American Housewife

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 11, 2016
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Oct 11, 2016
    10
    American Housewife is a paint-by-numbers sitcom that's relentlessly stupid around the edges and deeply misguided at its center.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Oct 10, 2016
    30
    "Roseanne," one of television’s great comedies, made this kind of family work with sharp writing and good acting. In American Housewife, created by Sarah Dunn, the jokes are lame and no one is acting; everyone is merely mugging for the cameras, with Ms. Mixon being the worst offender.
  3. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Oct 11, 2016
    30
    The jokes are difficult to locate.

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96
#96 Most Shared TV Season of 2016

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User Score
6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 44
  3. Negative: 13 out of 44
  1. cookiebgood
    Oct 18, 2016
    0
    Just horrible. Snide, ugly, tired humor, especially by lead character. Insult to stay at home moms and their kids. And once again, dad isJust horrible. Snide, ugly, tired humor, especially by lead character. Insult to stay at home moms and their kids. And once again, dad is portrayed as kind of a dense jerk.… Full Review »
  2. TheatreMom
    Nov 4, 2016
    1
    Where to begin? This show is so bad. So segmented and rapid fire that I can't even absorb all the bad jokes. I did not laugh once duringWhere to begin? This show is so bad. So segmented and rapid fire that I can't even absorb all the bad jokes. I did not laugh once during last night's show. This show tries too hard to get the easy laugh. Really, it's not funny. Quirky characters that are not believable. Wacky girlfriends who are so sterotyped that it is painful to watch. Really bad show.… Full Review »
  3. Cjmnh6663
    Oct 12, 2016
    0
    A god awful show. Couldn't get past the scene of the daughter getting help with her homework from her Dad while he's sitting on the toiletA god awful show. Couldn't get past the scene of the daughter getting help with her homework from her Dad while he's sitting on the toilet defacating. It went down hill from there… Full Review »
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