Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 19
  2. Negative: 2 out of 19

Critic Reviews

  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Farkash
    Jun 14, 2013
    60
    Although they seem an unlikely couple, Cox and von Esmarch begin to grow on you, and they're both very personable. [5 Oct 2000]
  2. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: David Zurawik
    Jun 14, 2013
    60
    Slight but likable. [7 Oct 2000, p.1E]
  3. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: John Levesque
    Jun 13, 2013
    58
    Cox and von Esmarch might seem like the unlikeliest of couples, but the obvious chemistry between them makes Nikki slightly more palatable than the show's pedestrian material would indicate. [7 Oct 2000, p.C1]
  4. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    Jun 14, 2013
    50
    There may not be much sexual combustion between Cox and von Esmarch, but they're charming and able young performers, and they're sweet together. Their show has a good heart. What it doesn't have, unfortunately, is a lot of laughs -- which is the one thing it has in common with most other WB sitcom attempts. [6 Oct 2000, p.11E]
  5. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Staff [Not Credited]
    Jun 14, 2013
    50
    If you're a fan of the attractive Nikki Cox (Unhappily Ever After and Norm), then there's a lot to like about this sitcom. [7 Oct 2000, p.5E]
  6. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Jun 14, 2013
    50
    The concept of Nikki sounds trite, but the execution is at least amusing in two out of the first three episodes. [8 Oct 2000, p.G-7]
  7. Dallas Morning News
    Reviewed by: Manuel Mendoza
    Jun 14, 2013
    42
    An unfunny formula sitcom with one so-bad-it's-good production number to its credit. [8 Oct 2000, p.7C]
  8. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ramin Zahed
    Jun 14, 2013
    40
    Has a heart of gold, but ends up delivering no big laughs and leaving no lasting impressions. [6 Oct 2000, p.24]
  9. Deseret News
    Reviewed by: Scott D. Pierce
    Jun 14, 2013
    40
    It's standard, low-grade, blue-collar sitcom. [7 Oct 2000, p.E08]
  10. Kansas City Star
    Reviewed by: Aaron Barnhart
    Jun 12, 2013
    40
    What's depressing is that Cox is a very gifted comic actress, but she can't seem to land a role that doesn't involve showing off her ample cleavage. [7 Oct 2000, p.E1]
  11. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Jun 12, 2013
    40
    In short, tight, low-cut everything, with her talents always on prominent display, Cox appears so much older than the baby-faced Von Esmarch that their relationship looks perverted, if not illegal. [8 Oct 2000, p.F6]
  12. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    Jun 12, 2013
    40
    Even with Las Vegas as backdrop, wrestling as a component and risque dialogue being spoken, WB's Nikki comes off as incredibly insipid. [8 Oct 2000, p.F1]