The Kids Are Alright
ABC | Release Date: October 16, 2018
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Uncle BarkyEd BarkOct 15, 2018
Season 1 Review: Kids Are Alright has some fine, funny lines and also plenty of companion story lines to follow besides Timmy’s. It’s the best of the fall season’s new comedies from a network that’s become well-practiced in turning back the clock and making shows like these tick. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanOct 16, 2018
Season 1 Review: All told there's much to like in The Kids Are Alright, partly owing to the era being ripe with possibilities and partly because Doyle's sense of humor about his childhood rings mostly true as it reflects and finds well-earned comedy in nostalgia. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydOct 16, 2018
Season 1 Review: If there is nothing formally to distinguish The Kids Are Alright from that mass of American sitcoms, if it is modest in its ambitious and familiar in its beats, it has energy, plenty of well-milled jokes and a fine cast of actors that sit convincingly in their parts from the start. ... What The Kids Are Alright has going for it most of all is McCormack, who makes the most of a role cut to her talents. Read full review
75
CNNBrian LowryOct 16, 2018
Season 1 Review: A terribly generic name for a surprisingly distinctive and personal sitcom. Read full review
63
NewsdayVerne GayOct 12, 2018
Season 1 Review: It's good. Showrunner Tim Doyle, the former executive producer of "Last Man Standing," obviously knows his way around big Irish Catholic American families of the late 20th century. Read full review
50
TVLineDave NemetzSep 24, 2018
Season 1 Review: Michael Cudlitz has a few nice moments as gruff but tenderhearted dad Mike, but ultimately, the show isn’t funny or heartwarming enough to overcome how familiar it feels. Read full review
45
Reason.comGlenn GarvinOct 12, 2018
Season 1 Review: The kids are a ratty little mob of thieves, snitches, and dissemblers, which can be sporadically amusing. But the plot of the pilot seems likely to be repeated even more often than the money jokes. Read full review
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