Marlon
NBC | Release Date: August 16, 2017
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Entertainment WeeklyAriana BacleAug 14, 2017
Season 1 Review: All in all, Marlon's a satisfying throwback to '90s-era family sitcoms--just as long as you ignore the YouTube references. [18/25 Aug 2017, p.98]
75
New York PostRobert RorkeJun 13, 2018
Season 2 Review: Wayans’ fans will probably savor them. Like the overgrown kid he plays on TV, his charisma is undeniable and his wisecracks usually hit the bullseye. Read full review
67
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardAug 15, 2017
Season 1 Review: [Wayans] shouldn’t have to work this hard, but that’s the funny thing about comedy. When the material’s this light, somebody has to do some heavy lifting. Read full review
60
VarietySonia SaraiyaAug 14, 2017
Season 1 Review: Wayans’ performance is so outsized that it’s impossible to take him seriously; it’s like his character absorbs conflict, taking discord out of commission the way a bodyguard takes a stray bullet. Marlon is a steadfastly more comforting show--but it is less interesting, too. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonAug 16, 2017
Season 1 Review: Except for its familiarity, not necessarily a liability in TV comedy, there's nothing wrong with Marlon except its dated joke-punchline structure, deafening audience laughter and the tendency of the cast to shout all the dialogue. Read full review
50
New York PostRobert RorkeAug 11, 2017
Season 1 Review: The comedy doesn’t take off as it might have were it not trying too hard to be a family comedy. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandAug 11, 2017
Season 1 Review: Although Marlon may not come close in quality and sophistication to, say, “Modern Family,” or even “The Middle,” it’s modestly enjoyable and a smart move on NBC’s part. Read full review
45
Reason.comGlenn GarvinAug 13, 2017
Season 1 Review: Mostly Marlon is a lot of mugging and shouting by the star, with the rest of the cast reduced to a collective straight man. As somebody once said, a hundred times in half an hour, oh, hell no. Read full review
42
Uncle BarkyEd BarkAug 16, 2017
Season 1 Review: Don’t expect to take any ha-ha showers. Marlon isn’t up to that task either. Instead it over-blows everything in service to a star who doesn’t know how or when to stop. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergAug 15, 2017
Season 1 Review: Athough Wayans has fewer limitations as a performer, he'd have been wise to realize something similar and not leave his TV family as such an afterthought. As impressive as Wayans' skillset is, Marlon is too much Marlon. Read full review
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