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  • NBC
  • Feb 28, 2010
  • NBC
  • Feb 28, 2010
The Marriage Ref

Summary From executive producer Jerry Seinfeld comes this new reality series that looks into the unexpected and absurd situations that arise in the marriages of celebrities, sports stars and just plain regular folks. A panel of guests review both sides of each situation, giving both the positives and negatives, before giving their overall decisi...

  • NBC
  • Feb 28, 2010
  • NBC
  • Feb 28, 2010
The Marriage Ref
Season 1
Season Premiere: Feb 28, 2010
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
40
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Summary From executive producer Jerry Seinfeld comes this new reality series that looks into the unexpected and absurd situations that arise in the marriages of celebrities, sports stars and just plain regular folks. A panel of guests review both sides of each situation, giving both the positives and negatives, before giving their overall decisi...

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Feb 28, 2010
Pilot
Episode 2 • Mar 4, 2010
Jerry Seinfeld/Tina Fey/Eva Longoria Parker
Episode 3 • Mar 11, 2010 • 43 m
Larry David/Madonna/Ricky Gervais
Episode 4 • Mar 18, 2010
Cedric the Entertainer/Martha Stewart/Jason Alexander
Episode 5 • Mar 25, 2010 • 43 m
Jerry Seinfeld/Kelly Ripa/Alec Baldwin
Episode 6 • Apr 1, 2010
Jimmy Fallon/Sheryl Crow/Kirstie Alley
Episode 7 • Apr 9, 2010 • 43 m
Tracy Morgan/Kathy Griffin/Nathan Lane
Episode 8 • Apr 22, 2010
Adam Carolla/Gloria Estefan/Donald Trump
Episode 9 • Apr 29, 2010
Sarah Silverman/Matthew Broderick/Martin Short
Episode 10 • May 6, 2010 • 43 m
Gwyneth Paltrow/Jerry Seinfeld/Greg Giraldo
Episode 11 • May 13, 2010
Howie Mandel/Bette Midler/Craig Robinson
Episode 12 • May 20, 2010
Demi Moore/Jim Breuer/Kelly Ripa

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
40
18% Positive
2 Reviews
36% Mixed
4 Reviews
45% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
40
18% Positive
2 Reviews
36% Mixed
4 Reviews
45% Negative
5 Reviews

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70
Yes, Tom Papa's affectations can be a little much sometimes. Yes, they should turn down the microphone when everyone is laughing. Yes, they should lose the dorky bit where Natalie Morales from NBC News sits in front of a computer and looks up information online. But the rest? Married people, angry at each other? Celebrities, making fun of each other? Chicken cutlets? I'm in.
By Heather Havrilesky FULL REVIEW
60
The resulting half-hour offered a breezy, inexpensive approach to comedy that brought to mind the panel shows of yesteryear.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
50
The scale is wrong. This is an overelaborate piffle, a crate-size bon-bon. The best thinge is Papa.
By Tom Gliatto FULL REVIEW
40
Sunday night I mostly felt I was watching funny people being less funny than they are in their day jobs. What should have appeared spontaneous came off, even when it clearly was spontaneous, as worked-over, the fun seemed insisted upon.
By Robert Lloyd FULL REVIEW
30
The Jerry Seinfeld-produced reality show may just slide backward into the ditch and push NBC farther down into the hole....It was an underwhelming, contrived product that didn’t bode well for the hourlong version of the series.
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW
20
The most God-awful mishmash of a comedy-variety show to lead into local news on NBC since immediately before the Olympics.
By James Poniewozik FULL REVIEW
10
This show doesn't deserve a spot in daytime syndication, let alone a key position in prime time. I am serious, there were better game shows on in the 1950s when budgets were miniscule, technology was primitive and few producers yet knew how to use the medium of television.
By David Zurawik FULL REVIEW

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