Jane by Design
ABC Family | Release Date: January 3, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydJan 3, 2012
Season 1 Review: The show is aspirational and at times genuinely exciting. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJan 3, 2012
Season 1 Review: The drama thickens fast, and if the creators keep stirring rapidly, Jane by Design could become the same good soapy fun as its best ABC Family sisters. Read full review
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJan 3, 2012
Season 1 Review: Jane is a decent enough little show but it's difficult to imagine how its writers will manage to sustain the premise. Read full review
58
HitfixDaniel FienbergJan 5, 2012
Season 1 Review: Jane By Design is by-the-numbers in its every facet. Read full review
50
People WeeklyTom GliattoJan 3, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's just a plainer Ugly Betty. [9 Jan 2012, p.40]
50
The New York TimesJon CaramanicaJan 3, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's refreshing, and ultimately unnerving, to see just how naïve Jane Quimby (Erica Dasher) is at the outset of Jane by Design. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushJan 3, 2012
Season 1 Review: [A] toothless hourlong teen-com. Read full review
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