The Madison

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Season 1
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22

Critic Reviews

  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Mar 13, 2026
    30
    Purely as entertainment, it is inert; the story, about a family in mourning, features histrionics worthy of grand opera and a level of rudeness that could peel paint.
  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Mar 13, 2026
    25
    Even if you’re not triggered by Sheridan’s blatant provocations, “The Madison” is missing a story engine. The end of the pilot offers one option, then tries it out again at the end of Episode 2, and then abandons it for the rest of the season.
  3. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Marshall Shaffer
    Mar 13, 2026
    25
    Her [Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn] incandescent rage provides the only source of illumination in this tired parade of anti-elitist tropes straight out of a Fox News opinion show. The performance is good enough to make one wish Sheridan had any idea how to write material worthy of the actress.