Help Me Help You
ABC | Release Date: September 26, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
10
Negative:
6

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Entertainment WeeklyJosh Wolk
Season 1 Review: It's clever [and] a little dark. [29 Sep 2006, p.72]
88
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: While tonight's premiere episode is good, the show really sprouts wings and flies in episode two. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: Everyone in the pilot makes a solid first impression. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill Goodykoontz
Season 1 Review: Nothing groundbreaking here, obviously, but it's still pretty funny. Read full review
70
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: It shows more than a bit of promise. Read full review
70
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: Engaging. Read full review
63
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: "Help Me Help You" has a few more surprises and comedic heft to it than expected. Read full review
63
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: It's pleasant enough--and thankfully it's not zany. The problem is that Danson's crisis is believable midlife comedy, while the patients' neuroses are closer to stock. [9 Oct 2006, p.41]
60
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: A sly, witty step up from the boorish "Becker." Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: It's funny in its own way, smarter than most TV comedies and has a terrific cast -- all of which makes me wonder why I'm not more moved by it. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: At first blush, "Help Me Help You" looks like it will be terrible, but it's not. The actors are talented. The language and pacing are playful. Read full review
50
Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
Season 1 Review: A mildly amusing sitcom that is promising -- including the sense that it promises to go nowhere fast. Read full review
50
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: Mr. Danson has some funny moments, but he is not as comfortable in a comic genre where deadpan takes the place of punch line. Read full review
50
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: Considering his talents, Danson should be the show's biggest asset, and yet his character has become its biggest problem. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: The show isn't a debacle, but it's a disappointing comedy that doesn't live up to an interesting premise. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: For now, it remains more like a group of shuffled skits than a cohesive series. Read full review
40
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: It’s not laugh-out-loud funny, but once in a while it’s vaguely amusing, though certainly not in a must-see sort of way. Read full review
40
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: Several steps up from "Becker." Read full review
30
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: While [Danson's] old-pro timing gives the show a modest lift, "Help Me Help You" provides more of an incentive to get off the couch than to plop down on one. Read full review
30
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: The jibes quickly wear thin and predictable, and there's simply not much to Help Me Help You. Read full review
30
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: Danson throws himself into the role with good humor, but Help Me Help You yields little good humor. Read full review
20
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: There's no laugh track, so maybe it's all supposed to be sophisticated and delightfully risque. But nobody will be mistaking Rushfield and Konner for Noel Coward or Oscar Wilde. Read full review
10
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: This comedy is just not funny. Read full review
10
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: "Help Me" is a Gobi Desert of laughs... There's a strong odor of desperation on-screen, as if the competent and seasoned actors here know they're in this for a short ride. Indeed, they are. Read full review
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