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- 2017
- TV-14
- ABC
- 2017
- TV-14
- ABC
Summary Self-centered Kevin Finn (Jason Ritter) is chosen by God to save the world, but first Yvette (Christina Alonso), a messenger of God, must help guide Kevin toward the right path in this drama from Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters.
Created By: Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas
- 2017
- TV-14
- ABC
- 2017
- TV-14
- ABC
Kevin (Probably) Saves the World
Season 1 Premiere: 2017
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7.4
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Summary Self-centered Kevin Finn (Jason Ritter) is chosen by God to save the world, but first Yvette (Christina Alonso), a messenger of God, must help guide Kevin toward the right path in this drama from Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters.
Created By: Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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61% Positive
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17% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
59
61% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
22% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
17% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
This hour-long dramedy relies heavily on Ritter’s ability to sell its outlandish, at times confusing, premise, and to the degree that it succeeds, it’s almost entirely due to the star’s powers of persuasion over any objective standard.
This sounds sappy, but this series doesn't pontificate. Inspirational and playful, it teaches its endearing lessons in an entertaining way. Filled with light humor and heart, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World is a show with potential.
We know this is sappy stuff, potentially, but it can be funny, too! Whether “Kevin (Probably) Saves the World” can walk that line is a question later episodes will have to answer. Meanwhile, for all its weird mythology, the values it espouses are simple: Be good, and if you can't be good, act good, which will lead eventually to being good.
Quibbles about the premise aside, Ritter makes and sells this show. He balances the pathos and the comedy. In lesser hands, this hour just would not be appealing.
The rules explained by the angel (Kimberly Hebert Gregory, replacing Cristela Alonso from the pilot) are both complicated and nebulous, and it’s not clear what Kevin is supposed to do beyond being a do-gooder. Maybe “Touched by a Guy Touched by an Angel” is what this show is going for?
Quibble over the categorization all you like, but that won't make Kevin any less of a chore to watch. A variant of the tasked-by-an-angel genre that stretches back to It's a Wonderful Life and perhaps beyond, the show is theologically unglued and emotionally dopey.
The first episode is so sappy it belongs on pancakes--and, yes, I realize the world is hurting, but patronizingly low-grade inspirational junk like this is not the answer to anyone’s problems.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 46 User Ratings
7.4
72% Positive
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9% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 46 User Ratings
7.4
72% Positive
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
9% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
20% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Fazekas & Butters
- ABC Signature
Initial Release Date: 2017
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
