Critic Reviews
| 75 |
Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman
"Miracle Workers" is genuine, naturally sweet and never exploitative. |
| 70 |
Chicago Tribune Sid Smith
There's restraint in the presentation here, at least compared with other shows in this ilk. The stories are touching and tell us at least a little about pretty amazing medical advances. |
| 70 |
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
As a reality show, Miracle Workers is unique: It is neither Machiavellian like Survivor, nor messianic, like Three Wishes, nor grotesque, like Fear Factor. It's as serious as life and death. |
| 70 |
Variety Brian Lowry
Although the cynical part of me wants to mock it, [the] series definitely taps into the feel-good reality wave, and strictly from a practical standpoint the procedures are far more laudatory than augmented boobs or, in the case of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," a new porch. |
| 50 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
The story of these patients is worthwhile, and even touching, but that doesn't make it excellent television. |
| 50 |
The New York Times Neil Genzlinger
"Miracle Workers" has its share of the tears and phony drama we've come to expect in television-as-savior programs, but at its best it's more documentary than reality show. |
| 30 |
Hollywood Reporter Randee Dawn
The series rings hollow from the moment the opening sequence kicks in, with a tone that screams "infomercial" rather than "docudrama." |
| 30 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
It's kind of boring. |
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