Kid Nation
CBS | Release Date: September 19, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
5
Negative:
4

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
30
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: But even if you pushed those questions about production ethics out of your mind last night, the Kid Nation premiere was still an uncomfortable, irritating, and narratively subpar hour of TV. It was a disorganized mess that milked its young cast for cacophonous psychodrama. Read full review
30
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: They're kids, exhibiting the kind of behaviors, good and bad, that kids do in real life. That's not awful or particularly surprising--but it's also not even remotely entertaining. Read full review
30
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: It's not so much an exercise in socialization as the indoctrination of children into a consumer culture. Read full review
20
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: Setting the controversy aside, the show is hopelessly derivative, shamelessly manipulative and in narrative terms, a bit of a mess. Read full review
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