Superior Donuts

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 2, 2017
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
4.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 34
  3. Negative: 14 out of 34
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  1. metabad
    Apr 29, 2017
    4
    I like Judd Hirsch and I tuned in just to see him.
    Sadly, this show is not nearly good enough to give it a pass.
    It feels too calculated and uninspired. An old white guy with a young fast talking black guy. Felt a little too stereotypical. If it just were funny enough, I could have accepted all that, but it isn't. It's run of the mill, a couple of oneliners and that's it. Katey Sagal    I like Judd Hirsch and I tuned in just to see him.
    Sadly, this show is not nearly good enough to give it a pass.
    It feels too calculated and uninspired. An old white guy with a young fast talking black guy.
    Felt a little too stereotypical.
    If it just were funny enough, I could have accepted all that, but it isn't.
    It's run of the mill, a couple of oneliners and that's it.
    Katey Sagal is in it, but she doesn't get good lines or a lot to do.
    David Koechner is a bit more lucky, getting better lines.
    I liked Maz Jobrani, though.
    Still, the main characters and the supporting cast can't pull the show out of its mediocrity, to say it kindly.
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  2. JorgeLestre
    Feb 3, 2017
    5
    'Superior Donuts' has some funny jokes and a very talented cast. However, everything seems so rushed that it falls to gain momentum. Despite this, it is still worth taking a look.
  3. Ripandread
    Mar 6, 2017
    4
    While there are some amusing comedic moments, the overall show is just another situation comedy aided by a laugh track and standard one-liners. Judd Hirsch can be funny, as he proved in Taxi, when surrounded by a talented cast. Unfortunately Hirsch doesn't have the "Sunshine Cab Company" ensemble with this show. Instead of "Superior Donuts" the donuts are a bit stale.
  4. Globe77
    Feb 14, 2017
    7
    It's no Seinfeld, M.A.S.H., or Cheers, but it's pretty funny and is keeping me entertained. I'm hoping the stories and characters develop. I'll keep watching for a while, anyway.

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Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Feb 2, 2017
    60
    All three actors know what they're doing and could be pieces of what would instantly be a solid ensemble. Around that ensemble, the show has a good, simple backdrop for an old-fashioned watering hole comedy in the Cheers vein, with only a couple of sets and very little unnecessary pretense.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Feb 2, 2017
    60
    It could get very good in the future, even though it’s not there yet.
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  3. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Jon Negroni
    Feb 2, 2017
    60
    It doesn’t always work, but it has the potential to break through its own built-in limitations.
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