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- 2012
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- TV Land
- 2012
- TV-PG
- TV Land
Summary Reverend Boyce "The Voice" Ballentine (Cedric the Entertainer), an R&B singer-turned-minister moves his family to St. Louis to take over his father's church.
- 2012
- TV-PG
- TV Land
- 2012
- TV-PG
- TV Land
The Soul Man
5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Jun 20, 2012
65
4.2
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Summary Reverend Boyce "The Voice" Ballentine (Cedric the Entertainer), an R&B singer-turned-minister moves his family to St. Louis to take over his father's church.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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56% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
33% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
65
56% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
33% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The good Lord created sitcoms like The Soul Man as relaxing, relatable humor with heart, and Cedric's new creation isn't about to mess with His template.
The Soul Man isn't great, but it's the best sitcom yet developed for TV Land. [2 Jul 2012, p.40]
Though it never quite hits its stride, the show never pitches us into the abyss.
While the two previewed episodes both play pretty broadly--there's also a warm spiritual side, which involves Boyce tending to his flock.
The show, warm and cheesy, fits right in as another nacho plate on the network's menu of comfort food, another new sitcom that plays like a re-enactment of an old one.
Cedric the Entertainer, Nash and Beasley go with this flow--and flow pretty well.
There's nothing wrong with TV Land trying to revive the old-school, multi-camera sitcom but the pilot for this show wouldn't have cut it in the 1980s.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 User Ratings
4.2
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 User Ratings
4.2
40% Positive
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60% Negative
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Production Company:
- Bird and a Bear Entertainment
- Hazy Mills Productions
- SamJen Productions
Initial Release Date: Jun 20, 2012
Number of seasons: 5 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
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Awards
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 7 Nominations
GLAAD Media Awards
• 1 Nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination
