Private Practice

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 26, 2007
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
45

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 25
  3. Negative: 7 out of 25
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Critic Reviews

  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    30
    This lightweight medical drama still needs serious script surgery.
  2. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    30
    Private Practice is hugely disappointing, and in so many ways that a mere review can't even begin to do all the problems injustice.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    30
    Spun clumsily and greedily off "Grey's Anatomy," the new series seems shallow and smirky.
  5. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    25
    You can see the script and directional tone holding back the actors.
  6. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    25
    Private Practice is bad. Not "worse than "Grey's Anatomy bad" in the sense that Rhimes really is good at pulling people's heart strings with melancholy and humor.
  7. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    20
    Private Practice is just plain McLousy, from its stock cast of whiny healers down to the hokey, gimmicky medical cases of the week.
  8. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    20
    It's amazing there's no orthopedist, since the show's so lame.

Awards & Rankings

72
#72 Best TV Season of 2007
40
#40 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007
27
#27 Most Shared TV Season of 2007

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User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 82 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 82
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 82
  3. Negative: 17 out of 82
  1. TVshowaddicted
    Nov 4, 2011
    8
    I think that some of the negative reviews did not watch the whole first season. Actually I love the characters. Then I agree with those whoI think that some of the negative reviews did not watch the whole first season. Actually I love the characters. Then I agree with those who didn't like the pilot, I taught it was cheap and the actors not good enough, but, after watching the whole first season, I liked it.. A lot.… Full Review »
  2. ShayS
    Aug 31, 2009
    8
    The show is good, and it as potencial, but the scripts could use work, because there is one thing in this show that REALLY gets to me - the The show is good, and it as potencial, but the scripts could use work, because there is one thing in this show that REALLY gets to me - the fact that the characters cant spend 5 seconds on the same subject (of their personal life) if Addison is talking to Naomi abou a guy she likes, Naomi doesn't show ANY interest and chages the subject to HER, this happends with EVERY SINGLE CHARECTER! and it makes me mad! But overall the show is great, AND HOW THE HELL WASN'T KATE WALSH BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY ?!… Full Review »
  3. MaryP.
    Feb 15, 2009
    10
    Give Private Practice a chance !! It's a great show !! New Characters and relationships, internesting medical cases, Addison that we all Give Private Practice a chance !! It's a great show !! New Characters and relationships, internesting medical cases, Addison that we all love, ect.… Full Review »
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