The Deep End
ABC | Release Date: January 21, 2010
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
14
Negative:
8

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
37
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: Honestly, Deep End is the type of high-gloss, dim-bulb broadcast hour that makes you despair for broadcast hours. Read full review
30
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: The Deep End is a pale imitation without smart writing, imaginative casting or even a clever conceit. Read full review
30
SalonHeather Havrilesky
Season 1 Review: At first glance, The Deep End looks more like plastic food: shiny, colorful and perfectly appetizing, yes, but ultimately unsatisfying. Read full review
30
Washington PostHank Stuever
Season 1 Review: Buffed up with glossy polish and thoroughly lacking in sparks between characters, the only good news about this show is that it appears to have a script and actors and sets, which means it's not a reality show or "The Jay Leno Show." Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
Season 1 Review: Poorly conceived, badly written and indifferently acted, The Deep End is a jumble of terrible ideas from start to finish. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: The Deep End is stupid. It is obvious and ridiculous and badly acted for the most part. Read full review
25
Boston HeraldMark A. Perigard
Season 1 Review: Here’s the kind of firm even “Boston Legal’s” Denny Crane would have the sense to close down. And I don’t think I’ve ever sat through so many penis jokes in the 8 p.m. hour. Read full review
20
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: In the case of ABC's turgid legal melodrama The Deep End, you might not want to show up at all. Read full review
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