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Michael Slezak

Michael Slezak's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Heartbeat: Season 1 (2016) 16% D+ EDIT “The show's supporting characters are all some combination of bland, unbelievable, and/or reprehensible.” – TV Line Nov 4, 2025 Full Review The Glass House: Season 1 (2012) EDIT “The Glass House is that rare exception to the widely held belief that TV networks give up on their shows too quickly.” – TV Line Nov 11, 2020 Full Review Rising Star: Season 1 (2014) 14% EDIT “"So wake me up when it's all over." That was the refrain delivered by ill-fated boy band Beyond 5 during tonight's premiere of ABC's reality singing competition Rising Star, but unfortunately it echoed the sentiments in my own head.” – TV Line Oct 29, 2020 Full Review Damien: Season 1 (2016) 14% D EDIT “Show no sympathy for this devil - instead, cast it back into the pit from whence it came.” – TV Line Jun 19, 2020 Full Review Agent X: Season 1 (2015) 27% C- EDIT “The real problem with Agent X is its leaden execution and groan-inducing gaps in logic.” – TV Line Jun 19, 2020 Full Review Telenovela: Season 1 (2015) 64% C- EDIT “Trouble is, there's not a single surprising twist on any of the threadbare inside-showbiz tropes, and even worse, every single zinger feels like it's from a hastily assembled first draft.” – TV Line May 20, 2020 Full Review Superstore: Season 1 (2015) 68% B- EDIT “Whenever the duo are on screen together, Superstore is irresistibly charming.” – TV Line Apr 6, 2020 Full Review RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 3 (2011) EDIT “It's not every day you see a drag lady toss her long auburn wig to the floor and perform a series of showstopping somersaults down the center of the runway. Git it, mama!” – TV Line Mar 31, 2020 Full Review EDIT “You see, she's (Tyra) the kind of person who passes homeless people on the street without ever looking at them. So, think twice. It's just another day for you and Tyra in paradise.” – Entertainment Weekly Feb 28, 2020 Full Review Desperate Housewives: Season 2 (2005) 53% EDIT “I could say the writing on Desperate Housewives isn't very nice either, but it's still very rich. And who'd have it any other way?” – Entertainment Weekly Jan 17, 2020 Full Review 11.22.63: Season 1 (2016) 83% EDIT “An engrossing, utterly unique story and winning performances from Franco and Gadon conspire to make 11.22.63 a can't-miss TV event.” – TV Line Jan 16, 2020 Full Review Emmys: Season 60 (2008) 0% EDIT “The quintet just stood around, shooting the breeze like bored strangers at a bad trade-show awards dinner, waiting for the buffet line to open.” – Entertainment Weekly Dec 20, 2019 Full Review The Sing-Off: Season 4 (2013) 100% EDIT “I loved the playful physical taunts tossed back and forth between the acts.” – TV Line Oct 25, 2019 Full Review Dirt: Season 1 (2007) 29% EDIT “For a series set in the world of celebrity gossip, the first episode of FX's new Courteney Cox vehicle Dirt was suspiciously short on dishy fun.” – Entertainment Weekly Sep 4, 2019 Full Review The Bachelorette: Season 7 (2011) 60% EDIT “Random dark thought that occurred to me as Ashley entered the driftwood and flower ceremonial circle: Wouldn't it be amazing TV if one year, the Bachelorette said yes to the first proposal she got, then left the mansion?” – TV Line Apr 30, 2019 Full Review The Bachelorette: Season 9 (2013) 100% EDIT “That was the most dramatic question looming over the most dramatic season finale of The Bachelorette of all time ever in perpetuity for infinity (at least until next season, anyhow, mmmkay?).” – TV Line Apr 30, 2019 Full Review So You Think You Can Dance: Season 13 (2016) EDIT “All my old-man kvetching aside, though, the new incarnation of [So You Think You Can Dance] was more enjoyable/less child-pageant creepy than I'd feared.” – TV Line Mar 29, 2019 Full Review Hell's Kitchen: Season 10 (2012) 80% EDIT “If there was ever any doubt Hell's Kitchen was less about the actual food and more about ritualized humiliation, the Season 10 premiere ended with the following startling statistics: 100 dinner guests, 18 chefs, and 0 entrées served.” – TV Line Mar 29, 2019 Full Review Chelsea: Season 1 (2016) 41% D+ EDIT “It's not as though Handler is admirably swinging for the fences and missing, she's striking out while attempting a bunt.” – TV Line Mar 28, 2019 Full Review So You Think You Can Dance: Season 8 (2011) 100% EDIT “The show was so much more than a matter of winning or losing, it drove home the deeply emotional reasons why these contestants battle so ferociously to try to make it in a physically draining profession...” – TV Line Mar 27, 2019 Full Review So You Think You Can Dance: Season 9 (2012) 86% EDIT “This was the right pair to share [So You Think You Can Dance ] first dual crown. Viva the Hot Tamale Train! Viva ballet training! And viva the whole dang show!” – TV Line Mar 27, 2019 Full Review So You Think You Can Dance: Season 10 (2013) 100% EDIT “When it comes to So You Think You Can Dance, I'm always overcome by the hokey notion that whether or not my favorites prevail, the art of dance always comes out a winner.” – TV Line Mar 27, 2019 Full Review So You Think You Can Dance: Season 11 (2014) 100% EDIT “When I hear people say "There's nothing good on TV during summer," I immediately know they've never watched an episode of So You Think You Can Dance.” – TV Line Mar 27, 2019 Full Review So You Think You Can Dance: Season 12 (2015) 40% EDIT “I don't think anyone would mistake So You Think You Can Dance's 12th season as its strongest” – TV Line Mar 27, 2019 Full Review The Late Late Show With James Corden: Season 1 (2015) 96% EDIT “Corden came off as charming and unexpectedly earnest for a late-night host - tearing up when thanking his parents in the audience, and again looking a tad misty-eyed during a silly little "thank you" ballad with which he closed the show.” – TV Line Mar 27, 2019 Full Review
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