Mad Men
AMC | Release Date: July 19, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
86
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 199 Critic Reviews
Positive:
189
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Washington PostHank StueverApr 11, 2014
Season 7 Review: It’s as watchable as ever, and also as unsatisfying as ever, as it veers toward the helter-skelter. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAlessandra StanleyApr 10, 2014
Season 7 Review: The cinematography is striking, as always; the sets and costumes remain as telling as the dialogue--this is when Peter Max was on the cover of Life magazine. But many of the characters are repeating themselves or pedaling in place, and the historic underlay that was once so piquant is now dreary. Read full review
50
Cleveland Plain DealerMark DawidziakApr 11, 2014
Season 7 Review: In the past, the slower season premieres crackled with energy. You could feel the tension. Traveling through Time Zones, you experience something of a power failure. Read full review
50
Washington PostHank StueverApr 5, 2013
Season 6 Review: Mad Men is that rare thing that can be as infuriating as it is perfect. I’ve gone back and forth (and hot and cold) on it as much as a critic can; I warmed to it last season but feel a familiar chill this time. Read full review
50
NewsdayDiane Werts
Season 1 Review: To steal from the old beer slogan, (this show) looks great, (but it's) less filling (than it intends). Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)John Leonard
Season 1 Review: This series feel like a fifties leftover, chock-full of unimportant secrets. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterRandee Dawn
Season 1 Review: There's much to admire about Mad Men, and much worth tuning in for. But so far, it's all soft sell. Read full review
40
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: The costumes and sets are just ducky and highly evocative, but the people in and around them spoil the show, gum up the works and shatter veracity. Read full review
40
The New RepublicSacha Zimmerman
Season 1 Review: The mood is serious, not campy, and there aren't laugh-out-loud moments, just a lot of groaners--at which point, the show simply becomes a reflection of its characters: depressing. Read full review
40
Washington PostHank Stuever
Season 3 Review: Try as I might, Mad Men fails to resonate, settle in, tell me something. It can no longer get out of its own way so as to allow its multiple story lines to experience actual forward momentum. (Only the calendar does that.) Read full review
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