Cougar Town
ABC | TBS | Release Date: September 23, 2009
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 43 Critic Reviews
Positive:
27
Mixed:
8
Negative:
8
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30
Washington PostHank StueverJan 8, 2013
Season 4 Review: Bereft of better scripts, the cast goes through the motions, half-hearted and cheerfully dazed. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterRandee Dawn
Season 1 Review: Cougar is a mess of a place no one would want to visit, even for a half-hour. Read full review
30
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf Smith
Season 1 Review: Jules will search for self-esteem in frequent sex and the proof that she is still "hot." Such a quest could be made funny, but here it mostly isn't. Ms. Cox is struggling with some ugly material and often seems desperate. Read full review
25
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: As the woebegone divorcee with an antic streak and a full-blown need to get down, Cox is not believable. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: It's a waste of Cox's comic talents to have her spend the whole show trapped in lines like, "We had sex three times without you needing a nap or a pill or anything." Read full review
20
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: Some are so repellent you might actually prefer to spend time with your own. Yes, I'm talking about you, Cougar Town. Read full review
20
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: Cougar Town, a title that the capable executive producer, Bill Lawrence, acknowledges might turn some people off. He needn't worry. The show itself has more than enough power to do that. Read full review
10
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: Cougar Town (which doesn't debut until Wednesday, but I wanted to give you time to disconnect your TV set) is downright unwatchable, an agonizingly unfunny gutter-ball that will almost certainly be the first of the new season's shows to be canceled. Read full review
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