Unhitched

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 2, 2008
Metascore
43

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 9 out of 18

Critic Reviews

  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    38
    Let's say Unhitched just isn't very funny.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    30
    The show feels completely derivative, it's wholly unconvincing that the central quartet would hang out together, and I'm frankly still fuzzy (mostly because after 10 minutes it's difficult to give a damn) on what connects them beyond the not-that-jarring status of being single again in their 30s and, well, "Seinfeld" did it.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    30
    There's not "a lot" of heart in the unhilarious Unhitched--in fact, barely any.
  5. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    30
    Most of its jokes and plots feel flat and predictable and it’s hard to get invested in a comedy that relies on the fact that its only minority character, a doctor of Indian descent, can’t get certain American slang terms right. Har har.
  6. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Ginia Bellafante
    30
    Unhitched expends a wrestler’s energy aiming to offend and provoke, but no amount of outrageousness can mask its conformity.
  7. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    30
    In a way, Unhitched reminds me of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" in its attempts to shock, but this new series feels more manufactured and far less likely to become a cult hit.
  8. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    25
    The actors do their best, but most of what they're doing is hopelessly, witlessly predictable.
  9. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    20
    The Farrellys finish in second place [of having the dumbest show this Sunday], directing a sitcom, Unhitched (Sunday 9:30 p.m., Fox 29), about four clowns who struggle stupidly with their newly single status.
  10. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    10
    The issue I have with the rape-by-orangutan scene in Unhitched is that it's not funny, nor does it even seem to be trying to be funny. It's lazy comedy, substituting shock value for wit and invention, and it typifies everything that follows on this lame excuse for a sitcom.

Awards & Rankings

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#94 Best TV Season of 2008
83
#83 Most Discussed TV Season of 2008

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User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 8 out of 17
  1. RaysaJ.
    Mar 17, 2008
    1
    Falls flat and then gets annoying.
  2. A.M.
    Mar 9, 2008
    0
    Horribly unfunny and stupid. This is the kind of show that is destroying America and the world at large. The actors, writing, and direction Horribly unfunny and stupid. This is the kind of show that is destroying America and the world at large. The actors, writing, and direction all suck beyond belief.… Full Review »
  3. AT
    Mar 7, 2008
    7
    This one went in and out for me. I liked some pieces, others, not so much. The stereo-typical Indian guy was the only one that really annoyed This one went in and out for me. I liked some pieces, others, not so much. The stereo-typical Indian guy was the only one that really annoyed me. Everyone else I believed and enjoyed to a certain degree. And I loved that it was in Boston!… Full Review »
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