Skating with Celebrities
FOX | Release Date: January 23, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
4

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York Post
Season 1 Review: This show is so much fun that I couldn't stop watching it. It's "Dancing with The Stars" with the possibility of dangerous leg-breaking falls. What could be bad? Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterErik Pedersen
Season 1 Review: Combine the legions of figure skating fans with those who were swept off their feet by "Dancing With the Stars," and all signs point to a breakout hit. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: There is something satisfying about watching difficult things performed well, especially when the point is to make it look easy, and especially when the performer is a person who might reasonably be expected to fail. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
Season 1 Review: The “look what I can do” element is intrinsically enjoyable, if only because you’re waiting to see celebrity ass hitting ice. Read full review
60
SlateDana Stevens
Season 1 Review: It's a silly, sweet-natured waste of time, and (unlike the tortured caterwauling of the American Idol contestants) it's utterly irresistible. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: The skating is slow and rarely pretty, and it’s not live.
50
Entertainment WeeklyHenry Goldblatt
Season 1 Review: SWC lacks the charm of the original (Dancing With The Stars). [20 Jan 2006, p.65]
50
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf Smith
Season 1 Review: The result is ridiculous; but it's far more amusing than Hollywood Squares, which is where other formerly famous go to die. Read full review
40
NewsdayDiane Werts
Season 1 Review: Tonight's "Skating" debut glides onto the air in a weird sort of middle zone, not quite cheesy enough to skewer, yet too much a cheese-product to take seriously. Read full review
40
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: It's a rip-off (and not a particularly well-executed one) of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." Read full review
30
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: "Fox attitude" in this genre demands that if a show's worth producing, it's worth overproducing, from the music to the faux tension to the various back stories (injuries, struggles, pain) designed to gin up drama. Read full review
30
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: What makes a cloney-baloney reality show such as the new ''Skating With Celebrities" bearable? For me, it's the constant awareness of how ''Saturday Night Live" might milk its silliness. Read full review
30
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: A genius idea so diluted by imitation that it becomes hard to watch. Read full review
30
Washington PostJose Antonio Vargas
Season 1 Review: The result is rarely funny, often humdrum, surprisingly predictable fare. Read full review
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