The Neighborhood
CBS | Release Date: October 1, 2018
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
NewsdayVerne GaySep 28, 2018
Season 1 Review: The comedy here can be broad, and is usually far from subtle, but there’s a buried message that promises better episodes ahead. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydOct 1, 2018
Season 1 Review: It has political points too, about diversity and unity, preservation and gentrification, which are simultaneously emphasized and danced around. Stripped down to its essentials, it’s a familiar sort of comedy about a person who would like to be left alone and the person who won’t leave him alone. ... If Dave can seem too weird to be true, the Butler family represents a dynamic so familiar to situation comedy as to seem practically real. Read full review
60
VarietyMekeisha Madden TobyOct 1, 2018
Season 1 Review: If executed properly, "The Neighborhood" could hold up a powerful cultural mirror in the vein of [Richard] Pryor and Norman Lear. But it’s not quite there yet. Read full review
50
Uncle BarkyEd BarkOct 2, 2018
Season 1 Review: CBS has taken major steps to make its new fall series considerably more diverse than last time. The Neighborhood hits that mark, but also marches to the same-old/same-old sitcom beats. Read full review
45
Reason.comGlenn GarvinOct 1, 2018
Season 1 Review: Perceptiveness alone will not carry a sitcom; it's got to have jokes. And The Neighboorhood relies far too much on the novelty of a black character spouting edgy lines that we're more accustomed to hearing from a white mouth. Read full review
42
IndieWireBen TraversOct 1, 2018
Season 1 Review: It’s the misuse of Cedric and Greenfield that seems criminal. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergOct 1, 2018
Season 1 Review: It has all of the cutting-edge social commentary of a CBS sitcom from the early 1970s. Read full review
25
TVLineDave NemetzSep 24, 2018
Season 1 Review: A quality cast does its best, but can’t salvage the cringe-worthy dialogue and paper-thin characterizations. Read full review
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