The Mick
FOX | Release Date: December 25, 2016
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50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
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7
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14
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
85
Reason.comGlenn GarvinJan 8, 2017
Season 1 Review: If you ever longed for the Roadrunner to be turned into Purina Coyote Chow or those little Family Circus kids to be sold to a Honduran sweatshop, The Mick might be for you. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubErik AdamsDec 19, 2016
Season 1 Review: The Mick prizes laughter above all—the petty sniping between kids and adults inspiring chuckles, the more elaborate and destructive set pieces going for gasps and belly laughs. When a sitcom knows its voice and sense of humor this early, growth and development can come along later. Read full review
75
The Detroit NewsTom LongDec 30, 2016
Season 1 Review: Like "The Simpsons," "Married with Children," "Malcolm in the Middle" and other Fox sitcoms, the ridiculous reach is what makes "The Mick" work. Read full review
70
Sioux City JournalBruce MillerDec 30, 2016
Season 1 Review: Olson does a great job as the title character, willing to go for anything if it lands a laugh. (Most times it does.) Read full review
67
Newark Star-LedgerVicki HymanJan 3, 2017
Season 1 Review: The first episode is not as edgy (or, quite frankly, as funny) as it thinks it is. Olson is a gifted physical actress but the woman-behaving-badly shtick starts off a bit toothless. The second episode is sharper. Read full review
67
IndieWireBen TraversJan 3, 2017
Season 1 Review: Between Olson and her talented cast-mates, there’s certainly enough here to merit future sampling, but this wannabe-badass sitcom could really earn its stripes by shedding its leash (somehow). Read full review
67
Uncle BarkyEd BarkDec 30, 2016
Season 1 Review: You may not laugh until it hurts, but there are some laughs to be had. Particularly for those who also swear by Family Guy. Read full review
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenDec 30, 2016
Season 1 Review: Clearly this isn’t the comedy of the "Leave It to Beaver" era, but there are some laughs to be found in "The Mick," which is made tolerable thanks to Ms. Olson’s charm in spite of the character she plays. Read full review
60
Vox.comCaroline FramkeDec 30, 2016
Season 1 Review: There's only so much mileage the show can get from focusing on "everyone on this show is awful" gags. But with sharp performances and total commitment to the hedonistic material, The Mick still finds a couple new places to explore. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergDec 30, 2016
Season 1 Review: After four episodes ... The Mick has already settled into that frustrating spot of being a comedy designed for cable but forced to play by network rules, too soft and squishy and indecisive but nonetheless consistently elevated by Olson. Read full review
58
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJan 3, 2017
Season 1 Review: Fox’s new comedy dangles the promise of outrageous high jinks just around the corner, but at its heart, it’s a conventional story, the misfit forced to become the parent to three wayward kids and, of course, become a better person. Read full review
50
The Salt Lake TribuneScott D. PierceJan 3, 2017
Season 1 Review: The Mick knows what it is. Knows what it wants to be. And it is pretty uncompromising about that ... although there actually are some warm and fuzzy moments in late episodes. There are also some genuine laughs. Although, after having seen the first four episodes, there aren't as many as there should be. Read full review
50
The Lincoln Journal StarJeff KorbelikJan 3, 2017
Season 1 Review: Believe it or not, the comedy’s not crass enough to really generate the laughs it should. Read full review
50
Yahoo TVKen TuckerJan 3, 2017
Season 1 Review: It’s just an okay sitcom with a frequently charming performance by Olson, which may be enough for a while, wedged in between New Girl and Bones. But it also seems like the kind of project that could leave Olson feeling trapped. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandDec 30, 2016
Season 1 Review: So few people saw ABC’s "Uncle Buck" last summer that it’s probably safe in this case to mention that — wait for it — it’s the same plot, which probably is familiar to fans of the John Candy movie. The Mike Epps show lasted just a little over a month on ABC, but the chemistry is better among the ensemble cast of "The Mick," and Olson is the sassy glue that keeps the whole thing together. Read full review
40
Los Angeles Daily NewsRob LowmanJan 3, 2017
Season 1 Review: Although Olson and the cast give it their all, “The Mick” is no fun. Read full review
40
ColliderAllison KeeneJan 3, 2017
Season 1 Review: For some, Olson’s immense comedic talents and the show’s rude humor may be enough of a diversion to stick with The Mick, but if you want to see Olson give a similarly great performance on a much better written show, go back to It’s Always Sunny. She deserved a starring vehicle, but this one let her down. Read full review
40
Washington PostHank StueverJan 3, 2017
Season 1 Review: A predictably crude but sometimes funny comedy. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMeredith BlakeDec 31, 2016
Season 1 Review: Ultimately the show feels like a shallow exercise in provocation. Once the incessant attempts to offend grow wearisome, there’s not enough here to bring you back for another round. Read full review
40
The New York TimesMike HaleDec 31, 2016
Season 1 Review: Without the freedom in language, tone and general obnoxiousness that FXX gives "Sunny," the over-the-top situations in "The Mick" are less likely to make you laugh than to make you feel vaguely uncomfortable. Read full review
40
Las Vegas WeeklyJosh BellDec 30, 2016
Season 1 Review: It’s hard to root for the characters to form a makeshift family when all of them are such terrible people, but their terribleness is compromised by the need to make them semi-likable. It’s the worst of both worlds. Read full review
37
USA TodayRobert BiancoDec 30, 2016
Season 1 Review: Add it all up, and what you actually have is a bad case of sibling envy, as Fox stretches for the kind of edgy comedy that has drawn praise and attention (if not always ratings) to sister network FX. What you don’t have is anything fresh or funny, or any particular reason to watch. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyJeff JensenJan 3, 2017
Season 1 Review: The pilot is all flimsy irreverence, pitting caricatures of entitlements and desperation against each other to meaningless effect. [30 Dec 2016 - 6 Jan 2017, p.115]
30
CNNBrian LowryDec 31, 2016
Season 1 Review: Every part of the show is predictable. Read full review
30
UPROXXAlan SepinwallDec 30, 2016
Season 1 Review: No story, or joke, goes as far as it needs to in order to really extract the necessary laughs. The FX version of this could be a scream; the Fox version feels watered down and largely forgettable. Read full review
25
NewsdayVerne GayDec 30, 2016
Season 1 Review: The material’s the problem. "The Mick" lumbers along instead of flies. Scenes grope for punchlines that — when or if they come — lack punch or just belly-flop. "The Mick" wants to be outrageous, but instead settles for excessive. Read full review
20
VarietyMaureen RyanDec 30, 2016
Season 1 Review: "The Mick" is too often simply shrill, and its occasional attempts to drag the storytelling in sentimental directions are unconvincing. Read full review
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