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Chuck
EMAILPRINTSERIES: NBC, Monday 8:00p (60 minutes)

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 26 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 130 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Action / Adventure, Comedy
Created By: Josh Schwartz
First Air Date: September 24, 2007
Summary
Starring Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Adam Baldwin, Joshua Gomez, Sarah Lancaster, Ryan McPartlin, and Matthew Bomer
From a retail hack who sells computers to a hunted man with a computer in his brain. Chuck's life changes when an old college friend sends him an e-mail that chucks him into the world of spies.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site Television Without Pity Recaps
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 Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Cute, creative and slick, this is one of the best new shows of the fall season.
Read Full Review >USA TodayRobert Bianco
In a sense, Monday's promising premiere is the first in a three-part introduction, with each episode building on and improving upon the one before.
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Chuck sounds like a regrettably derivative idea - a remake of "Jake 2.0." But it's not. Chuck is a blast.
Read Full Review >Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
While there are a a few too many "awkward-guy moments," there are enough genuinely sweet ones to balance them out. [28 Sep 2007, p.93]
LA WeeklyRobert Abele
It's actually a kick to watch. Its joys are broader and self-consciously zanier than the CW series.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
Chuck possesses modest charm, impressive stunt work and another mildly appealing reluctant hero.
Read Full Review >NewsdayDiane Werts
The real-world intrigue is matched in dramatic flair by Chuck-world jeopardy. His store's fierce assistant-manager competition resounds as fatefully as saving the universe from evil. Which makes the dark light enough and the light dark enough to meld into a tasty escapist treat.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
The pilot is an especially persuasive hour of action-adventure, but subsequent lower-budget episodes preserve the esprit and suspense.
Read Full Review >Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
The results aren't much different from a video game, for the violence on Chuck is pretty cartoony, but after watching two episodes I’m hooked. This is a fun escapist show.
Read Full Review >Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Chases, stunts and explosions fill the funny, flashy adventure.
Read Full Review >Washington PostTom Shales
The show has a happily palpable likability going for it, a lot of that courtesy of Zachary Levi, who plays the unlikely and in fact unwilling hero.
Read Full Review >Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Schwartz's good eye for characters and cutting sense of humor--makes Chuck a thoroughly enjoyable romp.
Read Full Review >Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Chuck starts a step slower, with more exposition in the first two episodes and no larger-than-life character like Satan to smooth over that, but by episode three, it's just as assured and entertaining in its own extremely similar way.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
The series is part spy spoof, part workplace comedy, and it is a genuinely engaging homage to the nerd hero.
Read Full Review >SlateTroy Patterson
Their new show has both the nerve to link up twentysomething malaise and 21st-century terror-angst and the good nature to make the proposition look endearing.
Read Full Review >Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
It's headed in the right direction ... fast, loose and fun.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
"The O.C." team of Josh Schwartz and McG keep this one fast and mostly funny, but it's no "Heroes."
Read Full Review >Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Chuck is one of two new fantastical shows premiering Monday on NBC, making a Heroes sandwich. That's fantastical, not fantastic.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
The pilot is full of dark, dangerous and sexy moments.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
It's good, not great, and tonight's strong pilot gives way next week to a noticeably less stellar hour.
Read Full Review >New York PostLinda Stasi
For reasons too obvious to bother with, NBC managed to take a really terrific and fun premiere and somehow let it morph over the following episodes into just another take-it-or-leave-it show.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Chuck is, at its best, cute--and that's not enough to keep up with the big dogs.
Read Full Review >Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Still, despite Chuck’s zippy pace and fun dialogue, this nerd-friendly "spy-fi" show from "O.C." creator Josh Schwartz has plot holes you could drive a truck through.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Levi exudes an everyman appeal that may catch on with viewers, but the show's plots need to grow beyond the action-adventure tropes of 1970s TV if Chuck hopes to avoid being chucked off NBC's prime-time schedule.
Read Full Review >PopMattersRoger Holland
A good-natured show with a convincing sense of fun and a likeable cast, Chuck also has the wit, confidence, and grasp of the cultural climate to turn a running joke about a celebrity porn site into a major plot device.
Read Full Review >San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
A charming but underwhelming pilot.... The second episode is dismal, sucking all the air out of whatever hopes you might have had for that one.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.9 (out of 10) based on 130 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
bob g gave it a10:
Most interesting show to watch. Chuck is a great show to just relax and watch after a tough day. The show has action, mystery, romance, and full of technology.
zander s gave it a10:
Chuck is replacing scrubs as the most enjoyable tv show, with compelling drama and hilarious moments with a great soundtrack to boot, chuck is a fantastic TV show
Chuck B gave it a10:
This is the best thing since the creation of people. Zach Levi acts out his role better then any other comedy actor in the biz. Sarah also has amazing acting and the show has the best hitline EVER. THIS SHOW ROCKS!
Gabrielle M gave it a10:
Chuck is a great mix of action, comedy, romance, secret agents, quirky workplaces and family drama. It's a show that's hard not to love, underrated and unappreciated. One of my personal favorites.
Craig G gave it a10:
Fun stories, great character chemistries and slick presentation makes Chuck one of the best shows on TV at the moment.
Ron O. gave it a10:
Along with LOST, CHUCK is the BEST show on TV right now. I love everything about it: its acting, writing, directing, etc. It's ridiculous that CHUCK isn't nominated for an Emmy.
[Anonymous] gave it a9:
One of my favorite shows on TV.
