The Taste: Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 22, 2013
  • Season #: 1
User Score
6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6

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  1. Lolrax
    Jan 22, 2013
    3
    Boring, confusing, not terribly entertaining at all. I turned it off after 30 minutes without caring about the result. The chefs turned around a bunch of people they liked and the whole thing felt muddled.

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Metascore
54 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Jan 22, 2013
    70
    The Taste takes the "Voice" format--blind auditions producing "teams" of contestants chosen by four judges who double as mentors--and turns it into something better than the original, if your definition of a better reality contest includes more rational and less insulting to the intelligence.
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  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jan 22, 2013
    40
    The Taste is like an endless retread of MasterChef by way of the multiple judge/mentor set-up of The Voice, only this time with blind tastings as the gimmick. Which isn't nearly as enjoyable as watching judges operate those revolving chairs. The judges are a mixed bag.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jan 22, 2013
    50
    While The Taste certainly works hard to foster a sense of excitement and tickle the palate, this appetizer feels like just the latest half-baked competition idea that doesn't deliver.
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