The Ranch
Netflix | Release Date: April 1, 2016
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydApr 1, 2016
Season 1 Review: If he seems a little too dense at times, Kutcher has a good way with amiable idiots, and Masterson does well with bittersweet sarcasm. Still, it's Elliott and Winger (it's exciting just to see her working, I admit), coming from outside the genre, who make The Ranch feel at least a little new. Read full review
60
The OregonianKristi TurnquistMar 30, 2016
Season 1 Review: Though much of The Ranch feels familiar, and an odd fit for Netflix, that doesn't mean it's terrible. For all the crude jokes (the premiere, for example, goes on and on about how Uggs are girly footwear, not suitable for a real man), Kutcher and Masterson have an easy, unforced brotherly rapport. Read full review
50
NewsdayVerne GayMar 30, 2016
Season 1 Review: The Ranch isn’t hateable as much as just bone-weary. It’s a by-the-dots, or the numbers--whichever are easiest to connect--sitcom that proceeds according to formula. Read full review
50
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardMar 29, 2016
Season 1 Review: Beau resents his son for abandoning the family homestead. Rooster enjoys egging them on. The war of words can sometimes feel brutal. The work gives Kutcher a chance to truly act, to bring some pathos to the fore, but The Ranch is a slog. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandMar 29, 2016
Season 1 Review: The jokes are frequent, if not all that imaginative, but funny enough. But what makes the show modestly enjoyable is its innate sweetness and an approximate authenticity of context. Read full review
50
TimeDaniel D'AddarioMar 25, 2016
Season 1 Review: A low-energy, laugh-tracked sitcom that feels like a mid-season replacement from 1978. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubDanette ChavezApr 1, 2016
Season 1 Review: The Ranch acts as an anthology series within a series, burning through multiple premises in an episodic fashion, which is ultimately just unsatisfying. Read full review
40
We Got This CoveredMitchel BroussardApr 1, 2016
Season 1 Review: It’s not clever, or witty, or trying to be either. It’s just another dirt-level mediocre sitcom about a dysfunctional family that can say “fuck” all it wants. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian LowryMar 21, 2016
Season 1 Review: A series in which everything feels not merely derivative but a little too on the nose, as if an audience weaned on such fare couldn’t discern where its various beats are heading. Read full review
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