Anchorwoman
FOX | Release Date: August 21, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
31
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
2
Negative:
6

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: Anchorwoman turns out to be entertaining--even as it indicts the local TV news operation it pretends to value. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: The producers do a nice job of developing characters and delineating the conflict. It's so good that, with only a few tweaks here and a little better dialogue there, it could rival "The Office" as a faux documentary. Read full review
40
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: It's got some charm and there's some humor here, too--mstly at Jones' expense. But seriously, don't you have something better to do tonight? Read full review
40
Washington PostNeely Tucker
Season 1 Review: Anchorwoman is the sort of trailer-park television you wouldn't mark your calendar to watch each week, but if you channel-surfed across it, you couldn't help but watch. Read full review
30
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: Jones plays her clichéd role to the hilt, which is clear early on, when she paints her toenails pink while driving her car. Read full review
30
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: Actually, this comedy-reality concept is rather quaint. Read full review
25
New York PostAdam Buckman
Season 1 Review: Hr stupidity's a put-on (for her sake, I hope so), as is this entire show, whose concept is so convoluted that Fox had to devise a clumsy new term--"a comedy/reality hybrid"--to describe it. Read full review
0
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: The result is a "partially scripted reality show" (whatever that means) that edits scenes so as to make people look ridiculous while clashing over artificial constructs. Read full review
0
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: Anchorwoman isn’t much of a reality show, because most of the conflict is contrived. Read full review
0
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
Season 1 Review: I just wanted everyone, including Jones, to rise up as one and throw the cameras and the whole Anchorwoman concept out of the newsroom and back to whatever airport strip bar provided its genesis. Read full review
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