WB | The WB | TWB | Warner Brothers | Release Date: January 20, 1998
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
Watch Now
Stream On
Stream On
Buy on
Stream On
Stream On
Expand
90
Kansas City StarAaron BarnhartMay 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: Smartly written and utterly fantastic. [20 Jan 1998, p.E10]
88
Miami HeraldTerry JacksonMay 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: It's one of the most textured dramas to hit TV in quite a while. [20 Jan 1998, p.C]
83
Sioux City JournalBruce MillerMay 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: It's an unabashed, out-there, boldface teen drama that makes the stuff in Washington look like "The Wonder Years." [30 Jan 1998, p.C1]
75
Chicago TribuneAllan JohnsonMay 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: It's a good drama, one filled with an enjoyable, watchable cast, lovely and textured writing, and catchy original and previously recorded alternative music. [20 Jan 1998, p.3]
75
Detroit Free PressMike DuffyMay 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: You don't have to be a lonely teenager to relate. [18 Jan 1998, p.6G]
70
Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachMay 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: Underneath, Dawson's Creek seems not so much about sex as about growing up in a culture obsessed with sex. It's a subtle difference, but one that could make this newest prime-time soap a cut above the rest. [20 Jan 1998, p.4E]
70
The Salt Lake TribuneJohn YoungrenMay 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: If it doesn't get weighed down by its pedigree, its iffy network or its own rather far-reaching aspirations, Dawson's Creek may be worth a long and winding run. [20 Jan 1998, p.C7]
70
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonMay 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: An addictive mixture of soap opera aond coming-of-age saga, one that fans of shows like "Party of Five" and "My So-Called Life" -- and good TV in general -- should certainly sample. [20 Jan 1998, p.D3]
63
New York Daily NewsEric MinkMay 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: Dawson's Creek also shines with some terrific performances that illuminate honest attempts to get at the true nature of decent contemporary kids. It's worth a look. [20 Jan 1998, p.67]
60
The GuardianStaff (Not Credited)May 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: Tripe, maybe, but watchable tripe. [02 May 1998, p.83]
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRobert BiancoMay 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: It would be a lot easier to like the kids from Dawson's Creek if they'd just put a sock in it now and then. [20 Jan 1998, p.C8]
50
Orlando SentinelHal BoedekerMay 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: The WB series is well-acted but runs its coming-of-age theme into the ground. [20 Jan 1998, p.D1]
42
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertMay 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: It's basically an oversimplified, teeny-bopper version of nighttime soap operas like "Knots Landing" and "Falcon Crest." [20 Jan 1998, p.C1]
40
Los Angeles TimesHoward RosenbergMay 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: Dawson's Creek doesn't cut it when measured against other adolescent coming-of-angst series.