Fashion Star
NBC | Release Date: March 13, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
9
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
VarietyGeoff BerkshireMar 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: The glossy you-won't-see-this-on-cable production values support a relatively straightforward competition structure, whittling down 14 contestants until a single winner emerges. Read full review
50
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayMar 13, 2012
Season 1 Review: There's a germ of a good idea in the massively overproduced Fashion Star. Read full review
50
Washington PostHank StueverMar 13, 2012
Season 1 Review: Fashion Star's debut lasts 90 minutes but feels as though it's about five hours. Read full review
50
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardMar 13, 2012
Season 1 Review: Fashion Star is a skimpy little show. You might buy something in the evening, but beware those morning-after regrets. Read full review
50
Uncle BarkyEd BarkMar 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: This possibly could work, and isn't entirely unwatchable. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyNuzhat NaoreenMar 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: Viewers barely get to understand the challenge before the designers' clothing is revealed in a gaudy runway show, featuring flashing neon lights and blaring music that are the opposite of stylish. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterDavid KnowlesMar 15, 2012
Season 1 Review: [Fashion Star falls] in to the same X Factor trap by amping up a tried-and-true format at every conceivable turn until the final product has all the subtlety of a Victoria's Secret runway show. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenMar 13, 2012
Season 1 Review: Fashion Star remains a cool idea. But its execution and formatting need work. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyMar 13, 2012
Season 1 Review: In an attempt to distinguish itself from a dozen previous TV fashion competitions, which is not a bad goal, Fashion Star ends up feeling overly complicated and a little cluttered. Read full review
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