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  • Jul 12, 2000
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  • Jul 12, 2000
Young Americans

Summary Created by "Dawson's Creek's" Steven Antin, "Young Americans" was a fresh summer hit show and also a spin-off of "Dawson's Creek." Will Krudski starts school at Rawley Academy and tries to catch up with the fact that he's out of his element. His roomate, Scout Calhoun, longs for Bella Banks, a local girl that Will has known his entire ch...

  • WB
  • Jul 12, 2000
  • WB
  • Jul 12, 2000
Young Americans
Season 1
Season Premiere: Jul 12, 2000
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
53
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Summary Created by "Dawson's Creek's" Steven Antin, "Young Americans" was a fresh summer hit show and also a spin-off of "Dawson's Creek." Will Krudski starts school at Rawley Academy and tries to catch up with the fact that he's out of his element. His roomate, Scout Calhoun, longs for Bella Banks, a local girl that Will has known his entire ch...

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jul 12, 2000 • 44 m
Pilot
Episode 2 • Jul 19, 2000 • 42 m
Our Town
Will has a fight with his childhood best friend Sean (Matt Czuchry), who feels threatened by Will's new life with the upper elite.
Episode 3 • Jul 26, 2000 • 42 m
Kiss and Tell
Bella and Scout start to date other people, causing many feelings of jealousy to arise. Meanwhile, Will deals with a sticky situation involving the new student, Gregor Ryder.
Episode 4 • Aug 2, 2000 • 44 m
Cinderbella
Will searches for a date to bring to Rawley's cotillion ball after being turned down by Caroline. Hamilton and Jake continue to question their feelings for each other.
Episode 5 • Aug 9, 2000 • 44 m
Winning Isn't Everything
Jake's mom comes to visit at Rawley, as well as Scout's dad. Bella contemplates whether or not she wants to meet Scout's father.
Episode 6 • Aug 16, 2000 • 41 m
Gone
Scout, Bella, and Will steal Ryder's car after Will loses a bet. Bella searches for her missing letter to Scout's dad. Hamilton and Jake go on their first date.
Episode 7 • Aug 21, 2000 • 44 m
Free Will
Bella hears from her mom after 10 years of not speaking to each other. Hamilton decides to move in with Jake, and Will starts to tutor Caroline.
Episode 8 • Aug 30, 2000 • 44 m
Will Bella Scout Her Mom?
Bella searches for her mom, and all her friends tag along for a road trip. Will loses his scholarship to Rawley.

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
53
17% Positive
2 Reviews
67% Mixed
8 Reviews
17% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
53
17% Positive
2 Reviews
67% Mixed
8 Reviews
17% Negative
2 Reviews

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75
Mar 23, 2022
I'll take the heavy-handed product placement and all the gratuitous skin shots in the world for a drama that celebrates academic accomplishment and tries to communicate to its teen viewers the danger, exhilaration and joy of daring to exceed social-class expectations. [12 Jul 2000]
By David Zurawik FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 17, 2022
What a tacky way to begin the show. But things get better as the premiere goes on, and as the series goes on, who knows? They might even get good.
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW
58
Mar 23, 2022
The only sparkle comes from Bosworth, who seems to be aware that "Young Americans" might work better as spoof than as semiserious drama. [12 Jul 2000]
By John Levesque FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 23, 2022
A bubbling stew of raging hormones, buff bodies and the culture shock of rich meets poor. [12 Jul 2000]
By Ann Hodges FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 17, 2022
The show could turn out to be one of those guilty pleasures like the early years of Dynasty or Melrose Place — a show that's fun because it is so melodramatic and dumb.
By Scott D. Pierce FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 23, 2022
Time marches on, or crawls very slowly, if you happen to be watching Young Americans. [12 Jul 2000, p.D01]
By Jonathan Storm FULL REVIEW
33
Mar 23, 2022
Just when you thought the teen melodrama was completely played out, along comes another trite "Dawson's Creek" clone to cause cringes of annoyance and pangs of distress. [12 Jul 2000]
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