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Army Wives
SERIES: Lifetime, Sunday 10:00p (60 minutes)


7.9

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Starring Kim Delaney, Sally Pressman, Brigid Brannagh, Brian McNamara, Sterling K. Brown, Wendy Davis, Drew Fuller, and Catherine Bell

Based on Tanya Biank's book "Under Sabres," this soapy drama explores the impact of military life on family life by focusing on the spouses of soldiers stationed at a South Carolina Army base.

GENRE(S):	Drama, Soap Opera
CREATED BY:	Katherine Fugate
FIRST AIR DATE:	June 3, 2007

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...

New York Post Linda Stasi

The writing's crisp and the acting is first-rate.

LA Weekly Robert Abele

A tightly woven, watchable melodrama that connects an eclectic but friendly bunch of women through maybe the only thing they could possibly have in common: being married to the military.

People Weekly Tom Gliatto

A satisfyingly meaty drama. [11 Jun 2007, p.41]

Entertainment Weekly Adam Markovitz

An earnest soap about women who are scrappy, sensitive, and stoic. [1 Jun 2007, p.64]

Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron

The show succeeds on a number of levels and builds on a well-crafted premise pilot.

Newsday Diane Werts

The intimate moments have a gutsy realness, and the central characterizations are bedrock enough to sell us through the stereotypes.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland

"Army Wives" is a series that sucks you in on the strength of its characters.

Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd

With a little tweaking, the series just as easily could be set in some large corporation, or on a college campus, and engage most of the same interpersonal issues — what women do for men and for one another.

Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman

"Army Wives" is better than it has any right to be.

Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan

“Army Wives” is by no means a perfect show, but there’s a lot of potential material in the lives of these women.

San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum

While lacking the satirical humor of "Housewives" and the edge of "Unit," the show is serviceable in its storytelling, quite well-done in its production and better than well-done in its acting.

Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker

Television needs a stronger series on the subject, and military families deserve something better.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen

The obvious, soapy stories plod along at a too-languid pace, leaving talented actors in their wake.

TV Guide Matt Roush

If you like Lifetime, you'll probably love this one.

Variety Brian Lowry

A stereotypical sudser that wants to be "From Here to Eternity" but feels like "All My Children: Military Edition."

The average user rating for this tv show is 7.9 (out of 10) based on 87 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Elita C. gave it a10:
When will the next series star. I love the show,! It is excellent, the acting, story lines are great!

Sandra D. gave it a10:
I love this show!!! Can't wait for the next season!!!!!!

Tiffany M. gave it a10:
Best military show out there. Awesome acting, awesome story lines. I am a Marine wife and love the show even though it is army wives.

Cheryl H. gave it a10:
I love Army Wives. It is a really great show and I watched it twice a week. I can't wait for the new series this fall to see what happens.

mikayla v. gave it a10:
army wives is my all time favorite show. every sunday at nine o'clock its momy time all to herself for the hour. no husbandno babies and no disturbanceswhatsoever. haha!!!

oscar s. gave it a10:
This is such a great series. I am in love with Roxy. She really makes the show

candy m. gave it a10:
I was an army wife for 8 years and this show nails the essence of the life. Unless you've lived it you can't appreciate this show. Military life is a completely different existence. Complete strangers become family almost overnight. I love this show and its truthfulness...

Army Wives SERIES: Lifetime, Sunday 10:00p (60 minutes)

Army Wives
SERIES: Lifetime, Sunday 10:00p (60 minutes)