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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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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