Breaking Amish

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Season 1
  • Network: TLC
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Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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Critic Reviews

  1. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Sep 10, 2012
    91
    You'll worry the Big Apple will swallow them up. Mostly, you'll wonder how Breaking Amish will turn next.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    Sep 10, 2012
    75
    Riveting and revealing.
  3. Denver Post
    Reviewed by: Joanne Ostrow
    Sep 7, 2012
    70
    Some are going to embrace this new freedom; others are going to be overwhelmed. The very personal reactions make for grand voyeurism.
  5. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Sep 10, 2012
    60
    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.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Allison Keene
    Sep 7, 2012
    60
    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.
  7. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Sep 7, 2012
    50
    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.
  8. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Sep 7, 2012
    40
    Maybe [it's] no worse than what MTV's done with "Teen Mom" and "Jersey Shore." But it's no better, either.
  9. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Sep 7, 2012
    40
    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."

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#83 Best TV Season of 2012
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#79 Most Shared TV Season of 2012

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User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. Cherryxld
    Nov 22, 2014
    10
    "Breaking Amish" nos da una mirada a lo que es la experiencia de una persona amish en la gran ciudad.

    Esa experiencia es fascinante y llena    "Breaking Amish" nos da una mirada a lo que es la experiencia de una persona amish en la gran ciudad.

    Esa experiencia es fascinante y llena de mucho drama e incluso suspenso que te hace mantener más conectado al programa, y se mantiene en buena forma con su desarrollo lleno de mucha derivación y concentrado en un entorno apocalíptico.    … Full Review »
  2. oliver1h
    Jun 15, 2013
    0
    Fake fake fake. Did I mention fake? TLC is a shameful channel. Let say it would the show would be real: Who cares about the stupidity of theseFake fake fake. Did I mention fake? TLC is a shameful channel. Let say it would the show would be real: Who cares about the stupidity of these people? I think the whole concept is atrocious. Lets decent Amish people turn into the average brain dead folk, and call it cool. That matters not, because these people are amateur actors who has nothing to do with Amish people. Why call this reality? Lets rename the genre fake-reality show/documentary. SHAMEFUL!… Full Review »
  3. erom1943
    Oct 1, 2012
    6
    Something doesn't seem real about these kids. Supposedly brought up in a strict religious environment, their actions often contradict theirSomething doesn't seem real about these kids. Supposedly brought up in a strict religious environment, their actions often contradict their image.......too often. The concept is entertaining enough, but I am suspicious of the reality of this reality TV.… Full Review »
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