The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
SHOWTIME | Release Date: January 17, 2016
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Wall Street JournalDorothy RabinowitzFeb 26, 2016
Season 1 Review: This is one circus worth attending, a series bottomless in its capacity to fascinate. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubJoshua AlstonMar 8, 2016
Season 1 Review: The show is at its best when national politics is at its worst. Read full review
80
The New York TimesJames PoniewozikMar 2, 2016
Season 1 Review: Cheerfully cynical yet with a sincere appetite for the game, The Circus is both a document and an example of the superficiality of today’s elections. It may not be a three-dimensional picture, but it’s a vivid one. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 19, 2016
Season 1 Review: Halperin and Heilemann, authors of the best-sellers Game Change and Double Down, certainly know their stuff, even if they inject themselves a little too enthusiastically into the proceedings. And the grizzled McKinnon, a veteran of five presidential campaigns, lends a knowledgeable insider's perspective. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian LowryJan 19, 2016
Season 1 Review: While The Circus might be sporadically colorful, at a time when the inside-baseball of politics has become daily grist for the hungry media and its own spectator sport, with all due respect, it’s anything but a game-changer. Read full review
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