The New Adventures of Old Christine
CBS | Release Date: March 13, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: A winning, extremely funny new sitcom. Read full review
88
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: This bright, funny, appealing old-school comedy is an ideal vehicle for Louis-Dreyfus. Read full review
80
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: Louis-Dreyfus reaffirms her talents for playing exasperation and physical awkwardness. Christine stumbles repeatedly, but Louis-Dreyfus soars. Read full review
80
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: One of the best conventional half-hours to come along in a while. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: It is smartly written, particularly well-cast and a worthy vehicle for Louis-Dreyfus and her high-energy comedy. Read full review
80
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: Frequently hilarious. Read full review
80
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: Smart, sassy and delightful. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: So far, so good.
80
Village VoiceJoy Press
Season 1 Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus has finally slain the Seinfeld curse. Read full review
75
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: Has some genuinely funny moments despite its laugh track and conventional sitcom framework. Read full review
75
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: This one should break the "Seinfeld" curse. It smells like a winner and only gets funnier each week. Read full review
70
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: If the writers can keep avoiding pitfalls, this surprisingly pleasing show just may signify the end of the ''Seinfeld" curse. Read full review
70
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: Generally funny, sharply observant and smart in its use of the star and a good supporting cast. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: Without bringing anything radically new to the annals of sitcomedy, Louis-Dreyfus makes Christine feel fresh and real. Read full review
67
Christian Science MonitorGloria Goodale
Season 1 Review: While this could be funny, over the first three episodes the show is as confused as the star seems to be about her character's perfect hair (the style is different in nearly every scene). Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Season 1 Review: Frustratingly old-fashioned. [24 Mar 2006, p.58]
60
Baltimore SunDavid Zurawik
Season 1 Review: Old Christine is more fun than Watching Ellie. The question that remains is whether it will be funny enough for viewers to finally leave Elaine behind. Read full review
60
Chicago TribuneSid Smith
Season 1 Review: Though the writing here is inconsistent, [Louis-Dreyfus] just might stay around with this one, which gives her some chances to show off. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: Those Elaine moments are the real allure of this series -- a chance to see Ms. Louis-Dreyfus once again portray an insensitive, aggressive neurotic trapped in the body of a petite, attractive woman. Read full review
60
The New YorkerNancy Franklin
Season 1 Review: A sitcom doesn’t have to break new ground to be good, but it does have to make you feel that it isn’t just going through the motions. "Christine" satisfies on that score to some extent, but you just want more from it. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: "Old Christine" could morph into a fresh and funny staple, as long as it's tinkered with correctly. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: The writing in "Old Christine" is occasionally funny in a low-key way, but too often the show is a bore. Read full review
40
PopMattersTodd R. Ramlow
Season 1 Review: Despite some promising moments in the first few episodes, the show seems destined for the same fate as Ellie. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: Louis-Dreyfus herself tries hard - sometimes too hard - and deserves better. Read full review
10
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: With the debut of Julia Louis-Dreyfus' show tonight, [Seinfeld] has now spawned five relentlessly unfunny and compulsively unwatchable sitcoms. Read full review
10
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: Worst of all is the writing's low-bar comedy; it's so weak that the laugh track doesn't just sound forced, it sounds as if the audience has a gun to its head. Read full review
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