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The Baby Borrowers

EMAILPRINTSERIES: NBC, Wednesday 8:00p (60 minutes)

The Baby Borrowers
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6.2 User Score:

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.

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...

70

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.

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63

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.

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60

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.

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60

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.

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50

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.

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30

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.

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30

Washington PostTom Shales

The value of Borrowers, beyond its gossipy entertainment value, plummets--and yet never quite reaches zero.

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25

USA TodayRobert Bianco

Even if societal improvement were the goal, and it's not, Baby wouldn't do much to achieve it.

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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.

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