• Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 26, 2019
User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Negative: 6 out of 19
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  1. Oct 1, 2019
    1
    This show is such FORCED humor its annoying... Even the characters look like they want to escape...
    Of course Patricia Heaton is sickening sweet but that kinda makes it worse... The script just sucks. Too bad because I like Frankie Heck...
  2. Sep 27, 2019
    10
    Very funny show! Patricia and Ashley are pure talent! Jean, Sabrina and Lucas made a great combo as well! Really excited to see what’s coming next! Hope I’ll see Patrícia and Ashley at The Emmys ✨
  3. Sep 26, 2019
    10
    Omg I loved the show!!!! Patricia and ashley tisdale was awesome!!!!! Cant wait to watch more!!
  4. Oct 14, 2019
    7
    I would agree with other reviewers that the show does feel forced at times, as though they are pandering to please everybody. That being said, I think this show could be something good, it has the potential to be very funny.
  5. Dec 15, 2019
    1
    Might be a generic medical comedy in the vein of Scrubs, but Patricia Heaton is intolerable. I can't imagine why they ever cast her as Ray Romano's wife. She's unlikable.
  6. Oct 31, 2019
    2
    Slightly amusing. The lead character has the only engaging personality. The rest of the characters are one dimensional and WEAK!

    This could have been something if the writing, direction, and acting were better across the board.

    This feels like it should have been a failed pilot that needed a total rewrite, recasting, and a better creative team before it was picked up.
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Sep 29, 2019
    60
    Carol's Second Act could use more punchlines and less impassioned wisdom.
  2. Reviewed by: Robyn Bahr
    Sep 26, 2019
    70
    The joke-telling isn't particularly sharp — a lot of punchlines revolve around slapstick mischief and the rookies' fear of killing their patients — but Heaton's veteran comic timing and Jalees' sardonic delivery keep the energy afloat. Carol comes across as the dorky mom who sends you "chin-up!" memes on Facebook: groan-inducing, but sweet. ... There's potential here, but first Carol needs to stop tripping over her own compassion.
  3. Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Sep 26, 2019
    80
    It stars Patricia Heaton, late of “The Middle,” in a role that takes the energy of her character there and shapes it into something different and fresh. ... If you aren’t ready to turn up your nose at any multi-camera comedy created in this century — and really, kids, there is life in that form beyond “Friends” and “Seinfeld” — you’ll find a fine addition to the canon: a completely conventional, entirely satisfying sitcom that breaks absolutely no new ground even as it sets off its star to good advantage.