Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 15, 2015
User Score
4.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 17 out of 32

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  1. 1mOREcHANCE
    Sep 30, 2015
    1
    This show is boring and seems very staged. It's like a bad rip-off of the Ellen Show. It's terrible to watch and sitting in the audience while the show decides what skits they think work must be like rotting in hell for all eternity.
  2. EngineerChris
    Oct 1, 2015
    0
    This program sucks big time! Go watch the original "Saturday Night Takeaway" on YouTube and see how good it could have been. This show also proves that NPH is no Ant & Dec, not by a long shot! When it's not ripping off ideas straight form the original version, "Best Time Ever" (the terms are used very generously) degenerates into nothing more than noise and confusion. Yes I know, ITV andThis program sucks big time! Go watch the original "Saturday Night Takeaway" on YouTube and see how good it could have been. This show also proves that NPH is no Ant & Dec, not by a long shot! When it's not ripping off ideas straight form the original version, "Best Time Ever" (the terms are used very generously) degenerates into nothing more than noise and confusion. Yes I know, ITV and Ant & Dec are all involved with the American version, but NBC would have been better off showing the ITV/Ant & Dec version ("Saturday Night Takeaway") instead. Thank goodness "BTE" only has another 7 weeks to go.… Expand
  3. Ripandread
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    Two words describe this show. It stinks! I tried to watch the program and find some entertaining value in it, but as hard as I tried I couldn’t find any emotion except boredom.

    It is my fault actually because I never thought Neil Patrick Harris was that funny, but I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. No more!
  4. BogKid
    Sep 21, 2015
    0
    I am generally a major fan of the incredibly talented Neil Patrick Harris. What was he thinking when he agreed to "host" this godawful show? I have to admit that I did not give the show what you might call a fair shake. The problem is that some 25 minutes into its first showing, I simply could no longer stand to watch it. This show is amazing -- in the worst possible way.
  5. MrWonderful
    Sep 19, 2015
    1
    If NPH opened the show by jumping a shark on water skis then BTEWNPH could be put rest straight away. As talented as Doogie is this is not the way to display it. Over the top awkwardness that needs the plug pulled now.
  6. benjitek
    Sep 17, 2015
    0
    It's terrible -- rehearsed spontaneity. Banter between host/guest host: fake... 1st segment to 'surprise' that married couple: fake... Doubtful that this one will last a full season.
  7. Bgrod
    Sep 16, 2015
    0
    "Variety Show" must mean different things to different people. This was just a headache inducing, manic, amorphous reality show that was constructed of used parts from several other cheesy reality shows. Everyone knows Neil Patrick Harris can do almost anything but now we know why we don't want to watch him doing everything ever again. Does exec producer, Harris and his team really"Variety Show" must mean different things to different people. This was just a headache inducing, manic, amorphous reality show that was constructed of used parts from several other cheesy reality shows. Everyone knows Neil Patrick Harris can do almost anything but now we know why we don't want to watch him doing everything ever again. Does exec producer, Harris and his team really think all television viewers have attention deficit disorder? "Worst Waste of Talent Ever?" Or "Worst Waste of My Time Ever"...hard to know since there is so much to choose from on NBC..… Expand
  8. PeligunGaming
    Sep 23, 2015
    10
    Clearly people don't enjoy organized chaos. This show is fantastic, it is amazingly chaotic and hilarious. Yes celebrities like to have fun and prank each other just as much as we do to each other. They are humans also. He has done some amazing things for some of the people that have come on the show including the proposal and the use of the NBC licence to go to other shows and do moreClearly people don't enjoy organized chaos. This show is fantastic, it is amazingly chaotic and hilarious. Yes celebrities like to have fun and prank each other just as much as we do to each other. They are humans also. He has done some amazing things for some of the people that have come on the show including the proposal and the use of the NBC licence to go to other shows and do more then just he could do on his own. This show deserves way better ratings then people are giving it. Without a doubt my new favorite show on TV… Expand
  9. Gmarie
    Sep 25, 2015
    10
    This was great! I thought it would be cr@p given the"0" and "1" reviews. Even if it's not your style, the quality, alone should warrant a 5 or 6! Watch the 9/25 episode. I was very pleasantly surprised!!! Lots of stars, talent, humor, fun, and, for the most part, an excellent show.
  10. militarynewb
    Oct 20, 2015
    10
    Haters are going to hate. The chaos presented in this show is further enjoyed and respected when you realize the choreography and many hours put into work by Neil Patrick Harris. It is rare to see a man who already has so much, actually work for his paycheck. You can be assured ill be on my couch each week, eagerly awaiting the randomness that is #Besttimeever
  11. Katie1218
    Oct 7, 2015
    10
    'Best Show Ever' is REALLY the BEST SHOW EVER!!! Neil Patrick Harris is amazing!! Love this show - can hardly wait for next Tuesday - 8pm......check it out!!!!!!!!!
  12. jasonlittle85
    Oct 27, 2015
    10
    Watch it yourself. NPH does a wonderful job of engaging the audience in thoughtful ways that have never before been done in television, all while hosting a complex live show. Lastly, it is hilarious and constantly improving.

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Metascore
43

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 15
  3. Negative: 5 out of 15
  1. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: David Sims
    Sep 25, 2015
    50
    The premiere of Best Time Ever was a truly chaotic series of stunts, and enjoyment of it probably derives from just how staged you thought the audience interaction was. Either way, at a certain point it had a manic energy no other variety show of recent decades has come close to capturing, and that in itself is a strange sort of achievement.
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  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Sep 16, 2015
    70
    Harris's unflappability is the glue that binds all the disparate bits together.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Sep 16, 2015
    40
    While the show, which is broadcast live, hit most of its marks logistically, and was busy and noisy enough to keep a viewer's attention, it often felt half-baked.
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