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The Principal's Office
EMAILPRINTSERIES: truTV, Friday 9:00p (30 minutes)

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 9 critic reviews
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Based on 11 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Reality (Non-Competitive)
Created By:
Pete McPartland Jr.
Jairus Cobb
First Air Date: August 21, 2008
Summary
Starring Jessie Ballenger, Eric Sheninger, and Steve Halter
A look at the job of principal in different high schools across the country.
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...
Boston GlobeJoanna Weiss
Halter is also the most heartless of the principals, in a tough-love sort of way.... [But] Most of the time, though, this show makes you wish that the principals had sharper teeth.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
Nothing here is dramatic enough to be genuinely or consistently interesting, as if they couldn't get waivers to present any of the juicy stuff that might give the show sizzle. The result is a high school version of "The People's Court."
Read Full Review >Entertainment WeeklyAdam Markovitz
Too bad the fun of watching the kids' punishments is canceled out by their own thrill at being on TV.
Read Full Review >New York PostLinda Stasi
Aside from learning that paddle-whacking still exists, the rest of the show is as dull and dimwitted as the students.
Read Full Review >Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
The Principal's Office, a supposed documentary series from TruTV (the reality-show ghost of the cable channel once known as Court TV), is pure canine despite delivering neither the bark nor the bite you might expect from a show that follows high school principals dealing with disciplinary problems.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
It probably wasn't their intention, but the producers of The Principal's Office have succeeded in capturing one reality of high school life that's often been overlooked on shows like "Gossip Girl" and "One Tree Hill"--the sheer tedium of it all, from the petty rebellions to the sometimes even pettier responses.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesNeil Genzlinger
The show’s value, if any, is in demonstrating the different styles used by the principals: tough, tender and so on. The show’s drawback is that it suggests that all principals do is administer discipline. For that, the show’s creators need a spanking.
Read Full Review >NewsdayVerne Gay
Producers play this for laughs, though just slightly. (These are high school kids, after all.) Even so, the show's flat and almost stunningly uninformative.
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
While moments in The Principal's Office are relatable enough, they're just not that intriguing, maybe because they involve people we've never met before and will not meet again.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
