Twenty Twelve

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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Critic Reviews

  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jun 28, 2012
    80
    BBC America delivers a satirical treat in the uncannily topical Twenty Twelve.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    Jun 22, 2012
    80
    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.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jun 22, 2012
    80
    While light on laugh-out-loud moments, this clever half-hour earns the gold in the category of "wry and bemused."
  5. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Jun 26, 2012
    70
    It's more cheekily amusing than hilarious and full of comedy-of-the-uncomfortable moments.
  6. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Jun 28, 2012
    58
    Twenty Twelve is ultimately too safe and predictable to be funny enough for the time spent watching it.
  7. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Jun 27, 2012
    50
    A conceptually smart but only moderately funny comedy.
  8. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Jun 25, 2012
    42
    We've just seen this stuff too many times. Merely changing script specifics to Olympic references doesn't make it fresh.