The Jim Gaffigan Show
TV Land | Release Date: July 15, 2015
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
NewsdayDiane WertsJul 13, 2015
Season 1 Review: What you will certainly see is how finely tuned both the marital observations and comic timing are.... This summer's must-see comedy smash. Read full review
100
The Lincoln Journal StarJeff KorbelikJul 13, 2015
Season 1 Review: Gaffigan is a master of self-deprecation, and the jokes here, at his expense, come fast and furious. The banter between Gaffigan and the supporting characters is extremely well orchestrated. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubGwen IhnatJul 15, 2015
Season 1 Review: What helps bring The Jim Gaffigan Show up to another level are its eponymous star and the cast he’s chosen to surround himself with. Gaffigan takes his own self-deprecation to absolute artistic heights. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydJul 15, 2015
Season 1 Review: A humane, human comedy, fun and funny. Read full review
80
Yahoo TVKen TuckerJul 15, 2015
Season 1 Review: It gets better with each episode--and it’s not as though Wednesday night’s premiere isn’t very funny. Read full review
80
Philadelphia InquirerMolly EichelJul 14, 2015
Season 1 Review: He tweaks both his nice-guy image and the family-sitcom formula just enough to make his show feel new--yet he retains the sense of familiarity that beckons viewers and keeps them watching. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushJul 10, 2015
Season 1 Review: As this glutton for self-punishment bumbles through bizarre misadventures, celebrity cameos by the likes of Chris Rock and Jon Stewart remind us that Gaffigan is more a player than a loser. His show's definitely a winner. [13-26 Jul 2015, p.12]
75
Uncle BarkyEd BarkJul 14, 2015
Season 1 Review: The Jim Gaffigan Show showcases its star at his exasperated best, putting his now well-honed spin on the befuddled dad genre from which many a sitcom has supped. Read full review
70
Sioux City JournalBruce MillerJun 20, 2016
Season 2 Review: The Jim Gaffigan Show works best when it’s housebound and forced to deal with a man who lives in boxer shorts and never seems too far from an all-you-can-eat home buffet. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Matt Zoller SeitzJul 15, 2015
Season 1 Review: The Jim Gaffigan Show is a likable and good one--and it gets livelier and more confident as it goes along. It isn’t trying to knock you out by reinventing the form. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichJul 14, 2015
Season 1 Review: Like its affable leading man, the series is an overall genial affair. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJul 14, 2015
Season 1 Review: Lots of amusing cameos add to the fun.... Mr. Gaffigan may not be the greatest actor, but he has a genial charm, which is the first prerequisite to making a show like this work. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyRay RahmanJul 20, 2015
Season 1 Review: Mostly his adventuress result in stray one-liners and stilted semi-riffs. Imagine a less nourishing Louie or Curb Your Enthusiasm, full of empty calories. [24 Jul 2015, p.54]
67
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJul 15, 2015
Season 1 Review: Gaffigan plays a tubby man-child version of himself, and in the classic TV marriage cliche (see “King of Queens,” “According to Jim”), he just happens to be married to an insanely hot woman (Ashley Williams, “How I Met Your Mother”) who is loving and supportive beyond rational means. But Gaffigan has ambition. Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonJul 15, 2015
Season 1 Review: The Jim Gaffigan Show isn't cutting edge or hilarious. It doesn't make us cringe in embarrassment. It's just cute, and sometimes, that's enjoyable enough. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJul 15, 2015
Season 1 Review: Neither The Jim Gaffigan Show or “Impastor” forget to be funny. Both shows have clever banter that makes us laugh.... [But] many scenes start to feel like setups. Read full review
60
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayJul 15, 2015
Season 1 Review: Maybe there's an edgier Gaffigan crying to get out, but the edgiest thing about the show is its approach to his family's religion, which is matter-of-fact and specific. Read full review
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJul 15, 2015
Season 1 Review: The show is at its slightest when it slides into the “dumb daddy” territory previously mined by “According to Jim” and myriad other sitcoms. But at its best, The Jim Gaffigan Show manages to be cleverer despite a familiar conceit. Read full review
50
The WrapTim GriersonJul 16, 2015
Season 1 Review: Onstage, Gaffigan can be winning as a regular guy. But The Jim Gaffigan Show is merely ordinary. Read full review
50
Washington PostHank StueverJul 14, 2015
Season 1 Review: The set-up is fine and the humor is mostly mac-and-cheese-flavored, but the first few episodes of The Jim Gaffigan Show struggle to nail down the “Modern Family”-like precision that seems to be the desired goal. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandJul 14, 2015
Season 1 Review: The comedy is gentle, a bit musty here and there, but the show grows on you. One reason is that everyone is so gosh darn likable. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian LowryJul 14, 2015
Season 1 Review: Like Gaffigan, the series has an affable quality to it; still, the premise generally feels a lot slimmer than its star is, as those around the self-deprecating comic constantly remind him. Read full review
50
Las Vegas WeeklyJosh BellJul 9, 2015
Season 1 Review: Gaffigan’s show was originally developed for CBS, and it has the safe, middle-of-the-road quality of most CBS sitcoms, which makes it just right for TV Land’s mild reinvention. Read full review
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