TAGGED AS: Best and Worst, Winter TV
Winter/Spring TV Scorecard 2016
Adjusted Score: 68983%
Critics Consensus: Madoff boasts a knockout performance from Richard Dreyfuss, whose obvious enjoyment of the role helps make up for the miniseries' surplus of polish and overall lack of perspective.
Adjusted Score: 76007%
Critics Consensus: The Magicians' impressive special effects and creative storytelling help compensate for a derivative premise and occasionally sluggish pace.
Adjusted Score: 75024%
Critics Consensus: Teachers struggles with the transition from web series to television, but gets some good marks for humor.
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Adjusted Score: 72687%
Critics Consensus: Though its themes may be unpleasant for some and LOL moments are few and far between, Baskets succeeds on the strength of its deadpan delivery and terrific cast.
Adjusted Score: 75687%
Critics Consensus: While the jury is out on its weekly worthiness, The Catch largely yields satisfying results with tried-and-true Shondaland production qualities, fun cases of the week, and bendy plot twists.
Adjusted Score: 73408%
Critics Consensus: Mercy Street's intriguing setting and talented cast can't compensate for the overall lack of excitement in a period drama that's traditional to a fault.
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Adjusted Score: 80582%
Critics Consensus: Despite a lack of likable characters, Billions' soapy melodrama and larger-than-life canvas offer plenty of repeat viewing potential.
Adjusted Score: 83646%
Critics Consensus: Bolstered by some impressive action, Daredevil keeps its footing in season two, even if its new adversaries can't quite fill the void left by Wilson Fisk.
Adjusted Score: 57580%
Critics Consensus: The Circus reveals a more human side of the candidates and paints a clear picture of how grueling life can be on the campaign trail, yet the show fails to provide the type of candid analysis and discourse it alludes to during this incredibly unique and cantankerous election cycle.
Adjusted Score: 77668%
Critics Consensus: Vinyl doesn't always keep the beat, dramatically speaking, but overall, it capably honors the rock pioneers of the '70s with absorbing stories, a spot-on soundtrack, and rich period detail.
Adjusted Score: -1%
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Adjusted Score: 84983%
Critics Consensus: Colony offers an engaging enough narrative, a few scares, and an overall good time, even if none of it is particularly original.
Adjusted Score: 70769%
Critics Consensus: Chelsea Does manages to investigate some meaningful topics, but the show's polarizing namesake is also its greatest liability.
Adjusted Score: 20744%
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Adjusted Score: 76343%
Critics Consensus: A move from New York to Hollywood gives Agent Carter new territory to explore, as the series continues to search for a storyline as dynamic as its heroine.
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