Notes from the Underbelly
ABC | Release Date: April 4, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
8
Negative:
12

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: "Underbelly" has got some good, (no - I won't say "belly") laughs, but you've got to wonder what happens if the show's a success. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
Season 1 Review: Underbelly eschews cliche and makes pregnancy surprisingly laughable. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: Unexpectedly, it's funny. And it gets funnier and sharper in future episodes. Read full review
70
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: It's different, it's droll, it's quirky, it's funny. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
Season 1 Review: It’s a more-than-solid cast, which is half the battle. Read full review
50
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: The show just kind of rolls along, never quite provoking you to change the channel but never providing any great reason to pay attention either. Read full review
50
Washington PostJohn Maynard
Season 1 Review: "Underbelly" does indeed aim narrow, likely appealing only to those who are pregnant or have recent memories of it. Read full review
50
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: The cast has an ordinariness that's a little too believable. [16 Apr 2007, p.43]
50
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: The only thing missing is fresh, smart, unpredictable humor. Read full review
40
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: "Notes" feel[s] like a number of other sitcoms about couples who hail from Mars and Venus, respectively, and adds little to the discussion beyond stretch marks. Read full review
40
SlateTroy Patterson
Season 1 Review: Occasionally sharp as an epidural needle, often dumb as a pea pod, sometimes half decent. Read full review
40
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: There's nothing particularly awful... But there's nothing particularly right about it either, and laughs are spotty at best. Read full review
30
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: It's another one of those dismissable, disposable, oh-so-slight comedies. Read full review
30
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: Forget the epidural, you'll need laughing gas, stat. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
Season 1 Review: Clearly, "Notes" plans to explore the fear, joy and ridiculousness that parenthood inspires in so many of us, relying on the quirks of the characters to infuse this with sass and humor. But none of the characters seems up to the task. Read full review
30
VarietyPhil Gallo
Season 1 Review: There's no sign of passion here; it's all awkward. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: All this obvious plot about baby showers, maternity peeing and big-belly clothing is unbearable. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: A lackluster show about a conflicted mother-to-be and her annoying and oblivious husband that mostly provides ammunition to those who argue that Hollywood is out of touch with the real world. Read full review
20
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: Nearly everything feels stale in this sitcom. Read full review
20
Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Season 1 Review: There’s nothing especially novel or insightful, let alone funny, about the show’s take on impending parenthood. Read full review
20
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: [It] recycles all the comedy cliches of pregnancy. Read full review
10
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: No cliché is unexplored, no supporting character is allowed to resemble an actual person. Read full review
10
Baltimore SunDavid Zurawik
Season 1 Review: It is one of the worst sitcoms on the air. Read full review
0
The New York TimesVirginia Heffernan
Season 1 Review: Revolting.... Watch and you’ll lose your appetite for life. Read full review
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