Identity
NBC | Release Date: December 18, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
22
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
1
Negative:
7

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
58
Entertainment WeeklyPaul Katz
Season 1 Review: Penn Jillette can't pull off the illusion that he's as likable as Howie Mandel. [22 Dec 2006, p.75]
30
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: Considering how hard people on shows like "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race" work for their prizes, there's something almost unseemly about giving people prizes for not much more than showing up. Read full review
30
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: “Identity” is to game shows what a gastric bypass is to dieting: a choice that defies convention and social niceties. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: It's not good. Read full review
10
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: Problem is, the show is more comfortable with cliché than subtlety. Read full review
10
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: Now, you may be saying, "There he goes again, that elitist toad." But believe me, even Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Bill O'Reilly would think this show was stupid. Read full review
10
SlateTroy Patterson
Season 1 Review: A degraded update of What's My Line? Read full review
0
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: One's first impression of "Identity" is likely to be that it is a miserably tedious mess, a reaction that probably will grow stronger the further one slogs into the Big Muddy that is the show. Read full review
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