The Goodwin Games
FOX | Release Date: May 20, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
8
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
NewsdayDiane WertsMay 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: There's humor, there's heart, you'll laugh when you don't expect to. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyJeff JensenMay 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: The Goodwin Games will have to consistently match the cleverness and poignancy of its pilot to win in the long run. Coming from the creators of How I Met Your Mother, there's reason to hope. Read full review
70
SalonWilla PaskinMay 21, 2013
Season 1 Review: The first episode isn’t riotous (truly hilarious pilots are rarer than... even truly hilarious sitcoms), but it’s confident and charming and the characters seem fully formed. Read full review
70
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenMay 20, 2013
Season 1 Review: True, it may be a little too high-concept, but it held my attention much better than plenty of other, much worse TV comedies. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerMay 20, 2013
Season 1 Review: The surprise is that at least from the peppy pilot, it’s possible that this might actually work reasonably well. Read full review
67
HitfixAlan SepinwallMay 21, 2013
Season 1 Review: It's sweet in spots (mainly in scenes involving Miller's ex-con man-child trying to reconnect with his daughter), and the idea has potential, even though this is a premise pilot that has to spend so much time introducing the siblings and the competition that none of it's fully realized. Read full review
67
Uncle BarkyEd BarkMay 16, 2013
Season 1 Review: Goodwin Games isn’t an Olympian comedy but it’s by no means an out-and-out clunker either. Read full review
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