Sean Saves the World
NBC | Release Date: October 3, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
14
Negative:
8
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
33
The A.V. ClubEmily VanDerWerffOct 2, 2013
Season 1 Review: Sean Saves The World is almost completely devoid of laughs. Read full review
33
NewsdayVerne GayOct 2, 2013
Season 1 Review: The strange alt-reality of Sean Saves the World, where a hundred bits of TV past--floating aimlessly in our memories--have coalesced into a cultural artifact that feels as antediluvian as a Walkman. Read full review
30
Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandOct 3, 2013
Season 1 Review: The good news is that Hayes has been given a serviceable supporting ensemble.... The bad news is that Hayes isn't so much gay as he is neutered. And Sean Saves the World has the archaic look and feel of an '80s show. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushOct 3, 2013
Season 1 Review: This isn't so much a comeback as a case of go away and try again. Read full review
30
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenOct 2, 2013
Season 1 Review: The show is so manic, particularly Mr. Hayes’ performance, that it’s clearly trying too hard--and painfully obvious set-up dialogue. Read full review
30
VarietyBrian LowrySep 30, 2013
Season 1 Review: There’s simply precious little here worth seeing. Read full review
20
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanSep 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: The rhythms, the "jokes" and the pace are all stiff and overwrought, and priority seems to be giving Sean Hayes a huge number of opportunities to mug for the camera. Read full review
10
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanOct 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Basically, no cast has ever meshed less successfully than this one.... The situation set up for the comedy is all over the map and indecipherable, never more so than at work. The home-life scenes just have "Fake Sitcom" spray-painted all over them. Read full review
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