Life on Mars tops Metacritic's top 10 TV shows list
Entertainment criticism mecca Metacritic has released its top 10 highest rated new Fall TV shows. Created in 2001, the site combines all the reviews of any given show and rates them on a 0-100 scale to get to the "Metascore." This is considered a weighted average because the site assigns more significance to some critics/publications over others due to the quality of the source.
Life on Mars (pictured above) tops the list with a 78. The scores, all landing in the 61-78 range, signal a slow 2008 TV season. But they're not all bad, check out Paste's TV Detail entries on our Ctrl-V blog to weed out the ones to watch. Then, catch up with the series online. Almost all of the major networks now offer full episodes on their sites.
Following is a list of the highest Metascores for this year's new fall shows, along with their scores:
1. Life on Mars (ABC) 78
2. Sons of Anarchy (FX) 68
3. The IT Crowd (IFC) 68
4. Fringe (Fox) 67
5. Easy Money (CW) 67
6. The Mentalist (CBS) 65
7. True Blood (HBO) 64
8. Worst Week (CBS) 62
9. The Ex List (CBS) 62
10. Little Britain (HBO) 61
Related links:
TV Detail: Life on Mars Review - Series Premiere on ABC
TV Detail: Fringe Review
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