Worst Week
CBS | Release Date: September 22, 2008
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
8
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: It won't insult your intelligence, and it has a completely likable lead actor in Kyle Bornheimer; but Worst Week is nevertheless completely predictable and unambitious. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
Season 1 Review: Even though it's obviously well-made and Bornheimer has a flinty wit that prevents him from being just another Ben Stiller–ish sap....if I'm being truthful, the original British version of this series was funnier. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesMisha Davenport
Season 1 Review: Worst Week, a new entry in CBS' Monday lineup, is a luke-warm sitcom about a schleprock of a magazine editor named Sam Briggs (Kyle Bornheimer) who becomes nervous and accident-prone when around his fiancee Melanie's conservative parents Dick (Kurtwood Smith, reprising the gruff father figure he played on "That '70s Show") and mother Angela (Nancy Lenehan). Read full review
50
PopMattersMichael Abernethy
Season 1 Review: That the pilot fails to provide a foundation for the show’s future direction does not bode well. The only thing that is clear is how much the Claytons dislike Sam. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: Though there are plenty of hard-earned (some might say forced) laughs here and Bornheimer is a real find, you can't help but wonder how they'll keep up the pace. Read full review
40
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: All in all, this is a much-watered down version of "Meet the Parents," and the only watchable things are the slow-burn looks of disgust from Dick (Kurtwood Smith), Sam's displeased future father-in-law. Read full review
40
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: Worst Week certainly has some genuine laughs, but they run out well before the pratfalls and pee-pee jokes do. Read full review
40
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: Worst Week has the primal simplicity of a Road Runner cartoon but less depth and, of course, far fewer laughs. Read full review
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