Twenty Twelve
BBC-2 | BBC | BBC America | BBC-4 | BBC Two | BBC Four | Release Date: June 28, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushJun 28, 2012
Season 1 Review: BBC America delivers a satirical treat in the uncannily topical Twenty Twelve. Read full review
80
The New York TimesAlessandra StanleyJun 22, 2012
Season 1 Review: The Olympian spirit is all about relentless rigor, steely self-discipline and doing the impossible. Twenty Twelve celebrates sloth, inattention and surrender. There should be a gold medal for that too. Read full review
80
VarietyBrian LowryJun 22, 2012
Season 1 Review: While light on laugh-out-loud moments, this clever half-hour earns the gold in the category of "wry and bemused." Read full review
70
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJun 26, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's more cheekily amusing than hilarious and full of comedy-of-the-uncomfortable moments. Read full review
58
HitfixAlan SepinwallJun 28, 2012
Season 1 Review: Twenty Twelve is ultimately too safe and predictable to be funny enough for the time spent watching it. Read full review
50
Washington PostHank StueverJun 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: A conceptually smart but only moderately funny comedy. Read full review
42
NewsdayVerne GayJun 25, 2012
Season 1 Review: We've just seen this stuff too many times. Merely changing script specifics to Olympic references doesn't make it fresh. Read full review
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