The Soul Man
TV Land | Release Date: June 20, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
NewsdayDiane WertsJun 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: The good Lord created sitcoms like The Soul Man as relaxing, relatable humor with heart, and Cedric's new creation isn't about to mess with His template. Read full review
75
People WeeklyTom GliattoJun 22, 2012
Season 1 Review: The Soul Man isn't great, but it's the best sitcom yet developed for TV Land. [2 Jul 2012, p.40]
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandJun 18, 2012
Season 1 Review: This is a family show in the best meaning of the term. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraJun 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: Though it never quite hits its stride, the show never pitches us into the abyss. Read full review
70
VarietyBrian LowryJun 18, 2012
Season 1 Review: While the two previewed episodes both play pretty broadly--there's also a warm spiritual side, which involves Boyce tending to his flock. Read full review
60
SlateTroy PattersonJun 20, 2012
Season 1 Review: The show, warm and cheesy, fits right in as another nacho plate on the network's menu of comfort food, another new sitcom that plays like a re-enactment of an old one. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJun 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: What we have here is a classic family sitcom, with jokes that come from the quirks of the characters rather than a mandate that there be a sex line every 30 seconds. Read full review
58
Uncle BarkyEd BarkJun 20, 2012
Season 1 Review: Cedric the Entertainer, Nash and Beasley go with this flow--and flow pretty well. Read full review
30
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJun 20, 2012
Season 1 Review: There's nothing wrong with TV Land trying to revive the old-school, multi-camera sitcom but the pilot for this show wouldn't have cut it in the 1980s. Read full review
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