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  • 2007
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  • 2007
  • TV-PG
  • ABC
Samantha Who?

Summary Samantha "Sam" Newly is a corporate executive and hit-and-run victim who awakens after being in a coma for eight days, only to find she has amnesia. With no memories of the past, she must rediscover everything about her life and herself by looking for clues from her past. Sam discovers that she wasn't a very nice person to most people an...

  • 2007
  • TV-PG
  • ABC
  • 2007
  • TV-PG
  • ABC

Samantha Who?

Season 1 Premiere: Oct 15, 2007
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 50 Critic Reviews
59
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
7.3
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Summary Samantha "Sam" Newly is a corporate executive and hit-and-run victim who awakens after being in a coma for eight days, only to find she has amnesia. With no memories of the past, she must rediscover everything about her life and herself by looking for clues from her past. Sam discovers that she wasn't a very nice person to most people an...

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 50 Critic Reviews
59
52% Positive
26 Reviews
36% Mixed
18 Reviews
12% Negative
6 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 50 Critic Reviews
59
52% Positive
26 Reviews
36% Mixed
18 Reviews
12% Negative
6 Reviews

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80
It's a bit old-fashioned, which in today's TV universe makes it seem light and fresh--like the entrancing Ms. Applegate herself.
By Nancy DeWolf Smith FULL REVIEW
80
Samantha Who? is as perfectly realized a comedy as the fall has to offer.
By Robert Lloyd FULL REVIEW
75
Convincing both as the terrible woman she used to be and the nicer woman she's trying to be, Applegate holds the character together even when she's yelping or collapsing in a dither--though in the long run, less of that would be more.
By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW
63
Samantha Who? plays the discovery parts nicely. The question for this show, as it gets a few episodes in, is a trickier one: Once Sam starts recognizing everything and everyone around her, and makes the necessary adjustments, what's left?
By David Hinckley FULL REVIEW
50
Samantha is more of a smiler than a laugher. That's fine. But the comedy straddles straight-up storytelling with clumsy moments of broad comedy (no insulting pun intended).
By Doug Elfman FULL REVIEW
40
As is, though, the series seeks a tone of whimsy and settles for irritating, leaving Applegate to look perpetually baffled and perhaps longing for the subtlety of "Married ... With Children," without doing much to humanize her character.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
30
The jokes that spring from that laborious setup aren’t all that funny.
By Maureen Ryan FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • Donald Todd Productions
  • Brillstein Entertainment Partners
  • ABC Signature
Initial Release Date: Oct 15, 2007
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Screen Actors Guild Awards
• 3 Nominations

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