Crumbs
ABC | Release Date: January 12, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
10
Negative:
9

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Los Angeles TimesPaul Brownfield
Season 1 Review: Feels like an indie feature idea crammed into a sitcom. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: "Crumbs" is hideously overscored.... That's unfortunate, because the sappy swells detract from the series' wicked dialogue, and scenes oozing with the brand of dark, twisted humor only family can inflict upon one another. Read full review
50
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: Since the show stars all these great TV actors... the show sustains some laughs that it wouldn't otherwise be able to wring out of bad material. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: "Crumbs" elicits laughs from time to time, but given the subject matter, I still think this particular story would have been better told as a comedic drama than as the occasionally dramatic comedy that it is. Read full review
50
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: Next Thursday's outing is much better [than the pilot], suggesting the series could generate some laughs over the long haul. Read full review
50
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: To the extent Crumbs works at all, it works because of Curtin. Read full review
40
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: To its credit, Crumbs tries to go deeper in depicting conflicted characters. That, unfortunately, doesn't make this series any funnier. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: Credit the veteran cast with making the series barely tolerable, but for the most part "Crumbs" is pretty crummy, the sitcom deconstructed to its most primordial form. Read full review
40
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: Though it's admirable that ABC took a chance on a family that does not revolve around a dumb, doughy dad and sassy kids, the tragedy at the core of the Crumb clan ensures that the comedy doesn't quite get off the ground. Read full review
40
The New York TimesVirginia Heffernan
Season 1 Review: Still, if it's not funny, why give "Crumbs" any attention at all? Because it's an unusual experiment: not only is the show set among a fraction of the American gentry that few would consider relatable, but it also exhibits more gravitas than any sitcom in television history. Read full review
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