Alex, Inc.

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 28, 2018
Metascore
49

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
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Critic Reviews

  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Mar 29, 2018
    60
    Sarcar and Braff have minimal chemistry, but the story elements about Rooni’s attempt to make sense of Alex’s decisions and help him on this journey work well enough. Both kids are scene-stealingly cute, in different ways.
  2. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Mar 27, 2018
    55
    Based on Alex Blumberg's podcast "Startup," the word "podcast" is about the only thing that makes Alex, Inc. feel like a 21st-century enterprise, from the title character's adorable yet precocious sitcom children to his supportive if understandably concerned wife (Tiya Sircar).
  3. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Mar 28, 2018
    50
    The workplace segments are rife with sexual innuendo that don’t creep so much as just haul off and whack you in the face. ... There are some funny bits.
  5. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Mar 28, 2018
    40
    The trouble with a show insisting that someone is a genius is that it has to go ahead and prove it, and nothing Alex does is particularly convincing in this arena.
  6. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Jen Chaney
    Mar 28, 2018
    40
    This guy left a great job to get away from cloying sunniness and dig into serious, life-changing stories. That has resulted in a sitcom that is filled with almost nothing but cloying sunniness.
  7. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Mar 22, 2018
    40
    It’s more pathetic than funny.

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User Score
4.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 6 out of 15
  1. Tsignman99
    Apr 13, 2018
    10
    Love the show. It’s funny, with great characters, especially the kids, which are amazing.
  2. Ededed
    Jun 10, 2018
    0
    Nothing to see here. A pretty typical ABC comedy where white adult men are portrayed as dumber than dirt.

    Bad scripts, bad acting, poor    Nothing to see here. A pretty typical ABC comedy where white adult men are portrayed as dumber than dirt.

    Bad scripts, bad acting, poor casting = ABC comedy.

    Tried several episodes just to make this review fair. The show has not improved. The lead character’s arrogance that he is the better parent plays weak, while he shows absolutely no leadership skills at work (also weak). The kids out-act the adults by a mile and isn’t that more than just a little sad.

    So far nothing objectionable, but also nothing there to justify regular viewership.

    Yea! Down the trash chute! At least this was a brief assault on our intelligence.    … Full Review »
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