• Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 14, 2010
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
Archer Image
Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critics What's this?

User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 41 Ratings

  • Summary: Archer is an animated, half-hour comedy set at the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS), a spy agency where espionage and global crises are merely opportunities for its highly trained employees to confuse, undermine, betray and royally mess up together.
  • Genre(s): Comedy, Animation, Action & Adventure
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Reviewed by: Curt Wagner
    Jan 18, 2012
    100
    And we're off and running with another season of great animation, skillful voice acting and hilariously foul-mouthed fun.
  2. Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Jan 20, 2012
    90
    Archer proves exactly why it's been so great since the beginning: Smart writing, great voice cast, cool animation and, just so you understand, still more smart writing.
  3. Reviewed by: Joanne Ostrow
    Jan 18, 2012
    80
    A spoofy, sarcastic and hilarious exercise in adult animation.
  4. Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Jan 18, 2012
    40
    I think its jokes are predictable and its '60s-era styling is tired.

See all 6 Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. 8
    Fast talking comedy. Consistently funny. Fast talking comedy. Consistently funny. Fast talking comedy. Consistently funny. Fast talking comedy. Consistently funny. Expand
  2. As good as the previous season imo but not as good as the first. Once again, I'd love to see the secondary characters get more of a backstory because I am sure it'd be hilarious. Archer is a good lead character but he gets old after a while, Add in other characters to the story would spice things up and keep it fresh. Other then that, It's simply an enjoyable show. Expand
  3. So far Archer season 3 has been sub-par compared to the first 2 amazing seasons. The first season was hilarious, and the during the second season i literally couldnt stay on the couch because i was always rolling on the floor laughing, but so far with season 3, it's just not to the level of season 2. Am i saying its bad? God no, Archer is still Archer, just not as good as the first 2 seasons. Hopefully the second half of the season will improve. 7.5/10 Expand

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