Emily's Reasons Why Not: Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 9, 2006
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
48 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critics What's this?

User Score
4.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 30 Ratings

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  • Starring: James Patrick Stuart, Heather Graham, Khary Payton
  • Summary: Based on the novel by Carrie Gerlach, this Heather Graham vehicle centers on a self-help publisher who has a simple rule for her own relationships: once she can list five reasons not to date a guy, he's history.
  • Genre(s): Comedy

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 23
  3. Negative: 5 out of 23
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    88
    Finally, a "Sex and the City" clone comes through.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    75
    Like "Sex and the City" with its clothes on.
  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    60
    You hope the show doesn't get stuck in sexual shenanigans week after week. Even 30-year-olds think about other things sometimes. But for now, it seems fair to follow Emily's lead and see what develops.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    30
    Based on the pilot of Emily’s Reasons Why Not, there’s no worry that this half hour from ABC... will be honest, or real, or even funny.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 14 out of 23
  1. MatíasH
    10
    Is a great seire, and ther isn't a clon of Sex and the city, theirs stories aren't the same. The stories can be similars, but the two soaps are very good...… Expand
  2. dougt
    8
    I thought it was really funny. I think they should have given it a few episodes before cancelling it.
  3. ValentinaJ
    7
    I enjoyed the pilot episode and am surprised that it got such bad ratings. I'm looking forward to seeing the next episode and hope that ABC airs it soon.… Expand
  4. RobertC.
    4
    I'm just surprised that this show was cancelled after ONE SHOW! Even Coupling and the Emeril sitcom had more longevitity, and those were walking abominations.… Collapse

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