Guys With Kids
NBC | Release Date: September 12, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
11
Negative:
12
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
37
USA TodayRobert BiancoSep 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: Guys With Kids is an idea in search of a show. And a better idea. Read full review
30
SalonWilla PaskinSep 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's far too mediocre to be truly provocative even if the premise is a carefully camouflaged bit of retrograde. Read full review
30
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GraySep 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: Parenting can be a tough slog, but I've always found it to come with more laughs than this sorry show. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesLori RacklSep 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: I expect more from you [Jimmy Fallon] than this insipid sitcom. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandSep 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: Notwithstanding the unfathomable reaction of the studio audience, the show certainly couldn't survive on the basis of its humor, because there is none. Read full review
25
NewsdayDiane WertsSep 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: Nothing to see here. Move on. Read full review
20
TimeJames PoniewozikSep 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's a cheap, stale, stereotype-addicted sitcom where no one, male or female, comes off especially well or likeable, excepting possibly the babies. Read full review
20
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushSep 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: Run, don't walk, from this depressingly generic retro-sitcom about--guess what--guys with kids. Read full review
20
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanSep 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: The women here are shrewish, the vibe is both manic and tired, and overall, the decent cast (which includes the wonderful Anthony Anderson) is given nothing funny to do. Read full review
12
RedEyeCurt WagnerSep 11, 2012
Season 1 Review: I'd rather babysit a dozen children between the ages of 2 and 10 then sit through more of this. Read full review
10
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanSep 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's a show that should never have been put on paper to begin with. Read full review
10
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenSep 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: Truly, all the actors on Guys with Kids--even the unknown children used as props--deserve better writing than what they get in this crummy, unimaginative sitcom. Read full review
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