Windfall
NBC | Release Date: June 8, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
6
Negative:
8

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: For every story line that intrigues, and every character that sparks some interest, there are several others that don't. Read full review
30
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: [A] silly new soap. Read full review
30
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: "Windfall's" interlocking plots are mostly predictable and bland. Read full review
30
SlateTroy Patterson
Season 1 Review: A shrewdly silly show offering something lovingly hackneyed for everyone. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: The characters have the depth of a dollar bill, and their predicaments produce few surprises. It's not that the stories lack potential -- well, some maybe. Mostly it's that the level of drama rarely goes beyond daytime fare. Read full review
20
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: "Windfall's" concept becomes increasingly muddled. Is it a bad soap opera, or a sluggish thriller? Read full review
20
SalonHeather Havrilesky
Season 1 Review: There's an attempt at darkness here that the writers don't pull off; instead each negative turn of events just feels depressing. Read full review
10
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: An unsatisfying and predictable jumble. Read full review
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