ABC | Release Date: September 27, 1996
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Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Newark Star-LedgerAlan SepinwallMay 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: Hart is a delight as Sabrina. She's warm, charming, always plays Sabrina as a vulnerable teen first, and a superpowerful witch second. The writing is very squarely aimed at younger viewers, but an occasional joke slips in just for the grown-ups. [27 Sept 1996, p.67]
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Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachMay 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: Hart's a real charmer, which bodes well. [27 Sept 1996, p.5D]
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Chicago TribuneSteve JohnsonMay 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: This is adapted, loosely, from the Archie comic books, and it's played in a light, bright comic-book style that is at once winningly broad and smartly sly. [27 Sept 1996, p.1]
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Chicago Sun-TimesLon GrahnkeMay 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: Charming. [27 Sept 1996, p.47]
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Washington PostTom ShalesMay 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: Perfectly respectable family fare, yet not so perfectly respectable that it's drippy. [27 Sept 1996, p.D01]
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Seattle Post-IntelligencerJohn LevesqueMay 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: In fleshing out a role that's based on the Archie Comics heroine, Hart herself is beguiling. [27 Sept 1996, p.34]
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San Diego Union-TribuneJohn FreemanMay 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: Think "Bewitched" for the '90s and Sabrina can be pleasant enough...But only if you buy the concept. [27 Sept 1996, p.E9]
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Boston HeraldElaine LinerMay 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: Young viewers disappointed at ABC's soggy sitcom version of the movie "Clueless" will find in Sabrina an appealingly fresh, funny show that delivers plenty of laughs. [27 Sept 1996, p.42]
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Orlando SentinelHal BoedekerMay 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: For a show about witches, Sabrina could use more tricks. The star's mother, Paula Hart, serves as an executive producer, yet Sabrina often looks less like a labor of love than run-of-the-mill kids' show. [27 Sept 1996, p.E1]
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Deseret NewsScott D. PierceMay 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: A silly bit of fluff, complete with low-tech special effects and silly sight gags. But that's exactly what it's intended to be. [27 Sept 1996, p.3]
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRobert BiancoMay 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: Sabrina isn't designed to appeal to adults, and isn't likely to do so. But if you're looking for family entertainment to watch with your kids, you should be able to sit through Sabrina fairly easily - as long as you don't mind some things that are patently ridiculous. [27 Sept 1996, p.28]
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USA TodayMatt RoushMay 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: Although this harmless adolescent fantasy may be diverting enough for the intended kiddie audience, Sabrina needs to learn some fresh magic to appeal to anyone who can actually tie his own shoes. [27 Sept 1996, p.3D]
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Houston ChronicleAnn HodgesMay 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: In my opinion, her performance registers as expressionless, which is not terribly impressive for one who's reportedly been acting since age 4. [27 Sept 1996, p.1]
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Boston GlobeRenee GrahamMay 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: This could be a nifty cross between "Heathers" and "The Craft." But the actors, especially Rhea and Broderick, never get loose and funky with their characters, and it makes the show listless and predictable. [27 Sept 1996, p.D18]