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Men of a Certain Age: Season 1
  • Network: TNT
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 7, 2009
  • Season #: 1 , 2
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Metascore
79 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 117 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Summary: Three friends nearing the age of fifty come together to discuss their lives.
  • Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Paige Wiser
    100
    Men of a Certain Age is strung together by small moments of triumph that make life worth living--and this show worth watching.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    100
    I just finished watching screener episodes of Romano's new show, Men Of A Certain Age, which he created with "Everybody Loves Raymond" writer Mike Royce, and I'm blown away.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    50
    There are a few confrontations or comedic moments that catch fire, but mostly "Men" just ambles along, sometimes perceptively and sometimes lazily observing the lives of these guys, who have stumbled into middle age and its grinding routines and hard-won but significant satisfactions.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 53
  3. Negative: 6 out of 53
  1. JenniferE
    10
    Thumbs up from Sweden cuz I just love this clever show with it's brilliant actors! I've just turned 25 now but Ray Romano has been making me laugh since ELR, which in my opinion is the best sitcom ever made. I hope this show continues from many seasons to come.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. BillW
    5
    As a man of this certain age, I felt this show came far short of the promise its characters and plot could have delivered. The totally unnecessary focus on making sure every episode was liberally greased with imature profanity took the edge of a potentially good series. Very disappointing and sophomoric. All these actors are above such tactics. No men I know still sprinkle their language with teeny-bopper cussing. Really sad that the writers thought they had to aim so low to sell the series.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. NancyM.d
    3
    The show started out pretty good until the last few weeks when the humor and the language got bad.You had every opportunity to have a show that everyone could watch but then you had to use foul language and sexual content to ruin it.I can't recommend this show to anyone and can't watch it and longer.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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