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  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • NBC
  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • NBC

Summary Brooklyn gym owner Vince (Anders Holm) lives with his younger brother (Andy Favreau) and was ready to sell his gym and move to Florida when his old high school fling Priya (Mindy Kaling) arrives with his 15-tear-old son (J.J. Totah) in this comedy from Charlie Grandy and Mindy Kaling.

Created By: Charlie Grandy, Mindy Kaling

  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • NBC
  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • NBC

Champions

Season 1 Premiere: Mar 8, 2018
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
64
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 37 User Ratings
6.3
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Summary Brooklyn gym owner Vince (Anders Holm) lives with his younger brother (Andy Favreau) and was ready to sell his gym and move to Florida when his old high school fling Priya (Mindy Kaling) arrives with his 15-tear-old son (J.J. Totah) in this comedy from Charlie Grandy and Mindy Kaling.

Created By: Charlie Grandy, Mindy Kaling

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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38% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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62% Positive
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38% Mixed
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0% Negative
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83
Mar 5, 2018
Holm and Favreau banter like the best of them, and Totah devours the scenery while a deep bench of supporting characters (including Fortune Feimster) populate the show's titular gym. [9 Mar 2018, p.51]
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75
Mar 6, 2018
Kaling and co-creator Grandy use plot as a display case for consistently funny writing, sweet and credible performances by the ensemble cast and most of all, the exceptional skills of J.J. Totah, who plays Priya and Vince’s proudly out son, Michael.
By David Wiegand FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 8, 2018
The breezily funny Champions might fare better if it makes things tougher on itself. ... That said, the moving parts that make up Champions will probably win you over.
By Chris Barton FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 7, 2018
While Champions specializes in of-the-moment allusions, part of why it gels so quickly is that its character mix is borrowed from the sitcom bible: “Cheers.” ... Champions is off to a promising start.
By Margaret Lyons FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 8, 2018
Totah is clearly talented in a variety of ways and he gets the best punchlines in the early episodes, though his extremely focused myopia doesn't always track believably and the show has yet to figure out how to make Michael's schooling a part of the show in any real way. ... The show's workplace zaniness is definitely where Champions is most a work-in-progress.
By Daniel Fienberg FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 6, 2018
Champions wants to be liked, and it is likable, but maybe just a little too eager to earn points.
By Verne Gay FULL REVIEW
42
Mar 7, 2018
Some of the scenes play out OK, and Favreau has a marginally winning way with the doofus brother he plays. As the self-described scene-stealer, newcomer Totah also gets in a few good jabs. None of this seems nearly good enough, though, to make Champions more than a likely short-termer on the TV sitcom conveyor belt.
By Ed Bark FULL REVIEW

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6.3
57% Positive
21 Ratings
14% Mixed
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30% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 37 User Ratings
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57% Positive
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14% Mixed
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30% Negative
11 Ratings

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Production Company:
  • Kaling International
  • Charlie Grandy Productions
  • 3 Arts Entertainment
  • Universal Television
Initial Release Date: Mar 8, 2018
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
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