America's Toughest Jobs
NBC | Release Date: August 25, 2008
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: This hybrid, which is competent but not terribly distinctive, may not be unique enough to thrill reality fans or familiar enough to satisfy devotees of “Deadliest Catch.” Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: This group doesn't need a villain or a backstabber, at least in the early stage. The job is enough of an equalizer. Read full review
50
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: Problem here is that Beers is yoking his specialty with something that is not his forte--reality competition. The result often feels forced and frivolous. Read full review
50
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: The basic formula is by now so groaningly familiar, and the premise so weak and weary, that there's only the "reality" part of this docu-game, or whatever it ought to be called, to tempt one's interest, and that not much. Read full review
40
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: This show amounts to yet another example of the pains people will take to appear on TV. By the end of the premiere, even the crabs are starting to look a little bored. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
Season 1 Review: America's Toughest Jobs has been fully homogenized and networkized to appeal to a more mainstream crowd, meaning it has successfully neutered one of the few unscripted genres with genuine grit and originality and made it look, sound and feel like every other "Survivor" knockoff. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: America's Toughest Jobs misfires, primarily, due to the fact that the elimination component feels like a tired add-on to the summer-camp-for-adults premise. Read full review
25
Baltimore SunDavid Zurawik
Season 1 Review: Are you ready for a new fall network series--even a lame one? Read full review
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