The Cougar
TV Land | Release Date: April 15, 2009
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
30
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
2
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Entertainment WeeklyKen Tucker
Season 1 Review: There are moments of low-down fun, and host Vivica A. Fox adds some genial energy. Let's see where this goes. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterRandee Dawn
Season 1 Review: It's a well-made show with a proven template, but others including "Ivana Young Man" and "Age of Love" have trod this road before. Read full review
42
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: Sure, The Cougar is idiotic--these shows always are. That's a large part of their appeal. But casting fouled up here. Read full review
30
Boston GlobeJoanna Weiss
Season 1 Review: By rights, given all of this material, "The Cougar" should be hilarious. But the show takes itself so seriously that, instead, it feels impossibly sad. Read full review
30
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: TV Land has made a concerted push to achieve a younger profile with original reality shows, but The Cougar manages to feel neither original nor real. Read full review
20
SlateTroy Patterson
Season 1 Review: The Cougar defeated my efforts to pay attention to it. I made four honest efforts to contemplate, or even to notice, what was happening in the pilot, and the show kept sliding right off my cerebral cortex. Read full review
10
PopMattersTodd R. Ramlow
Season 1 Review: The Cougar is not only oogy and repetitive, but also as behind the curve as TV Land‘s usual rerun fare. Read full review
0
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: Dating shows tend to be bottom feeders in the "reality" game, but not even the oiliest episodes of "The Bachelor" have ever felt as creepy as "The Cougar." Read full review
0
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: It's a horrifyingly embarrassing low-rent dating show in which a 40-year-old woman must choose one young cheeseball from among a batch of 20 spoiled curds. Read full review
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