Making the Band

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 24, 2000
Season #: 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17

Critic Reviews

  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Caryn James
    Nov 28, 2019
    60
    A stylish mix of candid documentary film and talking-to-the-camera interviews, the show looks like "The Real World" for a reason; it has the same producers. Musical scenes of the auditions and of dance and vocal practices become sharply edited mini-music videos; another producer is MTV.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Nov 28, 2019
    60
    It may not be great TV, but it most definitely is now. Think of it as "Who Wants to Marry a Multimillion-Dollar Contract." [24 March 2000]
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  3. Cleveland Plain Dealer
    Reviewed by: Tom Feran
    Nov 27, 2019
    60
    It is revealing in its accidental way and, like the boy bands, rates as harmless diversion. [23 March 2000]
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  5. Detroit Free Press
    Reviewed by: Mike Duffy
    Nov 28, 2019
    50
    Slick, mindlessly entertaining. [24 March 2000]
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  6. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: John Maynard
    Nov 28, 2019
    50
    For those who can't stomach the syrupy sounds of today's boy bands, consider this your warning. The program is full of the kind of sugarcoated songs that dominate today's pop charts. [24 March 2000, p.C07]
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  7. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ray Richmond
    Nov 28, 2019
    50
    This show looks less like a TV series and more like an attraction at Disney World. ("Hey boys and girls, it's Testosterone Land!") [24 March 2000]
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