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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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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