The 1/2 Hour News Hour

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
13

Overwhelming dislike - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 10 out of 11

Critic Reviews

  1. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    60
    If none of this quite rises to the level of Jon Stewart's intellectual hopscotch or Amy Poehler's inspired lunacy, it's nonetheless agreeably funny.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    30
    Sometimes the humor is so heavy-handed that it seems almost like self-parody.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    20
    A look at the first episode suggests that, just as A.M. radio is the unassailable province of the right, TV might better be left to the left.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    10
    As for Surnow, in a sense, he's added a program to his resume that neatly dovetails with "24" -- demonstrating that stiff, uninspired comedy isn't exactly torture; it's just not much fun.
  6. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Joanna Weiss
    10
    In truth, there's nothing wrong with partisan humor, as long as it's actually funny. But here, even the less-political jokes are hopelessly obvious or old.
  7. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    10
    The humor is so predictable and so stale that it fails to produce any laughs.
  8. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    10
    The 1/2 Hour News Hour is slow torture all by itself.
  9. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    0
    "Weekend Update" on its worst night isn't this bad.
  10. Slate
    Reviewed by: Troy Patterson
    0
    You couldn't skewer a cube of tofu with material this dull.
  11. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Amelie Gillette
    0
    It's even worse than anyone imagined.
  12. The New Republic
    Reviewed by: Sacha Zimmerman
    0
    It's hard not to keep staring perplexed, squinting a little, and uttering, "I don't get it" every few seconds.

Awards & Rankings

100
#100 Best TV Season of 2007
3
#3 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007
41
#41 Most Shared TV Season of 2007

User Reviews

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User Score
2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 380 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 97 out of 380
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 380
  3. Negative: 273 out of 380
  1. PatrickS.
    Jul 13, 2007
    0
    awful and just not funny, an embarrasment to the conservative movement. an alternative to a liberal alternative that just doesnt exist. daily awful and just not funny, an embarrasment to the conservative movement. an alternative to a liberal alternative that just doesnt exist. daily show nd colbert attack the powerful, that includes dems and republicans. this awful tripe was obviously written by someone with no idea what humour or satire is… Full Review »
  2. Winm
    Jun 8, 2007
    0
    This show is god awful. As a conservative 'balance' to the Daily Show it fails in every way. It actually makes the Daily Show look This show is god awful. As a conservative 'balance' to the Daily Show it fails in every way. It actually makes the Daily Show look more central. As a comedy show its funniest thing is the horrible laugh track. The attacks on the ACLU are probably one of the worst ideas ever (and sadly perhaps the funniest segment). Conceptually they have no potential, and in practice they seem to be saying your constitutionally granted rights are funny to us. Any conservative that wants to see something funny should watch Dennis Miller (who himself is only funny if you have no idea about the historical things he refers to).… Full Review »
  3. GeorgeD
    Apr 4, 2007
    0
    This is just painful. i'll laugh at anything remotely funny, but the only humor this show has provided has been the reviews
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