Privileged
The CW | CW | Release Date: September 9, 2008
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: The dialogue is witty, the pacing is brisk and there’s some real heart amid all the tokens of the Palm Beach high life. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyKen Tucker
Season 1 Review: Garcia is impeccable, and Newbrough and Hale are likably bratty. Funnier would help, but charm is abundant. Read full review
70
Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Season 1 Review: Tonally, Privileged is an amalgam of the CW's other shows in this genre: more contemporary and (at times) funnier than the new "90210" but not as nihilistic as "Gossip Girl." And Garcia's both charming and a promising light comedienne. Read full review
70
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: The show has the makings of a more sincere, "Gilmore Girls"-like take on female bonding. Read full review
70
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: So while the plot points might be as far-fetched, the emotions aren't. Read full review
70
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: Privileged has the potential to be a largely positive, female-skewing series. Read full review
70
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: Great it’s not, but the fizzy mix of soapy elements, screwy comedy, high-society hijinks and romance dovetails with where the netlet has been heading programming-wise. Read full review
67
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: Garcia is a major-league cutie and sunny on-screen presence without being cloying. But enough with the filthy-rich-kid dramedies! Read full review
60
PopMattersTodd R. Ramlow
Season 1 Review: While the show doesn’t (yet) expand on its opening diagnosis of the “New Gilded Age,” it just might offer more careful consideration of other possibilities of self-interest. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
Season 1 Review: But aside from Garcia, Archer and Louis (who does a colorful turn as the chef), there's too much sizzle here and too little steak. Read full review
38
New York PostAdam Buckman
Season 1 Review: In the CW's world, happiness is rubbing elbows with the rich and fabulous, and drawing the attention of various rich boys, while a soundtrack of chick-friendly pop tunes plays constantly in the background. If this sounds like happiness to you, then by all means feel free to join this "Privileged" class. You have nothing to waste but your time. Read full review
37
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: Alas, like most copies, Privileged is a second-rate imitation. Read full review
30
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: JoAnna Garcia's overcaffeinated cuteness--the sort of thing that made otherwise decent people want to run Sally Field through with a pitchfork back in her Gidget and Flying Nun days--as a Palm Beach governess to trust-fund teen trash is nigh unbearable. Read full review
30
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: Just about everything in Privileged has popped up before, and what hasn't popped up before should never be permitted to pop up at all. Read full review
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