NYC Prep: Season 1
  • Network: Bravo
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 23, 2009
  • Season #: 1
Metascore
42 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
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  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    30
    The main problem with NYC Prep is that the show never gets better than its title--lacking the sociological insight to score as a documentary or the hyper-real situations and "characters" that would make it sizzle as a soap.
  2. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    30
    Thanks to a collection of well-off New York adolescents whose parents really should have known better, the NBC Universal-owned cable network's out to convince us that those kids from "Gossip Girl" are real. As if anyone would want them to be.

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User Score
1.4 out of 10

Overwhelming dislike- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 8 out of 10
  1. JessaT
    10
    I find it interesting. Since I am a teenager also growing up in a large city, I feel that I can relate to many of the characters. And I have to say, even though it might be a disappointment to some, the show is very realistic. These teens lead the same fake and pressured lives that many of us private school kids do. Some of them actually handle it quite well.… Full Review »
  2. jojos
    0
    This show is soooo lame. these kids are so boring, they make new york look bad. there is not an attractive person on the whole show, these kids are so bland, and their styles are so dated. who would of thought that living in new york with all that money could seem so drab.… Full Review »
  3. DReisch
    8
    Of course this show is trash, just like all of the "reality" Bravo puts on. The deliciousness is in how much you hate the characters. You might give the kids a 0, but you can't stop watching.… Full Review »
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