Cristela

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 10, 2014
User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 9 out of 25
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  1. habrown
    Oct 10, 2014
    10
    I just saw the first episode and I have to tell you I was in stitches. Hysterical! Laugh out loud funny! Besides, it's so refreshing to witness the very first latina created and written and starring in sitcom in prime time. About time.
  2. Bgrod
    Oct 10, 2014
    9
    Mostly charming, if inoffensive family sitcom. Cristela herself has a palpable spark and twinkle in her performance that carries a lot of this show. She seems like one of those people you would actually like to get to know. I find the frequent laughter punctuating each joke and subsequent punch line to be as unwelcome here and as much of a distraction as in most sitcoms. I think thisMostly charming, if inoffensive family sitcom. Cristela herself has a palpable spark and twinkle in her performance that carries a lot of this show. She seems like one of those people you would actually like to get to know. I find the frequent laughter punctuating each joke and subsequent punch line to be as unwelcome here and as much of a distraction as in most sitcoms. I think this show would work better as a single cam minus any live or canned laughter. Overall, I thought this was a respectable and enjoyable 30 minutes. Too bad it is paired with the less enjoyable Last Man Standing.… Expand
  3. MattArmando
    Oct 10, 2014
    8
    Solid, traditional multi-cam, mainly because Cristela Alonzo, herself, is incredibly witty & charming. Definitely has potential, and, with time, it can grow into something much more unique.
  4. msharris
    Nov 7, 2014
    10
    Fun slapstick comedy. I could do without the racial caricatures but still really enjoyed the show. Cristela was hysterical, great chemistry with her sister and niece. Their mom was a bit forced, but should grow into a multidimensional character over time. The back in the old country theme to her character reminds me of the Golden Girls of the 80s.
  5. cherhorner
    Mar 7, 2015
    8
    CRISTILA is a great show. I'm not Spanish but I enjoy the humor of all the charactors. Great
    lines and plots; get rid of the vampires and the waking dead

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    Oct 10, 2014
    50
    The show’s classic sitcom format, with recorded laughter and pauses between punch lines, is stifling--too much like “The George Lopez Show” and not tailored enough to Ms. Alonzo’s own brand of humor.
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  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Margaret Lyons
    Oct 10, 2014
    50
    Cristela, both the character and the performer, is bright and goofy and confident, and she's got that sitcom-put-down timing down.... The show is a lot less successful when it goes for those pre-fab sitcom setups that feel like a catchphrase waiting to happen.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    Oct 10, 2014
    50
    Much of the first two episodes of Cristela feels dishearteningly retro.... Still, Alonzo is a pleasure to watch.
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