• Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 9, 2008
  • Season #: 1
User Score
5.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 44
  2. Negative: 17 out of 44

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  1. leef
    Oct 10, 2008
    1
    Not funny.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. PrunellaP.
    Oct 10, 2008
    0
    It's not funny, not insightful, not clever, not dramatic. I just don't see the point of this show.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. RC.
    Oct 12, 2008
    9
    High-camp shot on hand-held cameras and edited with a frenetic pace... both actresses are superb.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. JohnL.
    Oct 10, 2008
    1
    I didn't even crack a smile...please NBC get a better show for this time slot.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. AnthonyL.
    Oct 10, 2008
    10
    It was really funny.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. ChrisH
    Oct 10, 2008
    8
    Americans can't laugh at themselves - they'll hate this!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. LizaL.
    Nov 20, 2008
    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
  8. KristinH.
    Oct 14, 2008
    0
    This show was just dreadful!!!!. Thankfully I too Tivo'd it and watched about 15 minutes or so and then hit the trustee little dlete button. I was really hoping that this was going to be the comedy to watch this season. But there wasn't a single time that I even cracked a smile.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. chaseu.h
    Oct 16, 2008
    0
    The most excruciating thing i have watched in years. office at the mall? its not workin, the writing is stale, and the actors are just not funny. tina frey isnt even funny but at least she doesnt try, these people try and its painful. how does this stay on the air? the original Kath n kim was funny, calling this shit would be a compliment it does not deserve.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. MP
    Nov 8, 2008
    8
    I find myself laughing out loud at this show week after week. Molly Shannon and Selma Blair are brilliant, and the "supporting" cast is equally as talented. The dialogue is inspired and whoever is dressing these women is genius.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. BillyB.
    Oct 28, 2008
    9
    I almost checked out after the pilot...I agree it pretty much sucked....but I gave it a chance and by the third episode I'm loving it. The characters have finally become real, knowable and likable. Great shows like 30 Rock and The Office show how great characters are everything. Give it a chance.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. SusanM.
    Oct 9, 2008
    0
    Poorly written & not funny. Bites basically.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  13. AlisonF.
    Nov 15, 2008
    10
    I love Kath & Kim it embraces the idiocy of America, general craziness, and is great at presenting it and adding some heart... The AU version is funny, but personally I think the US version is better because there is character development.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  14. JAL
    Oct 12, 2008
    0
    It was horrible! Thank God I TIVO-ed it. 10 minutes in to the show I not only deleted it but erased the season pass request. My husband's only comment about it was, ' I can't believe you lasted 10 minutes.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  15. Michele
    Oct 16, 2008
    8
    I thought this show was really funny!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  16. munnt
    Oct 16, 2008
    7
    Although it is hard to imagine where the writers can go from here, I thought the pilot was very funny. I thought Selma Blair was hilarious as Kim. I'm really surprised at how brutal the critics were.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  17. CarolineO.
    Oct 23, 2008
    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.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  18. TrishyM.
    Nov 18, 2008
    9
    This show will eventually be hugely popular once viewers get to know the characters.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  19. nbc
    Sep 3, 2011
    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!!
Metascore

Generally unfavorable - based on 28 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 28
  2. Negative: 16 out of 28
  1. Reviewed by: Jessica Sedgwick
    38
    Satiric comedy only works if it's funny. And in this case, it's not.
  2. Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    42
    The core problem with K&K is that there's no character to root for.
  3. 40
    Unfortunately, Blair's bratty take on Kim is repetitive and not even mildly amusing, Shannon is wonderful at her role (as always) but doesn't have much of a character to work with, and the stories are neither real enough to be relatable nor outrageous enough to flesh out a true farce.