The Singing Bee

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Season 1
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5

Critic Reviews

  1. The New York Times
    70
    The made-in-the-U.S.A. jalopy Singing Bee is much more flawed yet more human and endearing.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Stuart Levine
    70
    Bee has some promise, but the concept has the potential to grow old fast.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    70
    Bee greets viewers with a set of splashy colors, a house band, house singers and house dancers. It's all very hokey, but there's also something lively and real about it.
  5. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    70
    On The Singing Bee, it's impossible to rally for or against the many folks who hurry on and off stage, and rallying is a critical part of the fun of these mindless game shows.
  6. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    0
    What's so bad about The Singing Bee? Just about everything; the producers have seen to that.

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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. PamelaF.
    Nov 17, 2007
    6
    a good idea for a show. quite enjoyable if you can recognise the songs. but i don't like the way there are so many models, on gameshows. a good idea for a show. quite enjoyable if you can recognise the songs. but i don't like the way there are so many models, on gameshows. Hate them. Anyway it's a good show, but not the kind of show you would channel other appointments to watch.… Full Review »
  2. time
    Oct 12, 2007
    0
    Karioke!!!!!!! No wonder no one has cast their vote in for this show. It's not even worth reviewing. What has happened to television? I Karioke!!!!!!! No wonder no one has cast their vote in for this show. It's not even worth reviewing. What has happened to television? I knew NBC was desperate but come on.… Full Review »