Man Up!
ABC | Release Date: October 18, 2011
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
7
Negative:
11
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
58
NewsdayVerne GayOct 17, 2011
Season 1 Review: There's a smoldering ember of promise here, mainly in the cast, even if the pilot tended to smother it. Read full review
50
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardOct 18, 2011
Season 1 Review: It's all about their attitudes, and on that front, Man Up! is a downer. Read full review
50
Uncle BarkyEd BarkOct 17, 2011
Season 1 Review: The whole enterprise seems way too wobbly to walk upright under its own power. Read full review
42
HitfixAlan SepinwallOct 18, 2011
Season 1 Review: At this stage, Man Up! (which was actually created by co-star Chris Moynihan) is a show with forgettable characters, jokes that don't land and a shaky grasp at best on its own premise. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyKeith StaskiewiczOct 17, 2011
Season 1 Review: Male characters are incompetent but lovable, and their wives nagging but wise, as if both groups had been snatched straight out of ads for beer and yogurt, respectively. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanOct 17, 2011
Season 1 Review: The point is, a bunch of good actors are stuck in a sitcom that has limited appeal. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian LowryOct 17, 2011
Season 1 Review: It's presented in such a familiar single-camera manner it would be easy to mistakenly assume "Man Up!" is a rerun of recent sitcoms past. Read full review
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