Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Negative: 1 out of 5

Critic Reviews

  1. Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Apr 20, 2015
    80
    The TV version preserves the form and excited tone of the podcast, with better production values and a bigger stage.
  2. Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Apr 20, 2015
    70
    The show’s staging in the Hall of the Universe at New York’s American Museum of Natural History in front of an audience is a little low-concept, but the enthusiasm of Mr. Liu and Ms. Lord in Monday’s premiere keeps Star Talk from getting too dry.
  3. Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Apr 20, 2015
    60
    Neil deGrasse Tyson’s new weekly late-night talk show plays like a Flintstones vitamin. He wraps the real message in the kind of sweet packaging that makes viewers hardly notice they’re getting something that’s good for them.
  4. Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Apr 17, 2015
    40
    What emerges is a disjointed affair.
  5. Reviewed by: John Teti
    Apr 20, 2015
    25
    On StarTalk, Tyson must interact with guests, and his instincts fail him. He’s impatient. He rambles. And he sands down the edges on every topic rather than raising his viewers up.
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. skw
    Jun 29, 2015
    10
    You know, I really like Neil DeGrasse Tyson. It's really appealing when someone -- anyone -- LOVES what they do for a living and he seems toYou know, I really like Neil DeGrasse Tyson. It's really appealing when someone -- anyone -- LOVES what they do for a living and he seems to do so in spades! He also has an ability to explain things so that anyone can understand the concept. I'm definitely NOT a science person, but he manages to make even unadulterated science interesting to me. This show's a keeper NGC! Full Review »
  2. May 10, 2015
    9
    I think it's a wonderful way to get "average" people to get interested in science. Most people will not tune in to a science based show asI think it's a wonderful way to get "average" people to get interested in science. Most people will not tune in to a science based show as many consider it too boring. Tyson has a clever way of getting information to people without it seeming like a documentary. Well done. Full Review »