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Frontline: The News War (PBS)
"Provocative."
Mike Duffy, Detroit Free Press
Frontline: The News War (PBS)
"The next time someone asks why we need PBS when there are so many other channels, keep this special in mind."
Barry Garron, Hollywood Reporter
To Iraq and Back: Bob Woodruff Reports (ABC)
"Remarkably compelling."
Alessandra Stanley, New York Times
Dirt (FX)
"Wickedly humorous."
Jonathan Storm, Philadelphia Inquirer
The Agency (VH1)
"It'll probably inspire untold eating disorders, but somehow hearing a stick-thin model called a 'cow' makes it worth it."
Alynda Wheat, Entertainment Weekly
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The Black Donnellys (NBC)
"A major disappointment."
Verne Gay, Newsday
The Black Donnellys (NBC)
"A pretentious mishmash of cliches."
Maureen Ryan, Chicago Tribune
The Black Donnellys (NBC)
"Terrific."
Aaron Barnhart, Kansas City Star
My Life as a Child (TLC)
"You have to be an insensitive oaf cut off completely from your feelings to not be hugely moved by the kids we see and hear in 'My Life as a Child.'"
Ray Richmond, Hollywood Reporter
My Life as a Child (TLC)
"Remarkable."
David Zurawik, Baltimore Sun
Rules of Engagement (CBS)
"Besides making every aspect of dating and mating look depressing, it's hard to come up with a reason to spend time with any of these characters."
Melanie McFarland, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Spoons (BBC AMERICA)
"There is no getting bored with this show."
Barry Garron, Hollywood Reporter
Spoons (BBC AMERICA)
"Smart, sharp and sassy."
Mike Duffy, Detroit Free Press
The 1/2 Hour News Hour (FOX NEWS)
"Makes you appreciate what Jon Stewart and his writers are able to do, day after day."
Joanna Weiss, Boston Globe
The 1/2 Hour News Hour (FOX NEWS)
"'Weekend Update' on its worst night isn't this bad."
Hal Boedeker, Orlando Sentinel
Slings and Arrows (SUNDANCE)
"Is it crazy to want to give a TV show a standing ovation?"
Matt Roush, TV Guide
A Distant Shore: African-Americans of D-Day (HISTORY)
"A worthy bookend to Black History Month."
Verne Gay, Newsday
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Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (HBO)
"Never ceases to shock."
Alessandra Stanley, New York Times
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (HBO)
"'Ghosts of Abu Ghraib' will haunt those who see it long after the final frames have flickered out."
Tom Shales, Washington Post
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (HBO)
"Must-watch and can't-watch viewing at the same time, it demands attention."
Jonathan Storm, Philadelphia Inquirer
Bling'd: Blood, Diamonds and Hip Hop (VH1)
"It's not always pleasant to watch, but it's hard to turn away."
David Hinckley, New York Daily News
The OC (FOX)
"The show burned through so much plot in its first season, it shot into the realm of soap absurdity far more quickly than the norm."
Robert Bianco, USA Today
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Jericho (CBS)
"The ugly stepchild of serial thrillers."
Mike Duffy, Detroit Free Press
Jericho (CBS)
"The execution, from the wooden dialogue to the paper-thin characterizations to the telenovela plotting, borders on the laughable."
Robert Bianco, USA Today
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg (TV LAND)
"The only thing wrong with this informal, informative and witty show is that it's too short."
David Bianculli, New York Daily News
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg (TV LAND)
"Classy and entertaining."
Gail Pennington, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Friday Night Lights (NBC)
"Extraordinary."
Maureen Ryan, Chicago Tribune
Friday Night Lights (NBC)
"The most intimate series on network television."
Paul Brownfield, LA Times
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The Agency (VH1)
"Insanely addictive."
Tim Stack, Entertainment Weekly
The Agency (VH1)
"Riveting in its shallow, awful, wonderful way."
Linda Stasi, New York Post
The Agency (VH1)
"It's not a good show, but it is good and mean."
David Bianculli, New York Daily News
Independent Lens: Hip-hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes (PBS)
"Steeped in a raw-edged, heightened sense of social conscience."
David Zurawik, Baltimore Sun
Independent Lens: Hip-hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes (PBS)
"A broad and eye-opening portrait of hip-hop masculinity."
Chris Richards, Washington Post
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The 1/2 Hour News Hour (FOX NEWS)
"Sharply funny."
Mike McDaniel, Houston Chronicle
The 1/2 Hour News Hour (FOX NEWS)
"A political satire show so desperately one-sided that it could be at home on only one channel, Fox News."
Barry Garron, Hollywood Reporter
Longford (HBO)
"Easily one of the best TV movies you're likely to see this year."
Rob Owen, Pittsburg Post-Gazette
Longford (HBO)
"A thoughtful reflection on faith and redemption."
Charlie McCollum, San Jose Mercury News
Slings and Arrows (SUNDANCE)
"An exceptionally well crafted, beautifully nuanced and wonderfully smart series."
Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle
Slings and Arrows (SUNDANCE)
"One of the most loving satires that has ever graced television."
Maureen Ryan, Chicago Tribune
The State Within (BBC AMERICA)
"Sometimes 'State' is just too complicated for its own good."
Andrew Lyons, Media Life
The State Within (BBC AMERICA)
"'24' for the thinking viewer."
Melanie McFarland, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It) (IFC)
"Riveting."
Paul Katz, Entertainment Weekly
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It) (IFC)
"A quirky, excellent documentary."
Mike Duffy, Detroit Free Press
Nixon: A Presidency Revealed (HISTORY)
"Retains the same perverse pleasure of an 'E! True Hollywood Story'."
Ginia Bellafante, New York Times
Nixon: A Presidency Revealed (HISTORY)
"'Nixon: A Presidency Revealed' is up there with the best of the best of what 'History' does best."
Linda Stasi, New York Post
The Sarah Silverman Program (COMENDY CENTRAL)
"A brilliantly realized reinvigoration of the sitcom as only Silverman could dream it."
Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle
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Lost (ABC)
"This astonishing series risks and accomplishes at a level few others even try to reach."
Robert Bianco, USA Today
Jericho (CBS)
"Addictive."
Kevin McDonough, United Features Syndicate
Medium (NBC)
"Clever, entertaining and surprising."
David Bianculli, New York Daily News
Beauty and the Geek (CW)
"TV's most successful dating show."
Jennifer Armstrong, Entertainment Weekly
The Hidden Epidemic: Heart Disease in America (PBS)
"Extraordinary."
George Haas, Daily Southtown
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Frontline: News Wars (PBS)
"Impressively framed and reported."
David Bianculli, New York Daily News
Frontline: News Wars (PBS)
"The next time someone asks why we need PBS when there are so many other channels, keep this special in mind."
Barry Garron, Hollywood Reporter
American Idol (FOX)
"How about showing us a bit more of the contestants who might actually have a chance to win and less of the ones who are there only to be mocked?"
Robert Bianco, USA Today
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (USA)
"One of the most exciting awards ceremonies of the season."
Jessica Shaw, Entertainment Weekly
Independent Lens: Motherland Afghanistan (PBS)
"Exploitative."
Virginia Heffernan, New York Times
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American Experience: New Orleans (PBS)
"Informed and affectionate."
Kevin McDonough, United Features Syndicate
American Experience: New Orleans (PBS)
"Offers a fascinating, bittersweet historical portrait of one of America's most distinctive and distinctively sensual cities."
Mike Duffy, Detroit Free Press
Rules of Engagement (CBS)
"One of those sitcoms that makes people who hate sitcoms hate sitcoms."
Robert Bianco, USA Today
Rules of Engagement (CBS)
"Painful-to-watch."
Ellen Gray, Philadelphia Daily News
Wallis & Edward (BBC AMERICA)
"Soapy but satisfying."
Variety Staff, Variety
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Masterpiece Theatre: Dracula (PBS)
"It's the PBS blue-plate special: sexy but sexless."
Alynda Wheat, Entertainment Weekly
Masterpiece Theatre: Dracula (PBS)
"Seems almost perversely determined to edit and alter the classic story, without in any way improving it."
David Bianculli, New York Daily News
Masterpiece Theatre: Dracula (PBS)
"A first-rate show."
Virginia Heffernan, New York Times
Crank Yankers (MTV2)
"The crank-calling puppets are back and lewder than ever."
Kelly Woo, America Online
Extras (HBO)
"There's more humiliation than comedy."
Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
Grease: You're the One That I Want (NBC)
"A rip-off that sticks so closely to the 'Idol' formula, it might as well be a revival."
Robert Bianco, USA Today
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The Sarah Silverman Program (COMEDY CENTRAL)
"The meanest sitcom in years—and one of the funniest."
Tad Friend, The New Yorker
The Sarah Silverman Program (COMEDY CENTRAL)
"Full of scenes that sound funny on paper…but in execution pass by without eliciting even a small chuckle."
Maureen Ryan, Chicago Tribune
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet (FOX)
"A nice breakthrough for morning shows."
Virginia Heffernan, New York Times
Survivor: Fiji (CBS)
"There's a pained familiarity to it, a rote sense of order, a predictability that can no longer be assuaged."
Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle
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Lost (ABC)
"'Lost' remains one of TV's zestiest stews."
Brian Lowry, Variety
Lost (ABC)
"ABC's hit drama returns with renewed vigor."
Mark A. Perigard, Boston Herald
Lost (ABC)
"Taken as a whole, this is the hour we wished we could have gotten in November."
Melanie McFarland, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The Supreme Court (PBS)
"PBS does justice to history."
Tom Shales, Washington Post
Bones (FOX)
"'Bones' may not yet rank as one of TV's very best series, but it is one of TV's most reliably entertaining."
Robert Bianco, USA Today
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Nova: Forgotten Genius (PBS)
"It's a shame we have to wait for Black History Month to get films like this."
Tanner Stransky, Entertainment Weekly
Nova: Forgotten Genius (PBS)
"One of the most ambitious projects in the 34-year history of 'Nova.'"
Felicia R. Lee, New York Times
Bastards of the Party (HBO)
"A profound narrative."
Ray Richmond, Hollywood Reporter
Bastards of the Party (HBO)
"Excellent."
Mike Duffy, Detroit Free Press
Independent Lens: Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life (PBS)
"Flows with grace and intelligence."
Paul de Barros, Seattle Times
Gilmore Girls (CW)
"A shade of what it once was."
Robert Bianco, USA Today
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Rules of Engagement (CBS)
"Watchable but wholly unremarkable."
Andrew Lyons, Media Life
Rules of Engagement (CBS)
"Not exactly the cutting edge of comedic freshness and innovation."
Ray Richmond,
Tom Shales,
Sam Ellis,
Marshall Fine, Love It! Hate It! 02.03.07
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The Dresden Files (SCI FI)
"An uneven fantasy series that's not eerie enough to be a culty favorite or goofy enough to be a guilty pleasure."
Gillian Flynn
Entertainment Weekly
The Dresden Files (SCI FI)
"An agreeably escapist hour."
Matt Roush
TV Guide
Puppy Bowl III (ANIMAL PLANET)
"May be too big a dose of 'cute' even for dedicated dog fans."
Robert Bianco
USA Today
Masterpiece Theatre: The Ruby in the Smoke (PBS)
"A grand tale told through the kind of can-do teenager none of us seem to encounter anymore -- i.e., one driven more by principle than hormones."
Ray Richmond
Hollywood Reporter
Extras (HBO)
"By far the funniest program of the new year."
Maureen Ryan
Chicago Tribune
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The Sarah Silverman Program (COMEDY CENTRAL)
"Out to offend, and hilariously on target."
Matthew Gilbert, Boston Globe
The Sarah Silverman Program (COMEDY CENTRAL)
"Comedy Central may at last have on its hands a live-action comedy as funny as 'Chappelle's Show'."
Doug Elfman, Chicago Sun-Times
The Sarah Silverman Program (COMEDY CENTRAL)
"Bursting with imagination, audacity, rude charm and a relentlessly funny worldview…"
Tim Goodman, Washington Post
The Sarah Silverman Program (COMEDY CENTRAL)
"The whole cute-girl-acting-crass thing is turning Ms. Silverman into a one-trick pony."
Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News
ER (NBC)
"'ER' has officially become 'The Love Boat'."
Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly
30 Rock (NBC)
"Alec Baldwin can simply do no wrong."
Robert Bianco, USA Today
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Top Design (BRAVO)
"Bravo has another addictive talent show on its hands."
Matt Roush, TV Guide
Top Design (BRAVO)
"What 'Top Design' needs is Tim Gunn."
Susan Young, InsideBayArea.com
What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann (CINEMAX)
"It is one of the most exquisitely intimate portraits not only of an artist's process, but also of a marriage and a life, to appear on television in recent memory."
Ginia Bellafante, New York Times
The Supreme Court (PBS)
"PBS delivers one of those sharp documentaries that remind us why there's a need for public broadcasting."
Brian Lowry, Variety
Bones (FOX)
"Lightens up the traditionally ultra-grim and gory crime procedural genre with a bit of humanizing wit and romance."
Mike Duffy, Detroit Free Press
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