A Christmas Story Live!
FOX | Release Date: December 17, 2017
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The New York TimesNoel MurryDec 18, 2017
Season 1 Review: A game cast, lively score and sturdy source material made Fox’s big holiday spectacular A Christmas Story Live! a pleasant enough way to pass a mid-December Sunday evening. But the presentation throughout was a letdown. Read full review
50
The Daily BeastKevin FallonDec 18, 2017
Season 1 Review: [Matthew Broderick's] wry delivery, always somewhere on a spectrum from understated to unenthused, serves the story well, tempering the erstwhile loudness of the musical’s staging. ... The latent grin of the music is relentless to the point of off-putting, especially considering that nothing from the score sticks in your head long enough to keep you humming once the curtain falls Read full review
40
Washington PostHank StueverDec 18, 2017
Season 1 Review: Packed too densely with needless smarm and excess songs, A Christmas Story Live! stretched itself to three precisely executed but tedious hours Sunday night--including gobs of commercials. Read full review
40
VarietySonia SaraiyaDec 18, 2017
Season 1 Review: It’s a choppy, flashy affair, with so many different sets that it struggled to cultivate a sense of place. Read full review
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