Kevin (Probably) Saves the World

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 3, 2017
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 3 out of 18
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Critic Reviews

  1. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Kelly Lawler
    Oct 2, 2017
    37
    The spiritually focused series aims for feel-good with a story about a down-and-out man doing good, but it inevitably misses the mark. The end result is sappy, confusing and often dull.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Gwen Ihnat
    Oct 3, 2017
    33
    A plot hackneyed enough to be absolutely confounding. ... The cast is its strongest point: Only Ritter’s charm as Kevin makes this show watchable at all; JoAnna Garcia Swisher, who also deserves a better TV series, and Chloe East are his able counterparts. (The banter between Kevin and his niece is the best part of the series.) But even with their considerable efforts, it’s not enough.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Sep 14, 2017
    30
    The first episode is so sappy it belongs on pancakes--and, yes, I realize the world is hurting, but patronizingly low-grade inspirational junk like this is not the answer to anyone’s problems.

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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 45
  3. Negative: 9 out of 45
  1. MartiYoung
    Oct 4, 2017
    10
    A show that offers HOPE and feel goods when our reality is crumbling. I love this show and will continue to watch! The entire cast is perfect.A show that offers HOPE and feel goods when our reality is crumbling. I love this show and will continue to watch! The entire cast is perfect. I'm excited to see where this show takes us, and I'm even more excited to see a show that's not about murder and loss cross my television. I love it!… Full Review »
  2. Ariadne
    Nov 6, 2017
    3
    After the first 3 minutes, I thought this was really well written. We got so much information about the family and characters and their backAfter the first 3 minutes, I thought this was really well written. We got so much information about the family and characters and their back stories in just a couple of scenes. But throughout the show it went from serious drama with a side of comedy to comedy with a side of light drama to sappy happy ending. This show needs to decide what it's going to be and then stick with it. If anyone can pull it off, it's Jason Ritter, but give him a good script to work with.

    Update: It's just not working for me. Right from the statement "find what the universe wants of you", as if the 'universe' is sentient. I get they didn't want to get religious, but the very nature of the show has religious connotations. So I'm done. I still gave it a 3, though, because, well, Jason Ritter.    … Full Review »
  3. Ededed
    Apr 19, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Not as bad as I feared. The premise is weak. Only 36 righteous people in each generation save humanity from destruction. Pu-lease! How did we get down to just one and a weak one at that? What I like is the “warrior’s” attitude and direct approach and the idea that if one just lets go of their personal baggage things can get better. We do need to help each other.

    What doesn’t work in this show is the tired idea that a person who is selected by God to save the world or even their own little piece of it have to keep their mission a secret. The idea that you have to look and act like some kind of crazy loon in order to do the bidding of the universe (or is it God, since the word choices in the scripts sometimes border on being agnostic) might enable the comedic situations, but makes the overall story suffer. If something like this were to happen to me, the first thing I’m going to do is tell the good news to my family and friends.

    Addendum:
    So now we learn the mission was a long shot and the warrior didn’t actually know if Kevin was to actually find the new righteous. Weak. Just weak. Then the weakness continues: Shortly after he finds one. The identity of this first one was to be surprise, but it was obvious after learning the driver had a baby on the way. Too predictable, too anticlimactic! Lowering my score for this show. The miracle would be if this show survives to season two.    … Full Review »
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