Does Someone Have To Go
FOX | Release Date: May 23, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
27
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
6

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
The Hollywood ReporterAllison KeeneMay 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: Does Someone Have to Go? is not easy to watch, though it is engrossing to see how alliances are formed and trust is broken. Read full review
42
NewsdayVerne GayMay 22, 2013
Season 1 Review: "Lord of the Flies"-meets-a-telephone book, and just about as entertaining. Read full review
40
Washington PostHank StueverMay 22, 2013
Season 1 Review: Does Someone Have to Go? provides little in the way of a grand statement or meaningful takeaway. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJon CaramanicaMay 22, 2013
Season 1 Review: A reality show set at various small companies, it's part docuseries, part gauche game show. Read full review
30
VarietyBrian LowryMay 22, 2013
Season 1 Review: The main issue, which isn't necessarily detrimental from a promotional standpoint, is the inherent distastefulness of turning someone's dismissal--especially in this economy--into entertainment. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyHillary BusisMay 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: Rooting against an established villain playing an elaborate game like Survivor or The Amazing Race is one thing; rooting to see a real person rendered unable to support his or her family is quite another, even if that person seems like a jerk. Read full review
25
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardMay 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: No one deserves to lose their job in a mess like this--except the person who created this dreck. Read full review
20
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenMay 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: Watching this one gave me a headache in about 17 minutes. You've been warned. Read full review
10
TimeJames PoniewozikMay 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: As it turns out, Does Someone Have to Go? is exactly bad as you would think. Read full review
0
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushMay 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: [A] reprehensible reality "experiment." Read full review
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