Four Kings
NBC | Release Date: January 5, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
9
Negative:
8

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
30
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: [A] generic dud.
30
Los Angeles TimesPaul Brownfield
Season 1 Review: What can I tell you about "Four Kings" that you won't already know? It premieres tonight at 8:30 on NBC. By 8:46, or thereabouts, you will understand everything. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: NBC has reestablished another Thursday night tradition: sticking another unfunny, almost unwatchable sitcom at 8:30. Read full review
25
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: "Kings" is a self-conscious attempt to reel in the 20- to 30-something male demographic that TV is so desperate to capture. But, unfortunately, it isn't edgy, especially funny or believable. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: The premise is only a small part of the problem in "Four Kings." The writing is labored, adolescent and unfunny. Read full review
20
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: "Four Kings" isn't just tediously sitcommy, it's painfully sitcrummy. Read full review
20
PopMattersBill Gibron
Season 1 Review: While the show has little going for it, it does have Seth Green. Read full review
10
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: Dreadful. Read full review
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