Home > Chelsea > Season 1 « TV Series Page Chelsea: Season 1 (2016) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 38% Average Rating: 4.5/10 Season Reviews: 13 Fresh: 5 Rotten: 8 Critics Consensus: Chelsea comes up short in its attempts to innovate the conventional talk show format -- and even worse, it frequently fails to be smart or funny. 16% Average Rating: 5.0/10 Season Reviews: 6 Fresh: 1 Rotten: 5 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Chelsea comes up short in its attempts to innovate the conventional talk show format -- and even worse, it frequently fails to be smart or funny. AUDIENCE SCORE 65% liked it Average Rating: 3.4/5 User Ratings: 304 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Appetite for Instruction Air date: May 11, 2016 Chelsea created this talk show to get the college education she never had, so for her series opener, she's tackling the topic of education with guests Drew Barrymore​, Pitbull​and U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King​. The episode will close with a special Netflix University segment. More 2 Gwyneth and Tony and Chelsea and TED Air date: May 12, 2016 Chelsea's LIVE in-studio guests include Gwyneth Paltrow​, Tony Hale​, and TED Talk's​ Chris Anderson​. She will also travel south of the border to explore the world of Telenovelas in Mexico. More 3 Dinner Party: Captain America and Friends Air date: May 13, 2016 Welcome to ChelseaCon. Comic book expert Amy Dallen​gives Chelsea a primer on the Marvel Universe, before the cast of "Captain America: Civil War" -- Chris Evans,​ Sebastian Stan,​ Emily VanCamp​, and Frank Grillo​ -- take on their biggest challenge yet: dinner at Chelsea's! More 4 Gwen Stefani, Toky Style, and the Night Sun Air date: May 18, 2016 Chelsea sits down with Gwen Stefani and Bobak Ferdowsi and joins a colorful Harajuku squad. More 5 Wanda Sykes and the 2016 Political Scene Air date: May 19, 2016 Chelsea sits down with Wanda Sykes, speechwriter Jon Favreau and several senior Florida voters. More 6 Christina Aguilera and Chelsea on Ice Air date: May 20, 2016 Chelsea sits down with Christina Aguilera goes ice skating with Russian figure skaters. More 7 Barbara Boxer and Souls to the Polls Air date: May 25, 2016 Chelsea sits down with Barbara Boxer and DJ Khaled. More 8 Perils of Porn and Rachel Bloom's Big Year Air date: May 26, 2016 Chelsea sits down with Rachel Bloom. More 9 Ashton Kutcher and the App Economy Air date: May 27, 2016 Chelsea sits down with Ashton Kutcher and Cindy McCain and tries her hand as a dog walker for hire. More 10 Dinner Party: Adventures in Parenting Air date: Jun 1, 2016 Chelsea sits down with Kate Hudson to talk about parenting. More Show More Episodes Chelsea: Season 1 Videos 1:35 Chelsea: Season 1 Trailer View All Videos (1) Chelsea: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (33) Tv Season Info Genre: Comedy Network: Netflix Premiere Date: May 11, 2016 Exec. Producers: Bill Wolff, Brad Wollack, Chelsea Handler, Tom Brunelle Cast Chelsea Handler Chelsea Handler Jacob Soboroff Jason Biggs Ashton Kutcher Norman Reedus Adam DeVine Blake Shelton Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Barbara Boxer Kate Hudson Wiz Khalifa Alexander Skarsgård Jane Lynch NeNe Leakes Jack Houston Sean Rad Ellen Page Sarah Paulson Anna Kendrick Charlize Theron Melissa McCarthy Jay Leno Zelda Williams Marc Maron Wagner Moura Keith Olbermann Diego Luna Bill Maher Jon Favreau Common Jenny Mollen Gavin Newsom Eva Longoria Tony Azevedo Eric André Javier Pena Anna Faris Michael Strahan Jim Gaffigan Gordon Ramsey Maria Bamford Aubrey Plaza Clay Aiken Cindy McCain Florence Henderson Nancy Pelosi Barney Frank Zachary Quinto Gillian Jacobs David Axelrod Nathan Adrian Sophia Amoruso Drew Barrymore Rachel Bloom Tatiana Maslany Bryce Dallas Howard Maria Sharapova Marc Maron Kate Upton Hasan Minhaj W. Kamau Bell Abigail Breslin Renée Zellweger Chris Pratt Taylor Lautner John King Kevin Hart Meghan Trainor Felicity Jones Jessica Chastain Jennifer Aniston Chris Evans Wanda Sykes Kate Upton Hasan Minhaj Edgar Ramirez Hilary Swank Tyler Perry Shannen Doherty Chelsea Clinton Jake Tapper Milo Ventimiglia Will Arnett Reese Witherspoon Ashley Graham David Cross Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson Kristen Bell Rob Lowe Nicole Richie Stella McCartney Carol Burnett Emmy Rossum Susan Sarandon Gwyneth Paltrow Gwen Stefani Bill Nye David Spade Aja Brown Ashley Graham Max Greenfield Patricia Arquette Sarah Silverman Diane Guerrero Amy Schumer Lea Michele Don Cheadle Krysten Ritter Sarah Jessica Parker Jennifer Lawrence Sophia Amoruso Arianna Huffington Von Miller Khloe Kardashian Vicente Fox Craig Ferguson Allison Janney Ron Artest Joel Kinnaman Jim Jeffries Tony Hale Bobak Ferdowsi Megan Fox Jacob Soboroff Noah Galloway Aisha Tyler Gloria Steinem Jessica Alba Joshua Jackson Nick Kroll Rose McGowan Mary McCartney Morgan Spurlock Maria Shriver Maren Morris Chris Martin Reese Witherspoon James Carville Nathan Adrian Aaron Eckhart Michael Sheen Chris Geere Glennon Doyle Melton Mary McCormack Fetty Wap Chadwick Boseman DJ Khaled Lizzy Caplan Melissa Arnot Denis Leary Jana Kramer S.E. Cupp Bob Saget Mike Colter Mark Cuban Reggie Miller Rumer Willis Drew Scott Jesse Ventura Cobie Smulders Ron Howard Kyra Sedgwick Eric Garcetti Chris Hardwick Jason Biggs Jana Kramer W. Kamau Bell Millie Bobby Brown Ava DuVernay Priyanka Chopra Trevante Rhodes Rob Corddry Valerie Jarrett Dale Earnhardt Jr. Gael García Bernal Jimmy Carr Gaten Matarazzo Jessica Mendoza Flula Borg Denis Leary Jimmy Carr S.E. Cupp T.J. Miller Ed Begley Jr. John Mulaney Jonathan Scott Misty Snow Van Jones Lauren Duca David Axelrod Michael Kelly Jeffrey Ross Connie Britton Jorge Ramos Nikki Glaser Trevor Noah Common Jennifer Connelly Larry King Alyssa Mastromonaco Norah Jones Matt LeBlanc Cameron Dallas Deshauna Barber Isla Fisher Caleb McLaughlin Julianna Margulies Russell Peters Colleen Ballinger Thomas Lennon Kimbal Musk Abigail Breslin Bob Saget Shannon Purser Christina Aguilera Show More Cast News & Interviews for Chelsea: Season 1 Angry Birds Fails to Soar View All Chelsea: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Appetite for Instruction Air date: May 11, 2016 Chelsea created this talk show to get the college education she never had, so for her series opener, she's tackling the topic of education with guests Drew Barrymore​, Pitbull​and U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King​. The episode will close with a special Netflix University segment. More 2 Gwyneth and Tony and Chelsea and TED Air date: May 12, 2016 Chelsea's LIVE in-studio guests include Gwyneth Paltrow​, Tony Hale​, and TED Talk's​ Chris Anderson​. She will also travel south of the border to explore the world of Telenovelas in Mexico. More 3 Dinner Party: Captain America and Friends Air date: May 13, 2016 Welcome to ChelseaCon. Comic book expert Amy Dallen​gives Chelsea a primer on the Marvel Universe, before the cast of "Captain America: Civil War" -- Chris Evans,​ Sebastian Stan,​ Emily VanCamp​, and Frank Grillo​ -- take on their biggest challenge yet: dinner at Chelsea's! More 4 Gwen Stefani, Toky Style, and the Night Sun Air date: May 18, 2016 Chelsea sits down with Gwen Stefani and Bobak Ferdowsi and joins a colorful Harajuku squad. More 5 Wanda Sykes and the 2016 Political Scene Air date: May 19, 2016 Chelsea sits down with Wanda Sykes, speechwriter Jon Favreau and several senior Florida voters. More 6 Christina Aguilera and Chelsea on Ice Air date: May 20, 2016 Chelsea sits down with Christina Aguilera goes ice skating with Russian figure skaters. More 7 Barbara Boxer and Souls to the Polls Air date: May 25, 2016 Chelsea sits down with Barbara Boxer and DJ Khaled. More 8 Perils of Porn and Rachel Bloom's Big Year Air date: May 26, 2016 Chelsea sits down with Rachel Bloom. More 9 Ashton Kutcher and the App Economy Air date: May 27, 2016 Chelsea sits down with Ashton Kutcher and Cindy McCain and tries her hand as a dog walker for hire. More 10 Dinner Party: Adventures in Parenting Air date: Jun 1, 2016 Chelsea sits down with Kate Hudson to talk about parenting. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Chelsea Season 1 All Critics (13) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (8) It's a big gamble for Netflix, but also a welcome reprieve from the current late-night landscape. Jan 18, 2017 | Full Review… Audra Schroeder The Daily Dot If Handler's new show isn't exactly breaking the mold quite yet, this early offering is unexpected in an entirely different way: its host is salty and acerbic as ever, but Chelsea is surprisingly earnest and heartfelt-even, dare I say, mushy? Sep 21, 2016 | Full Review… Julia Felsenthal Vogue The idea is that Handler hopes to learn a lot from her new show, though her own rapping to end it is the most embarrassing. Still, not breaking for commercials makes all the difference. May 11, 2016 | Full Review… Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Yes, this is what we've been waiting for: a talk show that is proud to be even dumber than Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show. May 11, 2016 | Full Review… Ken Tucker Yahoo! TV Curiosity and insecurity -- this is not the worst way to begin a talk show. May 11, 2016 | Full Review… Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times Top Critic By the end of the episode, Ms. Handler was standing on the set's revolving table, rapping in front of Pitbull. It was excruciating. May 11, 2016 | Full Review… James Poniewozik New York Times Top Critic To anyone for whom she's more of an acquired taste, this Netflix vehicle didn't exactly put a best foot forward. Tomorrow is another night. But when the dog lay down and appeared to doze during the premiere, it was hard not to think he had the right idea. May 11, 2016 | Full Review… Brian Lowry CNN.com Top Critic Handler's apparently got a pretty photogenic set of friends, but, like almost everything on Instagram, it's much more fun to imagine what her gal pals are talking about than actually overhear their conversations. May 24, 2016 | Full Review… Inkoo Kang MTV Although Chelsea is so far fairly trifling, it's got an appealingly loose, shaggy vibe - less "late night" than "morning after." May 17, 2016 | Full Review… Lara Zarum Flavorwire Inquisitive Chelsea is a talk show host I might periodically want to check in on. Pompously Dim-Witted Chelsea is a show I can pass on. May 16, 2016 | Full Review… Dan Fienberg Hollywood Reporter Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (13) Audience Reviews for Chelsea: Season 1 Chelsea does a great job at morphing itself around its bland and obnoxious host, followed by failed attempts to make entertainig jokes or though-provoking commentary. Though a highlight here and there, this talk show is nothing more than the definition of something skippable. FilipeP Super Reviewer View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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