The McCarthys

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 30, 2014
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Oct 29, 2014
    30
    CBS's The McCarthys manages to be unfunny, dated and stereotypical all in under a half-hour.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Sep 19, 2014
    25
    Like too many sitcom-makers these days, creator Brian Gallivan bases this quickly forgettable series on his upbringing as the athletics-averse gay sibling in a Boston household full of loudmouthed sports nuts.
  3. Zap2it (Inside the Box)
    Reviewed by: Chris E. Hayner
    Oct 30, 2014
    10
    At the end of the day, The McCarthys feels like an incredibly dated concept done incorrectly. If it's not the worst new comedy of the fall, it's certainly giving the others a run for their money.

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User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15
  1. pedrogonzalez
    Oct 31, 2014
    10
    This pilot was not only funny, but shows a lot of promise; something that most pilots combine. I was laughing non-stop, and the family has aThis pilot was not only funny, but shows a lot of promise; something that most pilots combine. I was laughing non-stop, and the family has a great chemistry that is not easy to produce! Two thumbs up!… Full Review »
  2. habrown
    Nov 7, 2014
    10
    I've only watched the first episode but I have to say right on! This one knocks it clear out of the park. It's well written and funny andI've only watched the first episode but I have to say right on! This one knocks it clear out of the park. It's well written and funny and witty and both Ritter and Metcalf are terrific. And so Boston! Love it! This show will stick.… Full Review »
  3. NotchFilter
    Aug 17, 2017
    7
    This show is turning out to be quite good. The first couple of episodes were on less than solid ground, quality-wise.

    But the show has    This show is turning out to be quite good. The first couple of episodes were on less than solid ground, quality-wise.

    But the show has been rallying to excellence with the past two or three episodes. I'm happy to have hung in there....

    I was turned off by the summertime pre-season promotions about a ~Boston sports-oriented family~.

    The show is not about that at all.

    It *is* about the intra-relations of a family, and the love among those family members. Yah, sports is a secondary theme.

    The writing is up to the task, and the cast seems to have that spark that makes for a successful comedy ensemble. They truly seem to have fun working together.

    I like this show.    … Full Review »
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