Dr. Ken

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 2, 2015
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 72 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 72
  3. Negative: 47 out of 72
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  1. Proto277
    Nov 10, 2015
    2
    Remember the jokes Sonic makes in 06? Those jokes are funnier then every episode of this show. I mean come on! Really Ken Jeong? You were funny in "The Hangover". So whats your excuse for this mess?
  2. mal2013chi
    Nov 16, 2015
    1
    I'm a great fan of comedy but this was just no. The supporting cast is a page out of tje the" how to make a stereotypical cast" 101 and ken teen daughter is yet another immaculate verson of how teens act. Seriously don't pull the race card on this one. If you want a Asian American family sitcom watch "fresh off the boat". This is just not what the doctor order.
  3. claudianuesca
    Jan 1, 2016
    0
    Loved Ken Jeong in Hangover but in this TV show he just sucks, sorry. It won't make it another season. I am easy to please and I find a lot of things funny, but this show is annoying. Bad acting too....
  4. martinex
    Oct 13, 2015
    1
    I'm sure playing over the top characters as Ken Jeong does (Community, The Hangover) isn't all it's cracked up to be. I'm sure he gets tired of people walking up to him and shouting "toodle loo motherf___a!" but his attempt to play the role of the straight laced Dr. Ken is destined to be a monumental failure. Perhaps the deepest cut of all is the fact that it's based on his own life. Ouch.
  5. goban711
    Oct 23, 2015
    5
    Big fan of Ken Jeong but not in this show. Bad writing bad casting the only character worth watching is the daughter. can't see it making it the whole season. There are a few laughs but are far and few in between.
  6. wjoaquin9
    Oct 3, 2015
    0
    Not funny at all. Acting is bad, story line is bad and everything else is bad. I watched the first episode and didn't even giggle once. I thought the show would be good but is horrible.
  7. NotchFilter
    Oct 5, 2015
    0
    For the past month or so, my TiVo has been showing advertisements for this show on top of the recorded show I was watching. The advertisements appeared multiple times an hour. So I was wondering about the show, why so many advanced advertisements? Why interrupt my TiVo viewing with the blue Dr. Ken adverts? Was the show really so bad that it needed all those advertisements?

    Well,    For the past month or so, my TiVo has been showing advertisements for this show on top of the recorded show I was watching. The advertisements appeared multiple times an hour. So I was wondering about the show, why so many advanced advertisements? Why interrupt my TiVo viewing with the blue Dr. Ken adverts? Was the show really so bad that it needed all those advertisements?

    Well, after watching the pilot, I can safely say that the show was worse than I had thought. I feel sorry for the cast and crew of this show put their time and effort into it.

    This show is probably one of the worst pilots I've ever watched....    … Expand
  8. Ariadne
    Oct 4, 2015
    5
    I wanted so badly to love this show. He was great as Chang. But he's still trying to be Chang. Chang was never a main character but comic relief at best. You can't have a show around just Chang. Maybe he was trying to be Don Rickles or Dick Van Dyke, but even they had more empathy and more story in their show. There were some amusing jokes, but most all cliches and sarcasm. HisI wanted so badly to love this show. He was great as Chang. But he's still trying to be Chang. Chang was never a main character but comic relief at best. You can't have a show around just Chang. Maybe he was trying to be Don Rickles or Dick Van Dyke, but even they had more empathy and more story in their show. There were some amusing jokes, but most all cliches and sarcasm. His character was just bitter and nasty, not funny. Maybe it'll get better. I don't know, but something has to change. I had such hopes for a show like this. Oh well.… Expand
  9. danlapezo
    Oct 4, 2015
    1
    I watched the first episode and this is realy bad. Stupid jokes and bad plot. Dont watch this, please..........................................................
  10. crphilipp
    Oct 6, 2015
    0
    When Dr. Ken is apologising to Stephen Tobolowsky in the pilot, I was half expecting him to turn to the camera and say "Yes, I know this show really sucks, but I got paid a lot of money to do this.", but that didn't happen. With some great people on the cast, like Jonathan Slavin and Dave Foley, you would think this could be a great show, but mediocre writing, predictable plot lines, doomsWhen Dr. Ken is apologising to Stephen Tobolowsky in the pilot, I was half expecting him to turn to the camera and say "Yes, I know this show really sucks, but I got paid a lot of money to do this.", but that didn't happen. With some great people on the cast, like Jonathan Slavin and Dave Foley, you would think this could be a great show, but mediocre writing, predictable plot lines, dooms this show to be canceled, and for the sake of my comic sensibilities, I hope it is. But who I am to judge, this is the guy who doesn't like "Big Bang Theory" (the "IT Crowd did is so much better), and this show may go on to greatness, but I will not be watching.… Expand
  11. Knighthawk81
    Oct 5, 2015
    2
    Oh "Dr. Ken," how you try so hard to be funny and fail so miserably. Ken Jeong is funny, or has been in parts in movies and TV shows. But this show, where he's the lead and plays a doctor, isn't one of those times. The pilot was dull and sets up the series to be painful. This is a big miss.
  12. jjsalas
    Oct 3, 2015
    0
    Well, this horrible humourless 'thing' will be the first cancelled tv show of the season, by far. Dr. Ken is as terrible like any Disney Channel kids show, even worse.
  13. Bgrod
    Oct 3, 2015
    7
    At best there were a couple mildly amusing moments here. Going in, neither a fan nor detractor of Ken Jeong but his character in Dr. Ken wasn't as annoying as I thought it might be. There is definitely more lame and unoriginal humor than clever and fresh but this is NOT the worst new series to debut this new Fall season and NOT the worst sitcom currently on network television. The barAt best there were a couple mildly amusing moments here. Going in, neither a fan nor detractor of Ken Jeong but his character in Dr. Ken wasn't as annoying as I thought it might be. There is definitely more lame and unoriginal humor than clever and fresh but this is NOT the worst new series to debut this new Fall season and NOT the worst sitcom currently on network television. The bar has been pretty low for Friday sitcoms for several seasons and while Dr. Ken doesn't move the bar up, it hasn't moved it down, either. A show to fold laundry to while waiting for Shark Tank to begin.… Expand
  14. bolocobra
    Nov 6, 2015
    10
    haters will be haters it seems cause asian are hitting the limelight there will be haters .. this show got my dying of laughter ! . me and my friends and family try not to laugh at a gathering watching this show we try to be negative about it but we all just started cracking up cause its true reality what goes on in life ! it made my depress day be a happy day ! i brag to everyone andhaters will be haters it seems cause asian are hitting the limelight there will be haters .. this show got my dying of laughter ! . me and my friends and family try not to laugh at a gathering watching this show we try to be negative about it but we all just started cracking up cause its true reality what goes on in life ! it made my depress day be a happy day ! i brag to everyone and they all said the same this show will fly over 10 years just like friends dying of laughter.. this show will make me live a happy life can't wait for more episode to come ( when i was at a gathering of over 1000 people there i was the only one who haven't seen the show yet ! but right when someone pulled it up for me and others to view we was on the floor dying of laughter ... give it a chance people stop hating you know its stupid funny !, reality funny how life is now ! great job Chang your show saves lives which i heard from others who said they wait another day can't wait til see the next episode of Dr Ken and i agree i'm addicted to the Dr.Ken show too.… Expand
  15. metabad
    Apr 23, 2016
    2
    What I learnt from this show is: Even though I like Ken Jeong, a comedy show with him is not a safe bet. Like, at all!
    Yes, I like him, although his performances are usually over the top. He's been in shows/movies that were written well enough he could get away with it.
    Not this one. I don't know how to say it in a polite way. It's bad, it really is. I tried again and again, every now    What I learnt from this show is: Even though I like Ken Jeong, a comedy show with him is not a safe bet. Like, at all!
    Yes, I like him, although his performances are usually over the top. He's been in shows/movies that were written well enough he could get away with it.
    Not this one. I don't know how to say it in a polite way.
    It's bad, it really is. I tried again and again, every now and then (that rhymes, I should sing it), but what I got was rarely funny. Call it stale, unoriginal, tired, it all winds up being: Not funny.

    The show may have a strong link to Ken's own life, but if it is this unfunny, nobody should know about it.
    Keep up the myth, bro! And I'm saying this the way Dr. Ken would say it, which is the way no one should say it.

    I read that the show got renewed for another season. A true headscratcher. Makes you loose faith in mankind. I'll try not to think about it.
    AFAIK it has a time slot before or after "Last Man Standing" with Tim Allen. Maybe there's where the magic lies. That show knows how to pander to a target audience. For five seasons! Well done Tim! And it helps Dr. Ken...sadly. You can help, people. Don't watch it.    … Expand
  16. TXDiva
    Oct 14, 2015
    0
    Worst sitcom I have EVER seen. It is so bad, it's embarrassing and makes me cringe. I have not been able to watch an entire episode because it is just too awful to stomach. I feel really sorry for Ken Jeong! He can certainly do better than this un-funny show.
  17. SSJ5
    Nov 18, 2016
    0
    Why is this show so bad. I just can't for the life of me figure out how this show manages to waste all of its casts' talent. Ken Jeong is a funny guy, but this is just sooooo bad.
  18. sinatrafan
    Feb 17, 2016
    1
    Watched the show once and it was so not funny I started to feel badly for those in the show.I cannot believe it has lasted more than one show...Really a terrible show and will not watch again.
  19. Killamanjaro
    Mar 19, 2016
    0
    Bad show thats not even very funny. Trying too hard make an immoral politcal statement rather than a representation of the real work place. Not worth the time to watch.
  20. Redp87
    Mar 29, 2017
    9
    Think whatever you want but this show is great, one of the rarest shows that makes me laugh. Even the little guy is funny I mean really funny! So yeah great.

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Metascore
26

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 15 out of 20
  1. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Oct 3, 2015
    40
    Jeong, however, is still too much of a standup comedian, belting out punchlines and pratfalls like a machine-gun to drown out the heckler in the back, to sustain Dr. Ken beyond sketch-level comedy. And he's too manic (a self-proclaimed "five-foot-five inches of fury") to allow for much help from the rest of the cast.
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  2. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Lenika Cruz
    Oct 2, 2015
    30
    Even in an especially bad season for new shows, the multi-camera sitcom Dr. Ken stands out as uncomfortable, unfunny, and forgettable.
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  3. The Wrap
    Reviewed by: Deborah Day
    Oct 2, 2015
    40
    The show’s other players gently orbit Jeong’s bright star and are sometimes scorched by his flares of humor in an otherwise formulaic sitcom with its canned laughter and bright, uniformly lit set.
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