Becker
CBS | Release Date: November 2, 1998
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
Entertainment WeeklyBruce FrettsJun 12, 2013
Season 1 Review: When the sitcom premiered last year, Danson seemed ill-cast as a politically incorrect Bronx doctor. Yet he's settled into the role gracefully. ... Although Becker still represents a steep drop-off in quality from its lead-in, Everybody Loves Raymond, its condition has been upgraded to watchable. Read full review
58
People WeeklyTerry KelleherJun 27, 2013
Season 1 Review: The problem with this new series is not the star's performance but the writers' unwillingness to take the character far enough. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleTim GoodmanJul 25, 2013
Season 4 Review: There seems to be little here in the way of memorable characters outside of Danson's angry doctor, and even his misanthropic outlook (leavened, of course, by a heart, which is mandatory in formulaic comedy) gets tiring. Still, when he's on, Danson is good. Read full review
42
People WeeklyTerry KelleherJun 27, 2013
Season 3 Review: Without Becker and his weekly rants (mildly amusing, though hardly of Dennis Miller caliber), this third-year sitcom would have nothing going for it. Read full review
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