Animal Practice
NBC | Release Date: August 12, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
14
Negative:
9
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
37
USA TodayRobert BiancoAug 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: The shame is that Practice has a fine human cast... But Kirk and his cohorts quickly get taken down by the barrage of stupidity the show sends their way. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerSep 25, 2012
Season 1 Review: In comedy there's a fine line between wacky and desperate. Animal Practice crosses it early and often. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraAug 13, 2012
Season 1 Review: The show is pretty darn terrible, derivative and tired, co-starring a monkey (never, ever a good sign) and chockablock with characters we have seen too many times before. Read full review
30
PopMattersChris ConatonAug 13, 2012
Season 1 Review: Animal Practice seems to know exactly what it wants to do, it just isn't any good at it. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushAug 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: Crystal (previously seen in the Night at the Museum movies, the second Hangover film and a memorable cameo on Community) steals what little show there is here. Read full review
30
Washington PostHank StueverAug 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: Animal Practice is a forgettable show sloppily built from comedy cliches, but it can be fixed by firing most of the cast and rebuilding the show around the monkey. Read full review
30
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertAug 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: The animals can't make a sitcom work unless they're surrounded by good human writing and human originality, both of which are in short supply here. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandAug 7, 2012
Season 1 Review: For the humans, nothing ensues that can't be predicted by a comatose cockatoo. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleySep 26, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's hard to see this show lasting too far beyond the initial taste. Read full review
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