The Weight of the Nation: Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: May 14, 2012
  • Season #: 1
User Score
2.4 out of 10

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 7 out of 9

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  1. lcb
    Oct 5, 2012
    2
    This series is informative but over kill. Most of what is shown has been featured over and over again on TV and in print. Nothing really new is offered. People who care already know most of this stuff and either follow the suggestions or don't. And then there are those who aren't interested and are unlikely to watch this and certainly not change their habits because of it. It was really, really boring.… Collapse
  2. FriedConsole
    May 18, 2012
    1
    This mini-series is painful to watch. If you can never get tired of hearing "eating junk and not exercising makes you fat" for 8 hours, this is the show for you. It is like a film they showed us in middle school but much much longer. Most of the reviews seem to give the tediousness of the show a pass because it is an important message. Sorry. I want to be entertained and not drilled on a message I already know.… Expand

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Metascore
81 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Cynthia Fuchs
    May 14, 2012
    80
    Weight of the Nation encourages viewers to feel responsible for their own lives and to make informed choices.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    May 14, 2012
    80
    [The Weight of the Nation is] a little flabby. Still, this multimedia endeavor delivers a powerful and important message.
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  3. Denver Post
    Reviewed by: Joanne Ostrow
    May 14, 2012
    80
    A medically sound, educational effort.
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