• Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 19, 2005
  • Season #: 1
User Score
9.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 50
  3. Negative: 2 out of 50

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  1. GeraldP
    Jan 3, 2006
    10
    Henry Winkler is outstanding in this!!! The cast is great , and their comedy timing is outstanding! Can't wait for the next show!
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  2. MikeF
    Oct 25, 2005
    10
    Hitting it's stride as it moves forward. Ideally CBS will move beyond the 3 episode order and give it a full pickup. Alas, unless people get their friends to watch, CBS won't, so get your friends watching!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. MaryH
    Jan 30, 2006
    10
    I see by some of the Critics reviews for the Practice that as usual, they don't have humor or know how to review a good show. You'll see the "NORMAL" fans know what's good and what's not. I've found that if I had listened to critics, I would miss some great movies and TV shows.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. GingerS
    Feb 16, 2006
    10
    Love this show and miss it terribly! Please make it come back! It is my favorite of all the new shows this season. My husband and I are in our 50's and we both think it is the best with its comic and overall real story content. Every actor in the show is perfect for the part so please don't change anything!! love it! love it! love it! Great job CBS!!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. ChristineB
    Feb 6, 2006
    10
    I love this show and I wish they would bring it back already. The cast is great and I think it is a refreshing new comedy.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. DianeN
    Feb 6, 2006
    10
    The actors chosen for their roles are fantastic. Bring the show back soon, Monday night TV just isn't the same without them.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. Stacy
    Apr 8, 2006
    10
    A great show, great cast. Timing is impeccable. Wish they would stop moving it around the time slots!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. ColeenB
    Sep 9, 2006
    10
    I think this show is the funniest sitcom on tv and has a great cast! I really hope it comes back this fall and know alot of people who feel the same way.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. ferdinandc
    Nov 19, 2005
    10
    Funny show......Love Paula Marshal !!!!!!! Great to have a gay character on the show.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. SYLVIAS
    Dec 22, 2005
    9
    very entertaining
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. IreneM
    Oct 24, 2005
    9
    Best new comedy of the season. Channing and Winkler make the show and the best episodes so far have given max camera time to them. The show with the luxury apt.and the gril chasing son was the weakest......too much kids...not enough Stockard and Henry. Thanks for giving us one really good show this season.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. MikeJ
    Oct 29, 2005
    10
    Best sitcom ever!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  13. sarat
    Oct 30, 2005
    10
    Great cast and a script that will be fun to see evolve....
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  14. BenB
    Oct 6, 2005
    10
    Stockard Channing every week on TV! Plus, the writing is great..its a potential Frasier with The Fonz!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  15. katiem
    Jan 23, 2006
    10
    Wonderful cast. Great delivery. They carry very odd situations out to their illogical extremes with heart. Thus, the characters are believable in spite of the whacky situations. I love this show.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  16. Danab
    Oct 25, 2006
    10
    I loved the show, It was so funny. I was looking forward to seeing it come back. Now that its not on anymore I'm disappointed. Please bring it back.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  17. Ariecorn
    Jan 30, 2006
    10
    Great Show!! CBS should bring it back on!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  18. [Anonymous]
    Feb 2, 2006
    10
    Love the show. Bring it back soon
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  19. MANUELF
    Feb 26, 2006
    10
    great funny show the cast is great hope it comes back soon
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  20. PatS
    Feb 7, 2006
    10
    We are missing the show. Please bring back soon. Preferably in same time slot Monday nights!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  21. Shaun
    Apr 15, 2006
    10
    I love this show. When is it coming back?
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  22. BrianG
    Apr 27, 2006
    10
    I think that show is funny. It is the best comedy on T.V. in recent years. I think that the cast and story lines are unique.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  23. DianaG
    Apr 30, 2006
    10
    My family and I love this show! There isnt many good comedy left on tv. I don't think this show had a good chance w/ it being on then off for awhile, then right back off after a couple of shows.Please give it more time. The cast is Great! Diana Cincinnati
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  24. terryd
    Apr 7, 2006
    10
    why is this show gone? it's time to put it back where it was on mondays. it was what... the fourth most watched show on all tv before it was moved? come on.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  25. MattA
    Jul 10, 2006
    10
    It's a crime this show was not given a second season. It was smart, sharp, and hilarious. I've seen the pilot for CBS's new sitcom "The Class," which is replacing it, and it's sad that such a lame unfunny show is replacing the brilliant "Out of Practice." Shame on CBS, which is apparently living up to its reputation as the network for stodginess.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  26. BryanG
    Aug 20, 2006
    0
    worst show ever! didn't laugh once!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  27. rons
    Dec 22, 2005
    10
    This is best show on TV. It is hysterically funny!!!!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  28. maryjoc
    Dec 2, 2005
    9
    i love the mother-daughter chemistry
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  29. TaninoM
    Oct 23, 2005
    2
    After watching 'out of practice' I am suprised it came from the same people who wrote some of the best epsiodes of Frasier. I only laughed once during the whole show.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  30. serferd
    Nov 30, 2006
    10
    Best TV comedy in years.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  31. DeniseG
    Jan 16, 2006
    10
    hysterical! i love it when the older brother is always 1-upped by his sister! and the daughter-mother dynamic is a riot!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  32. MollyP
    Jan 23, 2006
    10
    Great show, great laughs, great cast. Hope it is around for many seasons.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  33. JessicaN
    Jul 17, 2006
    10
    It's upsetting that the show got canceled. There are very few good comedies on television right now and this was one of them. Great, funny cast!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  34. Becky
    Sep 26, 2006
    10
    This was a funny, witty and thoroughly enjoyable sitcom. I still miss the show and wish it would come back. CBS made a huge mistake when they canceled this one.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  35. VivekA
    Mar 15, 2007
    9
    This was a great show. I am waiting to see the new episodes
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
Metascore

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 24
  2. Negative: 6 out of 24
  1. 50
    If someone turns down the volume, ''Out of Practice" has the potential to become a likable, if conventional, sitcom.
  2. 25
    "Out of Practice" lives in a comedy vacuum: All its laughs are trapped inside and can't get out.
  3. 70
    "Practice" has the kind of easy flow that comes from veteran sitcom experts.