The Exes
TV Land | Release Date: November 30, 2011
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Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
8
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenNov 29, 2011
Season 1 Review: TV Land continues its foray into original scripted programming with The Exes, the network's best sitcom effort since "Hot in Cleveland." Read full review
67
Uncle BarkyEd BarkNov 29, 2011
Season 1 Review: Its hip replacement is a cast that's been around the block and knows how to act accordingly. Read full review
67
NewsdayVerne GayNov 28, 2011
Season 1 Review: Familiar doesn't mean bad, and there's some likable charm here. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyNov 29, 2011
Season 1 Review: At the very least, it maintains TV Land's brand as the comfort food of television. Read full review
58
HitfixAlan SepinwallNov 30, 2011
Season 1 Review: It's mediocre, but it's at least pleasantly mediocre. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian LowryNov 29, 2011
Season 1 Review: Admittedly, nothing here will make anyone forget "3rd Rock" or "Seinfeld." But watching The Exes after TV Land's "Retired at 35" or "Happily Divorced," it seems reasonable to settle. Read full review
50
RedEyeCurt WagnerNov 29, 2011
Season 1 Review: Johnston, Faison, Knight and Basche have their moments, but more often than not they hammer the jokes home, mugging insufferably as they do so. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandNov 29, 2011
Season 1 Review: Nothing terribly inventive here, but it's fairly easy to like the three guys, especially Faison. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydNov 30, 2011
Season 1 Review: Watching it, you feel as if you have seen it all before, and will again, until eternity ends. Read full review
40
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertNov 29, 2011
Season 1 Review: All of these actors are pros when it comes to timing, moving quickly past the worst jokes before you realize how bad they are. Read full review
40
The New York TimesMike HaleNov 28, 2011
Season 1 Review: It's not very good--hackneyed and medium funny at best. But as sitcom comfort food goes, it's not the worst either. Read full review
38
People WeeklyTom GliattoDec 8, 2011
Season 1 Review: The Exes is New Girl fallen off the back of a truck. [19 Dec 2011, p.44]
30
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushNov 30, 2011
Season 1 Review: The Exes feels like a stale Frankenstein sitcom cobbled together with spare parts--by which we mean veteran actors--who made their names on better shows. Read full review
25
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardNov 30, 2011
Season 1 Review: The Exes is the kind of show you can dump without a second thought. Read full review
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