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Accidentally on Purpose: Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 21, 2009
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
49 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 85 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Summary: Billie (Jenna Elfman) becomes pregnant with her one-night stand's baby. She decides to keep it, but she's not too sure about the father of the baby.
  • Genre(s): Comedy

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 18
  3. Negative: 4 out of 18
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    75
    Suspend all disbelief, pretend the really, really offensive laugh track doesn't exist, disregard the giant slabs of ham offered up by Jensen and Parham, and enjoy the chemistry between Elfman and Foster.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    60
    Everything in the pilot, written by executive producer Claudia Lonow, is a hair or three too strenuous; Billie has been knocked down to a few easy-to-grasp impulses, and almost all the other roles are filled by stereotypes--Jensen's most wastefully--in stereotypical relationships. Nevertheless, the premise is full of interesting possibilities about love and age and unconventional parenting.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Paige Wiser
    38
    The show has similarities with the movie "Knocked Up," but is missing its most important ingredient: humor.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 48
  3. Negative: 21 out of 48
  1. mrcritic
    10
    Hilarious is how I describe this show. It's a shame it was cancelled early, because I thought it was intelligent and hilarious. I loved it. R.I.P A.O.P… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. SamanthaM.
    5
    It has the potential to be funny and charming, but it is terribly over-acted and relies heavily on cliches.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. BradR
    3
    Redefining down America's intelligence. Nobody but a complete moron would believe the laugh track on this show is anything but a machine. And no one but a 5 year old would be surprised at any of the plot "twists". A shame that some fairly decent acting talent is wasted on this. What did the actors ever do to the writing staff that they deserve to be stuck with this drivel?… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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