Same Name
CBS | Release Date: July 24, 2011
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid KnowlesJul 22, 2011
Season 1 Review: The latest iteration of the genre of celebrity re-introduction--and one of its more amusing--is CBS' new show Same Name. Read full review
67
Uncle BarkyEd BarkJul 21, 2011
Season 1 Review: It all comes out pretty well in the wash. Same Name gets fairly close to sealing the deal on the idea that celebs can learn something from just plain folks. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyClark CollisJul 18, 2011
Season 1 Review: The "real" Hasselhoff tries to fit in with his namesake's family without alluding to his TV shows or his big-in-Germany-ness every two minutes. (Spoiler: He fails.) Even cynically minded wisenheimers such as myself can recognize the show's heart when both Hasselhoffs learn lessons about what's really important in life (and the winner is..."family"). Read full review
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