Surviving R. Kelly

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Season 1
  • Network: Lifetime
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 3, 2019
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 5 out of 23
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  1. realreviews123
    Jan 10, 2019
    10
    - great stories from various woman and opinions of what was going on
    - felt honest and real
    - touching sad moments
    - makes you mad, sad and ready to take on r. kelly
  2. JPK
    May 31, 2019
    9
    A Look Into A Shocking Truth
    Surviving R Kelly reveals the shocking disturbing allegations against rapper R. Jelly in an emotionally powerful way.

Awards & Rankings

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#29 Best TV Season of 2019
54
#54 Most Shared TV Season of 2019

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Dec 4, 2019
    60
    As a programme, Surviving R Kelly is deeply flawed. At best, it treads a fine line between attesting to the apparent pain of those taking part and exploiting it – and often gives in to temptation.
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  2. Slate
    Reviewed by: Willa Paskin
    Jan 8, 2019
    90
    An extremely effective piece of entertainment journalism--though it may be more accurate to think of it as an extremely effective piece of activist entertainment journalism. The series is comprehensively damning and powerfully disturbing--while also being riveting.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Lorraine Ali
    Jan 7, 2019
    90
    Smart, moving and deeply researched.
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