isn’t a gut-busting first season, the dynamic explored and developed through each episode creates a fun, relatable ensemble that brings an old concept into a modern setting. From the family themes to the realistic situationsThis season of 9JKL is a standard family sitcom that comes into its own as it learns to rely less on its premise and more on its strongest aspect: the cast. While it isn’t a gut-busting first season, the dynamic explored and developed through each episode creates a fun, relatable ensemble that brings an old concept into a modern setting. From the family themes to the realistic situations this show does have a lot of relatability.… Expand
  5. Ripandread
    Oct 6, 2017
    0
    This show is not funny ! When will TV producers understand that laugh tracks does not make for good comedy scripts. Even the characters are not amusing. Watching this show is a total waste of time.
  6. jandj
    Nov 1, 2017
    1
    I watched a few episodes hoping it would be a light-hearted comedy, didn't expect much even though i was excited about Elliot Gould but sadly it doesn't even begin to entertain. The jokes are old and the premise is so terribly overused and it offers nothing new whatsoever. Mark Feuerstein has no charisma and is not funny at all, he made for lots and lots of cringing and made me wonder whoI watched a few episodes hoping it would be a light-hearted comedy, didn't expect much even though i was excited about Elliot Gould but sadly it doesn't even begin to entertain. The jokes are old and the premise is so terribly overused and it offers nothing new whatsoever. Mark Feuerstein has no charisma and is not funny at all, he made for lots and lots of cringing and made me wonder who would allow this show to be shot in the first place. Sad.… Expand
  7. bigbro29
    Oct 11, 2017
    3
    ok so one night I was watching big bang 'and just like another reviewer here had a few minutes to kill before my next planed show and thought cbs usually has ok comedies so I tried it and boy was I mistaken yes I laughed a couple pf times but so not worth it a terrible show please avoid this one
  8. Ededed
    May 12, 2018
    0
    As per network design, watched TBBT then had a half hour to kill before my next planned show. Kept the tv on CBS and this came on. Tried to watch but it was so bad that I had to change the channel. Plot bad, script bad, casting bad, acting - there wasn’t any. I’d also say the directing was bad, but there wasn’t a whole lot of evidence of any direction either. Recommendation: dump thisAs per network design, watched TBBT then had a half hour to kill before my next planned show. Kept the tv on CBS and this came on. Tried to watch but it was so bad that I had to change the channel. Plot bad, script bad, casting bad, acting - there wasn’t any. I’d also say the directing was bad, but there wasn’t a whole lot of evidence of any direction either. Recommendation: dump this quick and flush!

    Addendum: CBS must be short on mid-season replacements, as they ordered an additional 3 episodes for this season. Hint: reruns of other shows would be better than this! Read the user reviews, CBS, this is a Turkey and it’s way past Thanksgiving! Down the garbage disposal already!

    Keep seeing promos for this show and sometimes catch the end of it when turning on the television to watch something else. It has not gotten any better. Someone at CBS must have some kind of hidden deal with this show. It is so bad, and yet they still promote it like they want us to change our minds and start watching. Enough already!

    This sitcom is so bad, one would expect to see it on ABC, not CBS!

    Canceled! Why did it take so long?    … Expand
  9. Iamcritical86
    Feb 13, 2018
    2
    It's just so typical. The parents act like little kids. The mother has always got her hair done to a tee and always in full makeup and acting stupid and giddy. The father of course, is always acting like a clueless fool. It's not believable. It seems very (if not over) rehearsed. The dialogue is clumsy and all the characters in general just seem to be over acting to the extent that it justIt's just so typical. The parents act like little kids. The mother has always got her hair done to a tee and always in full makeup and acting stupid and giddy. The father of course, is always acting like a clueless fool. It's not believable. It seems very (if not over) rehearsed. The dialogue is clumsy and all the characters in general just seem to be over acting to the extent that it just comes across too phony.… Expand

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Metascore
36

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 7 out of 11
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Margaret Lyons
    Oct 11, 2017
    30
    Everyone is far too involved in each other’s business, because that’s how sitcoms work, but the show’s screechy self-loathing makes that seem damning and toxic rather than just antic and fun.
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  2. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Oct 3, 2017
    30
    On the show, family hijinx ensue; out in the audience, it's more like self-lobotomies with machetes.
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  3. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Oct 3, 2017
    20
    This is the sort of show that could just as easily have premiered in 1997, or 1987, or 1977. ... [The] waste of talent that is most irritating about 9JKL.
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