Undercover Boss: Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 7, 2010
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 22 , 47
User Score
6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 5 out of 21

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  1. oliver1h
    Dec 10, 2012
    1
    Empty posturing of millionaires...
  2. Cosmochick87
    Apr 10, 2011
    10
    Hair Cuttery should be on the show!!!!at Lot of people think it's easy doing hair. It's hard work.... The show is great! And really shows appreciation for the hard workers.
  3. johnjohn
    Feb 8, 2010
    10
    Amazing show! I was very touched by the stories and I can't wait till next week!
  4. BrettR.
    Feb 8, 2010
    0
    How condescending! And what happens in the end. The workers get a "taskforce" and the boss goes back to his millions a year because he forgot that working is hard. So contrived I couldn't believe it. Odd that not a single one of the workers he was strategically placed with was terrible at their job. Also, shouldn't you be working instead of talking to neighbors all day? What kind of policy will you implement to let me socialize whenever I want?… Expand
  5. KayeB.
    Feb 8, 2010
    10
    Undercover Boss feature the hard-working American woman and man, who do the grunt jobs and then are not recognized by the upper management as being the ones who make the company successful. It makes a great point that every person in society can feel good about themselves if they are being productive.
  6. KevinC.
    Feb 8, 2010
    10
    Was a great show, not overly intense but refreshing change from current reality shows.
  7. BenC
    Feb 7, 2010
    9
    Outstanding!

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Metascore
60 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    58
    Undercover presents a wonderful tribute to the working man and woman. Middle managers are the villains here, sitting at desks and docking workers for clocking in late at lunch. The hour ends with the predictable reveal.
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  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Paige Wiser
    88
    The personalities are so appealing, and the jobs are so humbling, that this would have been a great one-shot documentary. Can they keep up the impact week after week? Or will we suffer from empathy fatigue sooner rather than later?
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  3. Deseret News
    Reviewed by: Scott D. Pierce
    80
    It'll bring a smile to your face and, yes, warm your heart a bit.
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