Cybill

CBS | Release Date: January 2, 1995

CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION

69	METASCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

Critic score Publication By date

Barry GarronMar 2, 2022

Season 1 Review: Ignore several adolescent sexual references and you have a sitcom willing to poke fun at the trauma of growing old in a culture that reveres youth. And while Shepherd is not God's gift to TV sitcoms, she holds her own as an island of near-sanity in a sea of hedonism. [30 Dec 1994]

John J. O'ConnorMar 1, 2022

Season 1 Review: Absolutely Fabulous is grandly bawdy and uninhibited; Cybill, more restrained for American sensibilities, ends up too often being only vulgar. Still, Ms. Shepherd and Ms. Baranski have their delightful moments. And the series appears to be getting stronger. Read full review

Ken TuckerJun 11, 2013

Season 1 Review: This all sounds so promising — why isn't it funnier? Read full review

Miles BellerMar 2, 2022

Season 1 Review: As manifest in Cybill's premiere, Shephard and cast are castoffs, and a bit confused as to the actions they are made to complete, people performing in such an extruded manner that it's difficult investing interest in Cybill's citizens. [30 Dec 1994]

Ron WeiskindMar 2, 2022

Season 1 Review: Shepherd plays good-naturedly off her narcissistic image and the writers get off a few good lines. But this is just the kind of show that has to score with the quick zinger because it has nothing more solid to stand on. [01 Jan 1995]

David ZurawikMar 1, 2022

Season 1 Review: Left to her own devices in the new CBS sitcom Cybill, La Shepherd seems a little lost. Read full review

Sid SmithMar 1, 2022

Season 1 Review: Racy jokes and blue language are everywhere, less shocking than tacky, since most of the jokes are stale one-liners with little punch or durability. Read full review