Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life
FOX | Release Date: January 3, 2016
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The Lincoln Journal StarJeff KorbelikJan 4, 2016
Season 1 Review: It’s entertaining, mainly because all the characters are just so darn likable. Earl, particularly, is a hoot. Read full review
70
The WrapMekeisha Madden TobyJan 4, 2016
Season 1 Review: Instead of being nags or props, the female costars on this series are just as fleshed out and funny as their male counterparts, and the comedy is all the better for it. Read full review
63
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandJan 1, 2016
Season 1 Review: The dialogue is sharply creative, and the jokes are fresh and funny, even if the characters border on the insufferable. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydJan 2, 2016
Season 1 Review: As it goes on, the show becomes less of a bro-fest, a bro-stock, a bro-achella and more of a balanced coed ensemble comedy. ... It is all more charming after the fourth episode than after the first. Read full review
60
We Got This CoveredNathan FrontieroDec 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: It may not be that remarkable--frankly, it’s quite forgettable--but the show has promise. Read full review
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenDec 21, 2015
Season 1 Review: Their scrapes and misadventures in the pilot are quite reminiscent of "The Hangover" and the show got funnier as it went along. But as is often the case, personal taste will dictate whether one feels the need for a lesson from this Guide on a weekly basis. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyRay RahmanDec 23, 2015
Season 1 Review: It's all a little too familiar to be interesting, despite some solid work from the cast. [31 Dec 2015, p.55] Read full review
50
Washington PostBethonie ButlerJan 4, 2016
Season 1 Review: Cooper Barret is more enjoyable as a comedy about a group of friends than a bro-tastic survival guide for clueless millennials. If the show can figure that out, it might have something more to teach us. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian LowryDec 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: A fitfully funny comedy. ... The show’s conceit ... is innocuous but slim. Read full review
50
Uncle BarkyEd BarkDec 30, 2015
Season 1 Review: Aggressively stumbles along without leaving any lasting footprints. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayDec 30, 2015
Season 1 Review: A mediocre comedy, but it means well. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergJan 4, 2016
Season 1 Review: In addition to boasting a needlessly wordy title, Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life is a generally frantic effort, failing to settle on a structure or rhythm over the four episodes sent to critics and, despite some wholly appealing performances at its center, never finding its voice. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJames PoniewozikJan 2, 2016
Season 1 Review: There’s plenty of talent in Cooper Barrett, solid sitcom actors delivering crisp, writerly patter. ... But these characters lack the genuine quirk of the ones on Fox’s "New Girl." Read full review
25
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJan 4, 2016
Season 1 Review: Nothing about this sitcom is clever or amusing. Read full review
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