Scream Queens (2015)

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 22, 2015
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 33
  3. Negative: 4 out of 33

Critic Reviews

  1. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Spencer Kornhaber
    Sep 25, 2015
    30
    The deranged creativity of the slayings make for perhaps its only real horror/joy.... The rest of the show is terrible-bad, rather than terrible-good.
  2. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Isaac Feldberg
    Sep 22, 2015
    30
    A hot mess that sets out to be so many things at once – scary, silly, smart and self-aware among them – and fails on every count. What’s left over is about as appetizing as a mouthful of battery acid.
  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Sep 17, 2015
    20
    This mean-spirited and imbecilic cartoon feels concocted by 14-year-olds sifting through their ugliest tweets. [21-27 Sept 2015, p.17]
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  5. Las Vegas Weekly
    Reviewed by: Josh Bell
    Sep 17, 2015
    20
    Scream Queens is completely clueless about what’s actually scary, and its comedy is ugly and mean-spirited, full of hateful stereotypes and casual misogyny.

Awards & Rankings

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#38 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015
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#40 Most Shared TV Season of 2015

User Reviews

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 343 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 273 out of 343
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 343
  3. Negative: 45 out of 343
  1. angelsweetz
    Sep 23, 2015
    10
    Don't listen to the people that claim this is a bad show - especially the ones that say that they used to watch American Horror Story. ADon't listen to the people that claim this is a bad show - especially the ones that say that they used to watch American Horror Story. A majority of those people don't understand that this show isn't trying to be like American Horror Story, it's trying to be a comedy-horror series. I was skeptical at first - how could possible mix two different genres successfully? Nevertheless, I watched the show to see if it would come through.

    To my surprise, it did.

    The actors are all simply amazing. There are people that say Emma Roberts is a bad actress, but those people don't see the different between a "mean girl" character and a bad actress. What Emma Roberts was in Scream Queens was a "mean girl" character, and she played her role very well. All of the actors did, really.

    The story itself is very interesting. I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll just say there's a lot of mystery, comedy, and scary scenes (but not gory to the point where it'll give you nightmares). I really have to acknowledge how great the writers did - the scenes that are supposed to be funny are hilarious, and the scenes that are supposed to be scary can be downright terrifying and/or shocking (depending on the scene). The mystery, unlike many other shows, is actually very engaging. At the end of the episode, I was literally asking so many questions about the mysteries in this show, and I can't wait for the next episode.

    This is my very first review. I saw so many people down talking this show because they thought it would be American Horror Story: Part 2, but I don't want people to be mislead by these reviews. And to those reviewers-

    This is NOT American Horror Story. This is meant to be a horror-comedy and it exceeds with flying colors at what it's trying to do. If you want a dark, twisted, horror movie stretched out into a series, then go back to watching American Horror Story. If you want to watch Scream Queens, please try to view it as what it is rather than what it's not. What you're doing is like trying to watch Spongebob and getting pissed off that it isn't like The Little Mermaid.    … Full Review »
  2. estabad
    Sep 23, 2015
    1
    Is very bad, the performances, the script, everything is bad, full of clichés, very poor and mediocre performances. the expectations were veryIs very bad, the performances, the script, everything is bad, full of clichés, very poor and mediocre performances. the expectations were very high and the result was disappointing, the worst TV show of Ryan Morphy… Full Review »
  3. Dloc-Johan
    Sep 24, 2015
    10
    Eu gostei muito do Scream Queens, SQ é um humor negro que mostra a personalidade psicopata de algumas muitas pessoas que não se consideramEu gostei muito do Scream Queens, SQ é um humor negro que mostra a personalidade psicopata de algumas muitas pessoas que não se consideram perversas como na vida real só que com uma historia mas interessante, mostra o potencial da geração atual e horrorizar… Full Review »
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