Breaking Amish
TLC | Release Date: November 30, -0001
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardSep 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: You'll worry the Big Apple will swallow them up. Mostly, you'll wonder how Breaking Amish will turn next. Read full review
75
New York PostLinda StasiSep 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: Riveting and revealing. Read full review
70
Denver PostJoanne OstrowSep 7, 2012
Season 1 Review: Some are going to embrace this new freedom; others are going to be overwhelmed. The very personal reactions make for grand voyeurism. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleySep 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: The premiseof TLC's new Breaking Amish is so simple it almost seems too simple. That makes the show a little disorienting, because we're really not sure whether we're gawking at a bizarre social experiment or watching five people make a decision harder than anything the rest of us may ever have to make. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterAllison KeeneSep 7, 2012
Season 1 Review: Like many TLC series, a simple fascination with observing a perceived strangeness will pull in most viewers, but the pathos evoked by the struggling five refugees will likely keep people watching. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandSep 7, 2012
Season 1 Review: Future episodes may exploit the whole hick-in-the-big-city thing, but one hopes that doesn't happen to the point where we forget the courage these young men and women demonstrate to spread their wings. Read full review
40
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GraySep 7, 2012
Season 1 Review: Maybe [it's] no worse than what MTV's done with "Teen Mom" and "Jersey Shore." But it's no better, either. Read full review
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VarietyBrian LowrySep 7, 2012
Season 1 Review: The TLC formula is pretty familiar, and Breaking Amish takes its rightful place alongside oddities like "Sister Wives" and "My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding." Read full review
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