Rock Center with Brian Williams
NBC | Release Date: October 31, 2011
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
New York PostLinda StasiNov 1, 2011
Season 1 Review: A news magazine at 10 p.m. that is so smart, so unexpected, so entertaining and yet so informative that you might think you just stepped back in time 20 years. Read full review
70
Washington PostHank StueverNov 1, 2011
Season 1 Review: The result was assured, quick-paced and enjoyably flavored with a few spicy dashes of Brian Williams's dry rub. Read full review
60
TimeJames PoniewozikNov 1, 2011
Season 1 Review: Rock Center may not be a ratings smash, and not all of its experiments may work. But the good news is, Williams and Stewart can both keep their day jobs. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushNov 1, 2011
Season 1 Review: Substantive without being stuffy, workmanlike but something less than a wow, the show often seemed indistinguishable from his Nightly News gig, albeit with longer stories and more opportunity for in-studio banter. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyKen TuckerNov 1, 2011
Season 1 Review: In general, Rock Center was lively without being crass, disappointing in that it didn't engage much in the news of the day. Read full review
50
The New York TimesAlessandra StanleyNov 1, 2011
Season 1 Review: Rock Center is still a work in progress, so it's hard to judge how it will fare. Read full review
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