Mad Men

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Season 1
  • Network: AMC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 19, 2007
Season #: 7.5, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
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Critic Reviews

  1. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Diane Werts
    50
    To steal from the old beer slogan, (this show) looks great, (but it's) less filling (than it intends).
  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: John Leonard
    40
    This series feel like a fifties leftover, chock-full of unimportant secrets.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Randee Dawn
    40
    There's much to admire about Mad Men, and much worth tuning in for. But so far, it's all soft sell.
  5. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    40
    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.
  6. The New Republic
    Reviewed by: Sacha Zimmerman
    40
    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.

Awards & Rankings

16
#16 Best TV Season of 2007
9
#9 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007
2
#2 Most Shared TV Season of 2007

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User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 650 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 592 out of 650
  2. Mixed: 33 out of 650
  3. Negative: 25 out of 650
  1. BlakeP
    Nov 1, 2012
    10
    Though it takes quite a bit of time and effort to really submit into the world of "Mad Men", after a few episodes it's worth the patience.Though it takes quite a bit of time and effort to really submit into the world of "Mad Men", after a few episodes it's worth the patience. Once you become submerged in the business world of the '60's, it's ruthless, realistic atmosphere is so interesting that it's impossible to not be convinced that the actors involved really exist in our time. The show is consistently well-written, and every performance, particularly by Jon Hamm and January Jones, give it a sense of power that most TV shows beg for.… Full Review »
  2. EricS
    Jun 16, 2009
    3
    My wife and I watched two episodes. We won't be watching a third. Mad Men is a hamfisted portrayal of a some of the more obvious biases My wife and I watched two episodes. We won't be watching a third. Mad Men is a hamfisted portrayal of a some of the more obvious biases and blindnesses of the early 60s. As if every day dawned in 1960 in order to provide white men with opportunities to manifest their sexual and racial biases and -- along with all the women and negros -- to smoke all the day through. I can only explain the positive reviews of this show by surmising that the critics like to be assured -- as this show does minute by minute -- that we in the early 20th century are so much more enlightened than those Neanderthals in the mid 20th. Don't waste yout time on this one.… Full Review »
  3. JwGaming
    Apr 22, 2012
    10
    The hype around this show was killing me and I really wanted to watch it, so I did and i did not regret wasting my time on it. Mad Men isThe hype around this show was killing me and I really wanted to watch it, so I did and i did not regret wasting my time on it. Mad Men is awesome the era in which the show takes place is awesome the events that occur during each episode are interesting, the Actors are great and the backstory is great nonetheless. Big fan of the series so far !!… Full Review »
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