The Carmichael Show
NBC | Release Date: August 26, 2015
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
23
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichAug 20, 2015
Season 1 Review: Carmichael and his writers find a way to balance the laughs--like a very funny moment when Cynthia races off to put on her “civil rights clothes”--with the unavoidable rawness stirred up by the situation [of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown]. Even though it’s not a perfect mix, you can see the series The Carmichael Show is striving to be here. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyRay RahmanAug 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: Everyone seems too busy delivering hokey lines to focus on being, you know, funny. [21/28 Aug 2015, p.96]
50
VarietyBrian LowryAug 25, 2015
Season 1 Review: Over the course of three episodes, some funny moments do emerge, but too often the writing feels as if it’s veering out of its lane to make points instead of doing so organically. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandAug 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: It’s closer relative is actually “Everybody Loves Raymond.”... In the TV world, imitation is the sincerest form of content production. What counts are the performances and the dialogue, and The Carmichael Show scores adequately in both categories. Read full review
45
Reason.comGlenn GarvinMar 12, 2016
Season 2 Review: There's no story or character development, just an endless chorus of set-up, punch line, repeat. And the punch lines aren't nearly cutting enough to carry all that indolently dead weight. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerAug 25, 2015
Season 1 Review: Like “Mr. Robinson,” it’s a cliché-filled mélange featuring terrible acting. But at least it tries to be more, and occasionally it succeeds. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyAug 25, 2015
Season 1 Review: At the end of the day, or at least the end of the pilot, we’re left with another quirky family that mostly seems to be heading only for the next laugh line. Read full review
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