Push Girls

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11

Critic Reviews

  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Jun 1, 2012
    100
    What's remarkable about this quartet, and why Push Girls proves that reality shows can actually be intelligent and engaging, is that in most ways the women's lives are in fact not all that remarkable.
  2. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Diane Werts
    Jun 1, 2012
    91
    [These women make] instant impact, of course, with their stories but also through sheer personality.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Clark Collis
    Jun 4, 2012
    83
    The fact that Push Girls borrows heavily from the Real Housewives format is initially worrying, given the sensitive subject matter, but ultimately seems like a savvy, on-the-side-of-the-angels move.
  5. Time
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Jun 8, 2012
    80
    It is, in other words, one more cable reality show about fabulous women. But in this case, the same old reality show is a refreshing change.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    Jun 4, 2012
    80
    What sets Push Girls apart [from other reality shows] is that these plots, and these women, are actually interesting.
  7. Denver Post
    Reviewed by: Joanne Ostrow
    Jun 1, 2012
    80
    Push Girls is a hybrid nonfiction series and, ultimately, an inspiring work.
  8. The Hollywood Reporter
    Jun 1, 2012
    80
    Despite the leisurely pace of the filming, which lacks a certain amount of dramatic tension, there's a fiery spirit to Push Girls that cannot be ignored.
  9. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    Jun 4, 2012
    75
    Push Girls is more "Sex and the City" than "Real Housewives"--and more real than they've been--at least up until now.
  10. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Jun 4, 2012
    70
    The premiere episode tends to lapse into a "You go, girl" mode typical of shallow treatments of disability, with fist-pumping and treacly background music.
  11. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Jun 5, 2012
    60
    Push Girls is at its best when the women tell their stories and depict the challenges they face in everyday life. But when the show's stars convene for gabfests, it feels as inauthentic as other docu-series.
  12. Salon
    Reviewed by: Willa Paskin
    Jun 5, 2012
    60
    Push Girls is not as edifying as it might be, but it's not sanctimonious either.