2010
NBC

2010
NBC

Summary From executive producer Jerry Seinfeld comes this new reality series that looks into the unexpected and absurd situations that arise in the marriages of celebrities, sports stars and just plain regular folks. A panel of guests review both sides of each situation, giving both the positives and negatives, before giving their overall decisi...

2010
NBC

2010
NBC

The Marriage Ref

Name: The Marriage Ref
Genre: Reality-TV, Romance
Released: 2010-02-28
Rating: 39
Cast: Tom Papa, Marv Albert, Natalie Morales, Jerry Seinfeld, Kelly Ripa

Season 1 Premiere: Feb 28, 2010

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings

7.2

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

17% Positive
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33% Mixed
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

17% Positive
2 Reviews

33% Mixed
4 Reviews

50% Negative
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Salon

Yes, Tom Papa's affectations can be a little much sometimes. Yes, they should turn down the microphone when everyone is laughing. Yes, they should lose the dorky bit where Natalie Morales from NBC News sits in front of a computer and looks up information online. But the rest? Married people, angry at each other? Celebrities, making fun of each other? Chicken cutlets? I'm in.

By Heather Havrilesky FULL REVIEW

Variety

The resulting half-hour offered a breezy, inexpensive approach to comedy that brought to mind the panel shows of yesteryear.

By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

So, it's inoffensive stuff. You won't learn much, but you'll get a few laughs, and while we tend to expect a bit more depth out of Seinfeld, there's far worse out there.

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Washington Post

Even The Marriage Ref audience is guffawing in a way that sounds fake. Some think Seinfeld can do no wrong, but what he's created here is anachronistic, flat and even mean-spirited.

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Boston Globe

The Jerry Seinfeld-produced reality show may just slide backward into the ditch and push NBC farther down into the hole....It was an underwhelming, contrived product that didn’t bode well for the hourlong version of the series.

By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW

Newark Star-Ledger

Painful, pointless, obnoxious... I would almost rather have The Jay Leno Show back.

By Alan Sepinwall FULL REVIEW

Baltimore Sun

This show doesn't deserve a spot in daytime syndication, let alone a key position in prime time. I am serious, there were better game shows on in the 1950s when budgets were miniscule, technology was primitive and few producers yet knew how to use the medium of television.

By David Zurawik FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:

Columbus 81 Productions
Ellen Rakieten Entertainment
Shed Media US

Initial Release Date: Feb 28, 2010

Number of seasons: 2 Seasons

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Marv Albert

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Jerry Seinfeld

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Kelly Ripa

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Ricky Gervais

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Kathy Griffin

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Alec Baldwin

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Jim Breuer

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Mary J. Blige

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Maria Menounos

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Matthew Broderick

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Kirstie Alley

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Jason Alexander

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Howie Mandel

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