BrainDead

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 13, 2016
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 133 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 105 out of 133
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 133
  3. Negative: 17 out of 133
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  1. TVPredictor
    Aug 21, 2016
    0
    Not Funny. No Horror. Just Gross, Brain-Eating Bugs! And it has to do with Politics, which I understand it has to do with Corrupt Politicians, but... Lame!
  2. skviewer
    Jun 18, 2016
    0
    Disappointed in CBS and Tony, this has to be one of the worst programs to actually make it to airing. I'll certainly be looking at another network during this time slot!
  3. TheMetacritiqer
    Jul 15, 2016
    3
    This show is just awful. However Mary Elizabeth Winstead is very hot and it's cool seeing her in something besides 10 Cloverfield Lane(which you should VOD right now) . So I'll most likely watch it till the end
  4. sallyrankin123
    Aug 13, 2016
    3
    Very disappointed. Can't stand to watch more then 10 min. Liked the actors but not to their potential. Thumbs down. Really wanted it to be good. We need more comedy.
  5. XomaT
    Jul 1, 2016
    1
    Probably the worst alien invasion in tv history. Someone says it is a good parody of the US politics world, but is not. This series should be trash, and it is not, should be demential, and is not, should be a good parody, and is not. It is bad written, both the alien part and the politics part. Nothing has sense, it's not comedy and it's not a serious political thriller or parody. It's aProbably the worst alien invasion in tv history. Someone says it is a good parody of the US politics world, but is not. This series should be trash, and it is not, should be demential, and is not, should be a good parody, and is not. It is bad written, both the alien part and the politics part. Nothing has sense, it's not comedy and it's not a serious political thriller or parody. It's a big bad failure.… Expand

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#36 Most Discussed TV Season of 2016

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 37
  3. Negative: 4 out of 37
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Emily Nussbaum
    Jul 20, 2016
    80
    BrainDead is aggressively funny and a little sloppy, and it’s that sick-joke aggression, the refusal to take itself seriously, that is the key to its appeal.
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  2. Sioux City Journal
    Reviewed by: Bruce Miller
    Jun 20, 2016
    80
    BrainDead comments better than a Sunday morning pundit, moves faster than a New York to D.C. train and never pauses to filibuster.
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  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jun 16, 2016
    80
    The genius of BrainDead, an enjoyably offbeat sci-fi/political satire hybrid, is in reminding us that it's possible to have fun without leaving one's brain at the door. [20-26 Jun 2016, p.17]
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