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America's Toughest Jobs
EMAILPRINTSERIES: NBC, Monday 9:00p (60 minutes)
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Based on 8 critic reviews
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Show Info
Genre(s): Reality (Competitive)
Created By: Thom Beers
First Air Date: August 26, 2008
Summary
Contestants try out some of the jobs seen on the Discovery and History Channel's popular documentaries, including crab fishing and driving trucks on ice.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
This hybrid, which is competent but not terribly distinctive, may not be unique enough to thrill reality fans or familiar enough to satisfy devotees of “Deadliest Catch.”
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
This group doesn't need a villain or a backstabber, at least in the early stage. The job is enough of an equalizer.
Read Full Review >NewsdayVerne Gay
Problem here is that Beers is yoking his specialty with something that is not his forte--reality competition. The result often feels forced and frivolous.
Read Full Review >Washington PostTom Shales
The basic formula is by now so groaningly familiar, and the premise so weak and weary, that there's only the "reality" part of this docu-game, or whatever it ought to be called, to tempt one's interest, and that not much.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
This show amounts to yet another example of the pains people will take to appear on TV. By the end of the premiere, even the crabs are starting to look a little bored.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
America's Toughest Jobs misfires, primarily, due to the fact that the elimination component feels like a tired add-on to the summer-camp-for-adults premise.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
America's Toughest Jobs has been fully homogenized and networkized to appeal to a more mainstream crowd, meaning it has successfully neutered one of the few unscripted genres with genuine grit and originality and made it look, sound and feel like every other "Survivor" knockoff.
Read Full Review >Baltimore SunDavid Zurawik
Are you ready for a new fall network series--even a lame one?
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
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