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For 861 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 65% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 32% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 67
Highest review score:
Treme: Season 1
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
American Inventor: Season 1
Critic Score 0
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 548 out of 548
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 548
  3. Negative: 0 out of 548
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    • Metascore: 41
    • Critic Score 83
    The Real Housewives of Miami: Season 1
    The dynamics of the show seem different enough that "Housewives" fans will want to give Miami a try. But we'll have to see if the plot lines will sustain interest.
  2. Suits: Season 1
    These stylish suits aren't empty, by any means. But we'll have to see if USA is truly willing to let its heroes' souls get emotionally naked.
  3. Wilfred: Season 1
    Fair warning, dear reader: Wilfred is intensely vulgar, and only guys around the age of 28 whose ears, and sensibilities, are covered with scar tissue will find nothing offensive. Otherwise, it's very funny.
  4. Entourage: Season 8
    Entourage is clarifying a moral message--drugs will kill you, terrible behavior is terrible, and real friends are forever. It feels like a reassuring final season.
  5. Dark Matters: Twisted But True: Season 1
    Science channel publicity materials call the show "a real-life Twilight Zone," and in terms of mood, that's on the mark.
  6. 2 Broke Girls: Season 1
    The well-written pilot has a couple of brazenly vulgar sight gags, but nothing that will shock "Two and a Half Men" fans.
  7. Prime Suspect: Season 1
    There's texture galore in this city-shot cop hour, eyed by handheld lenses echoing "Homicide's" edge (and director Peter Berg's "Friday Night Lights" intimacy).
  8. Person of Interest: Season 1
    A gritty, almost plausible winner, and distant reflection of Stephen Spielberg's "Minority Report."
  9. Dexter: Season 6
    A not-bad start that promises to take Dex (and Dexter) in a slightly new and fresh direction.
  10. Once Upon a Time: Season 1
    What's best about Time is its ambition; it glows with a near-theatrical shine, challenging viewers to think about TV drama as something other than boilerplate.
  11. Monster in-Laws: Season 1
    Robbins means business, calmly prodding family members--and not just the apparent aggressors--to truly comprehend where others are coming from. She calls people on their bull, eliciting not just tears from stress but tears of realization.
  12. Hell on Wheels: Season 1
    Solid cast, intriguing premise, and--best of all--the Old West. Should easily be another winner for AMC.
  13. Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis: Season 1
    Method makes a solid case for Lewis as underappreciated auteur.
  14. Absolutely Fabulous (UK): Season 6
    A great concept, mostly divorced from reality, with superb execution, just might extend forever.
  15. Alcatraz: Season 1
    It was a dark and stormy night--and a weird, fun, trippy one, too.
  16. Archer: Season 3
    Good start to the third season, and from what I sampled, it builds from there.
  17. Cougar Town: Season 3
    Cox remains a very engaging lead, and her supporting cast is rock solid.
  18. The Borgias: Season 2
    Still very high quality, and still a tiny bit dull.
  19. Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23: Season 1
    Raunchy and at times genuinely funny, Apartment 23 is jam-packed with promise--and inconsistencies.
  20. The L.A. Complex: Season 1
    The show has sneaky depth. The leads are pretty without being "pretty," refreshingly down-to-earth likable, and able to flesh out their youthful stereotypes with this weird thing called personality.
  21. Total Blackout: Season 1
    Thought I was going to hate "Total Blackout." Then couldn't help laughing out loud.
  22. Common Law: Season 1
    One thing you can say for USA: It knows what it's doing. It's got its shtick, and it's sticking to it.
  23. Saving Hope: Season 1
    A sober, intelligent, placidly paced drama as only the Canadians can make.
  24. Bunheads: Season 1
    Bunheads seems to know exactly what it's doing.
  25. Dallas (2012): Season 1
    More of a continuation than a "remake," this one looks to be a winner.
  26. The Soul Man: Season 1
    The good Lord created sitcoms like The Soul Man as relaxing, relatable humor with heart, and Cedric's new creation isn't about to mess with His template.
  27. Episodes (US): Season 2
    Still fun, but the innocent first moments last season were better.
  28. Damages: Season 5
    Some wild twists, but you've seen a variation before on one of them. Nevertheless, the Patty Hewes story is almost over, and in Close's hands, it's still compulsively watchable.
  29. Go On: Season 1
    The cast is good, even excellent. But Perry's the one who sells Go On.
  30. Major Crimes: Season 1
    A sharply written, acted and directed start that will hook fans immediately.
  31. Copper : Season 1
    The characters hold promise, the show looks swell, the stories reflect rich history and the makers have earned our trust.
  32. Ben & Kate: Season 1
    Brush aside the hyperactivity and hard sell, and you're left with a winner.
  33. 666 Park Avenue: Season 1
    [A] stylish Gothic thriller that almost gives away a little too much Sunday. Otherwise, thumbs up.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 83
    The Good Wife: Season 4
    Fun, wild start to the fourth season--and that's just Kalinda's story.
  35. Chicago Fire: Season 1
    Chicago Fire definitely has familiarity going for it and familiarity going against it as well.
  36. Ethel: Season 1
    A loving portrait of a lady--but who probably would be just as happy not to have this or any portrait at all.
  37. The Girl: Season 1
    Film lovers will--possibly against their better judgment--love Jones' Hitch.
  38. Mockingbird Lane: Season 1
    Outrageous, eccentric, funny, campy--and too creepy for small kids.
  39. Mankind: The Story of All of Us: Season 1
    It aims for epic, and sometimes hits epic--but it's a bit shallow.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 83
    In Vogue: The Editor's Eye: Season 1
    In Vogue doesn't get quite as far "in" as one might hope, but the mag and its polished crew never fail to intrigue.
  41. Mel Brooks Strikes Back!: Season 1
    For Mel Brooks lovers everywhere (you know who you are), but it's on the light side.
  42. Downton Abbey: Season 3
    Fans will be pleased, though they shouldn't be too surprised by the major plot development Sunday--it's obvious by half.
  43. Prosecuting Casey Anthony: Season 1
    A surprisingly revisionist take on one of the most controversial trials of the decade.
  44. Touch: Season 2
    You have plain old smashmouth elemental TV story devices--good guys, bad guys, evil corporations, a family unit, and a headlong rush toward the Truth, whatever that may be. Plus this special bonus: Intimations of Jack Bauer.
  45. Killing Lincoln: Season 1
    Engaging docudrama with lots of interesting detail. Worth watching.
  46. How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life): Season 1
    Initial impression: It fits. Fans of Chalke will remain fans, and everyone who long ago realized that Elizabeth Perkins was the best thing about "Weeds" will as well.
  47. Da Vinci's Demons: Season 1
    Leonardo may not like what Starz has turned him into, but you probably won't mind this joy ride.
  48. The Borgias: Season 3
    The intrigue continues and The Borgias remains one of TV's more reliable potboilers.
  49. All The President's Men Revisited: Season 1
    While the story is briskly and engagingly told, with some key players debriefed, there's not a lot new here. It's a very good beginner's history.
  50. Rectify: Season 1
    Takes time to get into, but once in, you're in.
  51. Inside Amy Schumer: Season 1
    Her shrewd, straightforward perspective and her semisweet, offhand attitude make her reflections fresh and relatable.
  52. Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous: Season 1
    This is almost too clever, funny and ironic for MTV.
  53. The Killing: Season 3
    Good, compelling, creepy start.

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