Worst Week: Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: September 22, 2008

Starring: Kurtwood Smith, Nancy Lenehan, Erinn Hayes

Summary: In this remake of a British comedy, everything that can go wrong will go wrong in the life of Sam Briggs (Kyle Bornheimer).

Creator: Matt Tarses

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E16. The Party
Air Date: June 6, 2009
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S1:E15. The Epidural
Air Date: February 16, 2009
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S1:E14. The Sex
Air Date: February 2, 2009

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Verne Gay

You can't go wrong with Smith ("That '70s Show") or Lenehan, pros with impeccable comic timing, which leaves relative newcomers Bornheimer and Hayes. Thumbs-up here, too. Worst Week may be the best new comedy on network TV this season. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

The show moves fast without seeming to rush you. The timing, on the part of actors and editors alike, is excellent--both Bornheimer and Smith are good physical comedians--so that even while you can set your watch by the Next Bad Thing About to Happen, tension is created, suspense maintained. Read full review

Barry Garron

This is one of the rare situation comedies that relies almost entirely on situations, each of which is more bizarre than the next and at the same time perfectly plausible. It's almost too good. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

The journey from Point A to Point B is both surprising and funny in spots, thanks to Bornheimer's likable doofus vibe and the usual waves of contempt coming from Kurtwood Smith (last seen as Red on "That '70s Show") as his prospective father-in-law. Read full review

Robert Abele

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

Michael Abernethy

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

Linda Stasi

One of the worst new shows of the week. Read full review

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patrickf.

Oct 16, 2008

As far as laughing out loud at a television sit com, this is where it's at. I watched four episodes in a row on cbs.com and loved each one of them. Granted, the premise is predictable, but it remains funny even when you see it coming. I read all of the critics' reviews and it As far as laughing out loud at a television sit com, this is where it's at. I watched four episodes in a row on cbs.com and loved each one of them. Granted, the premise is predictable, but it remains funny even when you see it coming. I read all of the critics' reviews and it seemed that the ones who didn't like it are those in the 55 and over set who yearn for the days of M*A*S*H* and Thirty Something to return to the airwaves. Pound for pound, minute for minute, the only show on tv that is funnier is The Office.… Expand