Courting Alex
CBS | Release Date: January 23, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
9
Negative:
9

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: Elfman establishes herself as one of the major female comic presences on television. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: Simultaneously sexy and relatable, Elfman wins us over with a convincing performance that shows vulnerability just beneath a placid surface. Read full review
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: The acting talent here is marginal compared to the sitcom it replaces, "Out of Practice" (returning later in the season), but I found "Courting Alex" more enjoyable. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: The cast is a fine one. The chemistry works between Elfman and Randall. The weakness of "Alex's" premiere -- and not future episodes, I hope -- is the overwrought script. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: An inoffensive but not particularly distinguished half-hour. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: "Courting Alex" is courting disaster by the way it plays against Elfman's, and Coleman's, strengths. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: Neither a disaster nor a triumph. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyNicholas Fonseca
Season 1 Review: [A] limp sitcom. [27 Jan 2006, p.77]
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)John Leonard
Season 1 Review: Jenna Elfman really has to put a bag over it--her notorious “cute,” I mean. Read full review
40
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: She's not bad, just flat; not annoying, just weak. Read full review
38
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: Courting Alex is nothing if not dull. Read full review
38
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: A tepid traditional sitcom. Read full review
30
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: A charmless sitcom with absolutely nothing original in it. Read full review
25
New York PostAdam Buckman
Season 1 Review: I doubt I will ever watch a single episode of "Courting Alex" beyond this first one. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: "Courting Alex" is sadly predictable and unfunny at pretty much every turn. Read full review
20
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: Elfman and Coleman do their best to inject some fun into the same old stuff. Read full review
20
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: [A] tepid, paint-by-numbers series. Read full review
20
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: Worth watching? First you’d have to stay awake.
20
Chicago TribuneSid Smith
Season 1 Review: Unimpressive and bland. Read full review
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