Surviving Suburbia

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 6, 2009
Metascore
34

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 12 out of 16

Critic Reviews

  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    50
    While its cynicism about suburbia is superficially novel, the show itself is quite old-fashioned if not old hat: lame dad, smart mom, cute child, knowing child, strange neighbor. Door here, door there, couch in the middle.
  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    50
    Suburbia isn't the worst show you've ever seen. It may not even be the worst show you could watch tonight in this time slot. But it is among the least-memorable.
  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: Troy Patterson
    40
    The jokes never got any better than that, not even when the girl-moppet later waxed ecstatic about Zac Efron in High School Musical.

Awards & Rankings

93
#93 Most Discussed TV Season of 2009

User Reviews

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User Score
3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 8 out of 13
  1. BarbK
    Apr 8, 2009
    9
    Old fashioned humor. Simple but funny. Loved it.
  2. jkdsvnkvnkknsfcnked
    Apr 7, 2009
    1
    I really dislike bob in this comedy because the directing sucks. really bad. same goes for acting. just watch everybody loves raymond on fox I really dislike bob in this comedy because the directing sucks. really bad. same goes for acting. just watch everybody loves raymond on fox instead. It wouldn't be torture.… Full Review »
  3. LolaLittle
    Apr 6, 2009
    0
    This was painfully boring and should be canceled immediately.
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