The Approval Matrix: Season 1

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Sundance Channel | Sundance TV | Season Premiere Date: August 11, 2014

Summary: Hosted by comedian Neal Brennan, the talk show inspired by New York Magazine's Approval Matrix page, features a panel of celebrities and comedians discussing weekly news and entertainment items.

Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview

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Rob Owen

Aug 11, 2014

Provocative and occasionally insightful--except with Whitney Cummings brays with laughter--The Approval Matrix is like "The McLaughlin Group" for pop culture junkies. Read full review

Jon Caramanica

Aug 11, 2014

Rather than have the opportunity to respond to events in real time, the show is left to tackle broad themes like fame and television’s golden age. And often, the conversations are edited in a way that appears to clip discourse short just as it takes off. Read full review

Ray Rahman

Aug 7, 2014

Things get wonky but not always interesting--middlebrow, really. Read full review

David Hinckley

Aug 11, 2014

Everyone talks fast, suspecting that if they pause to breathe, someone else will jump in. But it’s not too chaotic, and most of The Approval Matrix comes off as a discussion actual people could really have. Read full review

Verne Gay

Aug 8, 2014

An easily digestible guide to pop culture that can make any water-cooler conversation more interesting (or interminable). But this television adaptation--if tonight's premiere is representative--does not work. Read full review

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benjitek

Aug 12, 2014

Desperate attempt to emulate the Chelsea Handler show... She's doing her show until the end of the month, after which there will be a void in our nightly laughter quota -- this show won't fill it :-(

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