ABC | Release Date: September 13, 1995
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Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
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Negative:
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Washington PostTom ShalesJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: "The Drew Carey Show" bucks all the prevailing sitcom trends and does it endearingly. [17 Sep 1995]
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRobert BiancoJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: Though Carey has friends, his show is no 'Friends'-style ensemble comedy. It's closer to a blue-collar 'Seinfeld,' a star vehicle purpose-built to exploit its star's best talents, which it does quite effectively. [13 Sep 1995]
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St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: The writing, which draws heavily on Carey's stand-up act, is often funny, with wry comments about life's absurdities. [13 Sep 1995]
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Cleveland Plain DealerTom FeranJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: [Carey is] a fresh and winning presence, but so strong that the show will have to work to see that the other characters hold their own. [13 Sep 1995]
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Kansas City StarBarry GarronJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: Carey, a stand-up comedy veteran, has great timing and expression. It's easy to relate to his working-class persona. Now if someone could just make his friends a little funnier, "Drew Carey" could be a winner. [13 Sep 1995]
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)John Haslett CuffJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: One of the best of the new crop of sitcoms, a sort of low-rent, anti-glamour Friends, featuring a sharp-witted, likable and hilariously self-deprecating guy. [13 Sep 1995]
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Orlando SentinelHal BoedekerJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: Carey is likable enough, but The Drew Carey Show needs polishing if it's going to grow on America. [13 Sep 1995]
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Miami HeraldRobin DoughertyJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: Whatever Carey's trademark humor may be, it's lost in the translation to this forgettable show. [13 Sep 1995]
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Boston GlobeFrederic M. BiddleJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: Carey always keeps you watching, although he's always threatening to be funnier than he is. But more than any other "Friends" ripoff, this show's supporting actors slow down the central character - they're set decoration. [13 Sep 1995]
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Denver PostJoanne OstrowJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: The crew-cut and heavy black glasses are more memorable than the series. [13 Sep 1995]
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Chicago TribuneSteve JohnsonJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: The concept is "Seinfeld," but with "regular guys"--"regular," in this case, meaning "dull, dull, dull." [13 Sep 1995]