Texas Ranch House
PBS | Release Date: May 1, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Christian Science MonitorGloria Goodale
Season 1 Review: "Ranch House" is engaging, droll commentary on the American dream and how we became the nation we are today. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf Smith
Season 1 Review: This being a made-for-television environment, no one perishes, but there are no happy endings here, either. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAnita Gates
Season 1 Review: Intriguing. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: Over four nights, the episodes do gradually blossom into the kind of internal dramas that power Mark Burnett-style reality shows. Just be prepared for long early stretches with minimal action and not entirely riveting characters. Read full review
63
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: "Ranch House" is the most ambitious of the "House" projects. Read full review
50
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: I kept wishing for a rose ceremony to perk things up. [8 May 2006, p.39]
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: Every reality show needs a mix of those you cheer for and those you jeer against, but "Texas Ranch House" has too many of the latter. Read full review
30
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: A plodding series that really just proves life was unrelentingly hard and pretty monotonous in the not-so-wild West. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
Season 1 Review: So it turns out that being cowboys isn't so romantic after all. It's also mighty slow-moving from an entertainment standpoint. Read full review
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