The Bold Type

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Season 1
  • Network: Freeform
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 11, 2017
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
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Critic Reviews

  1. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Jul 11, 2017
    90
    It’s part journalism drama, part Sex and the City-style female bonding comedy with sex and romance; it’s equally interested in being both things at once, to the best of its ability, and damned if it doesn’t pull it off more often than you’d think.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Jun 20, 2017
    70
    It’s fun, if this type of fun is your cup of tea. ... Kat especially makes for a charming, bold character--and the chemistry between the girls is neither saccharine nor unbelievable. It doesn’t have the streak of darkness that Freeform’s flagship “Pretty Little Liars” does. But The Bold Type makes up for it with a lot of go-girl vim that would make Helen Gurley Brown proud.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Gwen Ihnat
    Jul 11, 2017
    67
    That’s the part that The Bold Type excels at, offering modern takes that the young women of The Best Of Everything’s Pendant Publishing could never have imagined. (Anvil-like, Scarlet’s publishing corporation is called Steinem.) They’re almost enough to surpass the sometimes cloyingly sweet nature of the unrealistic trio at the show’s center.

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User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 55
  3. Negative: 15 out of 55
  1. nbmountainash
    Jul 12, 2017
    10
    The characters are compelling and the jokes are contextual and genuinely funny. It addresses important issues but it doesn't feel like it'sThe characters are compelling and the jokes are contextual and genuinely funny. It addresses important issues but it doesn't feel like it's trying too hard. It immediately became one of my favorite new shows!… Full Review »
  2. hxydx
    Jul 27, 2017
    10
    I just loved the show, a good teen/young adult intro to feminism, all the main stories are interesting, funny and charming, you fall in loveI just loved the show, a good teen/young adult intro to feminism, all the main stories are interesting, funny and charming, you fall in love for characters right away.… Full Review »
  3. DavidDaniel
    Dec 25, 2017
    9
    The Bold Type was one of the biggest surprises of the year. I expect mindless entertainment, but the show is so much more and doesn't scareThe Bold Type was one of the biggest surprises of the year. I expect mindless entertainment, but the show is so much more and doesn't scare away from tackling hot topics.… Full Review »
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