Breaking Greenville
truTV | Release Date: January 29, 2015
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJan 29, 2015
Season 1 Review: It's actually the supporting characters who make Breaking Greenville the most fun. Read full review
75
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJan 29, 2015
Season 1 Review: While these newsies may have outsized personalities, everyone shares a belief in getting the story right and serving the community. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJan 28, 2015
Season 1 Review: It’s a reality show, as droll and frivolous as “The Newsroom” was serious. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf SmithJan 30, 2015
Season 1 Review: The show confirms almost everything we already knew or suspected about local TV stations. It is amusing.... What is less clear is whether some of them are as spectacularly clueless as they appear to be. Read full review
58
Uncle BarkyEd BarkJan 28, 2015
Season 1 Review: Breaking Greenville is stupid fun for all, even if some of the featured players almost assuredly will bitch about being edited into cartoons of themselves. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian LowryJan 28, 2015
Season 1 Review: Alas, those interesting aspects of small-town news--people biding their time in the minor leagues, waiting to get called up to a larger market--and the “Waiting for Guffman” vibe that the network seems to be after are lost amid the sniping, goofy musical cues and quirky, Southern-fried characters. Read full review
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