Winner, The

New York PostLinda Stasi

Not only the funniest new show this season, but the strangest one since "Get A Life."

Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn

Even at its yuk-yuk-kiest, the show is elevated by Corddry. [9 Mar 2007, p.96]

Detroit Free PressMike Duffy

Thanks to Corddry's social misfit charisma, Ricky Blitt's affable lowbrow lunacy flashes with a sharp, dizzy wit.

USA TodayRobert Bianco

Funnier and unexpectedly sweeter than the current norm.

Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart

It’s a hoot.

Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray

It's surprisingly charming, not to mention funny.

NewsdayDiane Werts

The emotional reality is so true here that not only do they get away with an assortment of gags about condoms, massage parlors and other juvenile fixations, but they make them resonate endearingly.

TV GuideMatt Roush

Deeply silly, endearingly sweet, a little creepy and undeniably weird.

Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan

Overall, the new Fox sitcom is surprisingly winning, and the skilled Corddry is the main reason.

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

"The Winner" may not be able to go the distance, but it's a fun little show in the here and now.

Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman

"The Winner" quickly metastasizes into a routine sitcom with laugh tracks and Ye Olde Storylines.

Hollywood Reporter

There's something ominous about running out of fresh ideas in the second or third episode.

San Jose Mercury NewsCharlie McCollum

Corddry manages to make scenes work that otherwise would have viewers reaching for the remote.

SalonHeather Havrilesky

The overall feeling is, "How did Rob Corddry wander onto the set of a shitty sitcom? Quick, someone get him back to 'The Daily Show' before they replace him!"

VarietyBrian Lowry

The more you see of it, the less there is to like.

The New York TimesVirginia Heffernan

So far, it’s only abrasive.

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

It would be obvious and unfunny to dismiss Rob Corddry's new Fox sitcom, "The Winner," by saying it's a loser. But since the alleged humor in this new series is even more lazy and less amusing than that, it seems only fair.

People WeeklyTom Gliatto

It's like watching a marionette with one set of strings operated by John Lithgow and the other by Pee-wee Herman. [12 Mar 2007, p.39]

Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm

You can only hope that Blitt, a first-time executive producer, will tire of middle-school humor and move to something a little more satisfying for grown-ups.

SlateTroy Patterson

Consider it proof of Corddry's superb resourcefulness that he somehow manages to wring the occasional drop of comedy from these dreary situations.

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

"The Winner" isn't, by any stretch of the imagination, and it's sad to see Corddry pour his likable comic style -- a form of ironic cluelessness -- into such a feeble and misguided project.

Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin

Smutty at its best, downright creepy at its worst, this dreadful attempt to mock the coming-of-age genre could well be the first TV show to get an entire day of the week canceled.

San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman

Insipid, poorly written and saddled with an onerous laugh track, "The Winner" is lame even by Fox's standards.

Washington PostTom Shales

Probably the most mistitled sitcom of the decade.