The Four: Battle for Stardom

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC , FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 4, 2018
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 5 out of 7

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  1. Kadeemluvmusic
    Jan 8, 2018
    3
    Much like a blatant knock-off of "The Voice," FOX just wanted a new and alternative vibe of singing competition that would make the upcoming revival of "American Idol" (which got picked up by ABC) look blush. But now you have a host who's no Ryan Seacrest, an iconic rap entrepreneur who changes his name a lot from Puffy to Puff Daddy to one of the most godawful judge on the show. AnMuch like a blatant knock-off of "The Voice," FOX just wanted a new and alternative vibe of singing competition that would make the upcoming revival of "American Idol" (which got picked up by ABC) look blush. But now you have a host who's no Ryan Seacrest, an iconic rap entrepreneur who changes his name a lot from Puffy to Puff Daddy to one of the most godawful judge on the show. An Grammy-winning rapper who now has a cute son and the only good judge. A singer who's
    well... "All About That Bass" And some guy who just tries his damned hardest to make an impression of the OG mean judge Simon Cowell. But this is no Idol, this is The Four. Yeah, good luck with the name since FOX was bought out by Disney. As Disney would say to Fox a la Star Wars: A New Hope "No Fox, I'm Am Your Father."

    As it turns out, The Four is doomed to fail. It's only a six-week competition, so that means that if the smoke is clear American Idol is rebooting for a new generation and The Voice looks to come back after the Olympics, I think it's safe to say that screw it. If this show's not gonna work, then blow it up. I mean, cancel the series. This could be my pick for the worst new show and awkward name of the new FOX.

    This show is nothing new. Young up-and-coming aspiring artists trying to reach the ultimate prize: a member of iHeartRadio's "On The Verge" artist and a recording contract with Republic Records. Sounds good on paper, but it was a like a PR stunt gone bad when this announcer for FOX wants to hype me about this show (once I started plugging my earbuds) so many times on the radio. But as a Idol fan myself, good season or not, I urged everyone to see "American Idol." The Four ain't be winning any awards once this turd of a reality singing competition is done for.    … Expand
  2. kennfusion
    Jan 5, 2018
    0
    We turned it off about halfway though when Sean Combs just started getting mean for no reason. At the moment he saw a contestant holding back tears, it should have been enough for him to realize he got his point across.....but for some reason, thinking it would make good TV....he not only kept it up, he doubled down on it. Kudos to the young lady for hanging in there for that. Shame on you Sean.
  3. respina59
    Jan 6, 2018
    0
    Pretentious, boring, fake. I cant imagine why someone decided this was a good idea. It reminded me of one of Black Mirror episodes!
  4. MarNoth
    Jan 5, 2018
    2
    Expectations were already low, due to the massive marketing push they put into advertising the show, as if they were not sure about it themselves(radio commercials every 20 mins. and every iHeart related announcer talking about it in every show). The show looks over produced and at some point even scripted. I feel the 6 weeks might be the max.
  5. likelike
    Jan 18, 2018
    0
    WOW REALLY BAD SEAN COMBS COMMENTS SAYING "HAS ANYONE SAID YOU LOOK LIKE A WHITE JESUS" TO A SINGER. SO SAD THIS SHOW HAS ALOT OF RACIAL OVER TONES. THE VIBE ON THE SHOW -IS HATE- NOT GOOD PLEASE LEAVE NOWWWWWWW

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  3. Negative: 2 out of 2
  1. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Kevin Fallon
    Jan 5, 2018
    10
    A cacophony of celebrity ego, bombastic production, and misguided cruelty, The Four purports to reinvent the singing-competition TV series for a modern audience and industry but is actually the worst kind of derivative: the kind with the irritating braggadocio of thinking it’s fresh. And, because it bears repeating, it doesn’t even showcase much good singing!
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  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Kelly Lawler
    Jan 4, 2018
    37
    While it tries hard to find new ground in the singing competition genre, the series is an unsuccessful combination of the highly produced spectacle of an American Idol finals and the vitriol and listlessness that mark its audition rounds.
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