Shahs of Sunset
Bravo | Release Date: March 11, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
8
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyMar 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: Shahs of Sunset doesn't have any great message except maybe that the world of money knows no geographic boundaries. Read full review
50
People WeeklyTom GliattoMar 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: While obnoxious luxury is always watchable, the show is lazily cookie-cutter. [19 Mar 2012, p.42]
50
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardMar 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: Shahs of Sunset, which plays like a cross between "Jersey Shore" with an older cast and "The Real Housewives of Oblivion." Read full review
50
The New York TimesMike HaleMar 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: Resolutely generic. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyTim StackMar 8, 2012
Season 1 Review: Unfortunately, it's just another reality showcase for people bragging about their wealth. Read full review
42
NewsdayVerne GayMar 8, 2012
Season 1 Review: Another insufferable nose-pressed-against-the-glass reality romp that says the rich are just like you and me--only rich, and exceedingly, tiresomely narcissistic. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydMar 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: Though a stray remark of substance here and there escapes into the narrative, the six-part series, which premieres Sunday, has nothing much serious on its mind. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian LowryMar 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: The series keeps retreating to familiar tropes of the docu-soap genre, from a contentious dinner to a pool party that produces more finger-wagging verbal pugilism. Read full review
38
New York PostLinda StasiMar 8, 2012
Season 1 Review: The show, yet another "reality" show starring a bunch of rich people who supposedly spend all their time together, partying, fake arguing and creating drama out of nothing, is so dull, it makes "Russian Dolls" look exciting. Read full review
30
Washington PostHank StueverMar 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: Their ostentatiousness is more off-putting than aspirational and, frankly, it feels deliberately exaggerated for the camera's benefit. Read full review
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