Kath & Kim

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 9, 2008
User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 47 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 47
  3. Negative: 18 out of 47
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  1. RC.
    Oct 12, 2008
    9
    High-camp shot on hand-held cameras and edited with a frenetic pace... both actresses are superb.
  2. AnthonyL.
    Oct 10, 2008
    10
    It was really funny.
  3. ChrisH
    Oct 10, 2008
    8
    Americans can't laugh at themselves - they'll hate this!
  4. MP
    Nov 8, 2008
    8
    I find myself laughing out loud at this show week after week. Molly Shannon and Selma Blair are brilliant, and the "supporting" cast is equally as talented. The dialogue is inspired and whoever is dressing these women is genius.
  5. BillyB.
    Oct 28, 2008
    9
    I almost checked out after the pilot...I agree it pretty much sucked....but I gave it a chance and by the third episode I'm loving it. The characters have finally become real, knowable and likable. Great shows like 30 Rock and The Office show how great characters are everything. Give it a chance.
  6. AlisonF.
    Nov 15, 2008
    10
    I love Kath & Kim it embraces the idiocy of America, general craziness, and is great at presenting it and adding some heart... The AU version is funny, but personally I think the US version is better because there is character development.
  7. Michele
    Oct 16, 2008
    8
    I thought this show was really funny!
  8. munnt
    Oct 16, 2008
    7
    Although it is hard to imagine where the writers can go from here, I thought the pilot was very funny. I thought Selma Blair was hilarious as Kim. I'm really surprised at how brutal the critics were.
  9. TrishyM.
    Nov 18, 2008
    9
    This show will eventually be hugely popular once viewers get to know the characters.
  10. nbc
    Sep 3, 2011
    10
    This show is hilarious. I do not understand why so many people thought it was terrible. I guess they just didn't get it. Maybe you have to have a specific type of humor. Anyway, Molly Shannon is wonderful as the sweet Kath Day and Selma Blair is a blast as the "I'm to good for everyone" Kim Day!!

Awards & Rankings

100
#100 Best TV Season of 2008
40
#40 Most Discussed TV Season of 2008

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
35

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 28
  3. Negative: 16 out of 28
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Jessica Sedgwick
    38
    Satiric comedy only works if it's funny. And in this case, it's not.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    42
    The core problem with K&K is that there's no character to root for.
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  3. Salon
    Reviewed by: Heather Havrilesky
    40
    Unfortunately, Blair's bratty take on Kim is repetitive and not even mildly amusing, Shannon is wonderful at her role (as always) but doesn't have much of a character to work with, and the stories are neither real enough to be relatable nor outrageous enough to flesh out a true farce.
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