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Kath & Kim: Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 9, 2008
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
36 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 28 Critics What's this?

User Score
5.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 44 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Summary: Molly Shannon and Selma Blair are mother and daughter in this American remake of the hit Australian comedy.
  • Genre(s): Comedy

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 28
  3. Negative: 16 out of 28
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    80
    As superbly superior as Shannon is (a comparison to Lucille Ball, while inevitable, would not be overreaching), the whole cast shines, and not just in refracted glory.
  2. Slate
    Reviewed by: Troy Patterson
    60
    Ding ding ding went the bell, and up went an agreeing groan, six minutes in. Perhaps this was less a judgment of Kath & Kim's general quality--it was one of the better shows we screened, or at least one of the not-as-bad.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Jessica Sedgwick
    38
    Satiric comedy only works if it's funny. And in this case, it's not.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 8 out of 19
  1. nbc
    10
    This show is hilarious. I do not understand why so many people thought it was terrible. I guess they just didn't get it. Maybe you have to have a specific type of humor. Anyway, Molly Shannon is wonderful as the sweet Kath Day and Selma Blair is a blast as the "I'm to good for everyone" Kim Day!!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. LizaL.
    4
    Talented cast with good comic timing that manage to make these unlikable characters fun to watch but the show is not as clever as it hopes to be and there are long stretches of time before someone says something actually worth laughing for. I have hopes for this one, remember, even the American version of the Office started off shaky, but the show better step up soon before I, and others like me, get bored.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. CarolineO.
    2
    I seldom feel compelled to share my opinion about TV shows, movies, etc. but I was SO astounded by the HORRIBLE writing, casting, and limited acting ability ( Blair, in particular) that I had to research and see if other viewers found it as much of an insulting waste of time as I did. Most concur.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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