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The Baby Borrowers
EMAILPRINTSERIES: NBC, Wednesday 8:00p (60 minutes)
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 8 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 7 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Reality (Non-Competitive)
Created By:
Richard McKerrow
Anna Beattie
First Air Date: June 25, 2008
Summary
Starring Craig Zimmerman
The remake of the British reality series looks at how young couples cope when given children (and, later, elderly people) to care for.
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...
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
By turns touching and exasperating, The Baby Borrowers seems at first to be the ultimate parental revenge fantasy -- we'll show those know-it-all-teens what it means to be adult. But it winds up surprisingly nuanced.
Read Full Review >New York PostLinda Stasi
Would I watch this show if I weren't assigned to it? No. But I would have missed something that is well done and interesting.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
Perhaps foremost, the series does a creditable job of establishing the safeguards that are in place, which makes the whole "What idiot would hand their baby over to strangers for NBC's benefit?" question more palatable.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
This six-part series, which begins on Wednesday, has the cleverest conceit of any reality show in a long time and almost feels necessary.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
For me, The Baby Borrowers serves primarily as a meta-cautionary tale about the strange decisions of those who involve themselves in reality TV.
Read Full Review >NewsdayVerne Gay
Well, it's really hard work, and babies burp and cry and you don't sleep much, and ... Yes, this is life, and yes, as subject matter for television, this is also boring.
Read Full Review >Washington PostTom Shales
The value of Borrowers, beyond its gossipy entertainment value, plummets--and yet never quite reaches zero.
Read Full Review >USA TodayRobert Bianco
Even if societal improvement were the goal, and it's not, Baby wouldn't do much to achieve it.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 6.2 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Terry G. gave it an8:
This show is perfect for Oregonians! Although I know 3 teens that have already given birth, this may alleviate teens from doing it without proper birth control and when they're ready mentally to have children. If I haven't done so already, at least my 10 year old daughter knows better than to have sex before she's a responsible adult.
Sean E. gave it a2:
Not the worst "reality" tv has given us, but pretty close.
Tony M gave it a7:
This show was decent. I think it made them really think about having kids.
