• Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 16, 2023
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Reviewed by: Tania Hussain
    Feb 8, 2023
    83
    The series premiere offers audiences a good peek into what is expected and makes its heart apparent from the get-go, starting off strong with a solid dose of humor that is engaging and continues very well into its subsequent episodes.
  2. Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Feb 16, 2023
    80
    Animal Control‘s first couple of episodes elicited some big laughs and has already established an ensemble with some good chemistry. There’s nowhere to go here but up.
  3. Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Feb 14, 2023
    80
    While Mr. McHale provides the centerpiece of the show, the players are all first rate, most prominently Michael Rowland as Fred "Shred" Taylor. ... "Animal Control" boasts writing that takes a chance, which is another way of calling it smart—or adult, though not in any Rabelaisian fashion.
  4. Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Feb 13, 2023
    80
    “Animal Control” doesn’t break the mold (network TV sitcoms rarely do these day), but it understands that the quality of a hit sitcom is often determined by the depth of its ensemble. ... After three episodes, I found myself engaged with the characters on “Animal Control” enough to want to know what they’ll get up to next.
  5. Reviewed by: Matt Schimkowitz
    Feb 13, 2023
    67
    Animal Control is a perfectly enjoyable sitcom, one that is destined to improve the farther it gets into its run. One does wish to see the show off the leash, and maybe in season two it will be more willing to indulge its animal instincts.