Reception Community (TV series)

1 reception

1.1 critical reception
1.2 awards , nominations
1.3 ratings

reception
critical reception

the show s first season received positive reviews, scoring 69 out of 100 based on 23 critics on metacritic. david bushman (curator, television) of paley center media called community best new show of fall season. jonah krakow of ign gave first season 8.5 saying community ramped , delivered amazing stories in second half of season.

the second season received high critical acclaim, scoring 88 out of 100 based on 4 critics on metacritic. emily nussbaum of new york magazine , heather havrilesky of salon.com rated community best show of 2010. in a.v. club s list of 25 best television series of 2010, community ranked second, stating best episodes modern warfare , cooperative calligraphy , , abed s uncontrollable christmas . ign named community best comedy series in both 2010 , 2011.

danny pudi has received critical acclaim performance.

acclaim show continued in third season, scoring 81 out of 100 based on 4 critics on metacritic. topped metacritic user poll in category best television show of 2011 , receiving 3,478 points. community placed on several critics top television lists; including ranked second paste, fifth both hitfix , huffington post, first hulu , third on tv.com s top 100 of 2011.

in 2012, entertainment weekly listed show @ #15 in 25 best cult tv shows past 25 years, high praise: series affinity ambitious, high-concept story lines (e.g. few shows willing turn on entire episode stop-motion animation), meta humor, , constant pop culture allusions has helped earn kind of fervent fan following of higher-rated comedic competitors must envy. user poll on splitsider named remedial chaos theory best sitcom episode of time, beating out simpsons episode marge vs. monorail .

reviews fourth season positive, less enthusiastic reception of first 3 seasons. scored 69 out of 100 based on 17 critics on metacritic. verne gay of newsday stated show still defiantly community, still , still uninterested in adding new viewers. on other hand, hitfix s alan sepinwall wrote, feels [moses] port, [david] guarascio , other writers decided reverse-engineer [dan] harmon version of community, couldn t quite manage without missing ingredient of harmon himself. mike hale of new york times has stated series has been dumbed down, humor broadened past recognition, , 2 episodes provided review...have fewer laughs between them single scene old community.

the fifth season received critical acclaim, scoring 80 out of 100 based on 15 reviews on metacritic. many critics cited return of series creator dan harmon strength. verne gay newsday said of season community restart have possibly hoped for.

the sixth season continued receive positive reviews, scoring 78 out of 100 based on 12 reviews on metacritic, , scoring 87% approval rating on rotten tomatoes, consensus being, despite cast , broadcast changes, community manages remain @ top of quirky class. amy amatangelo of hollywood reporter wrote, fans loved community remains [...] show has seamlessly transferred online venue. los angeles times robert lloyd considered special season, commenting lives in consciousness of own construction in kind of existential dramatically meaningful way. new york times s mike hale felt harmon responsible turning countercultural whimsicality affecting, fast-paced comedy in season. time s james poniewozik felt same show in humor , quality, though noted absent sense of mission regarding characters. [...] maybe it’s enough community, free of ratings pressures of nbc, live second life free weird , playful , experimental.

since final episode, community has appeared on number of lists determining greatest television shows of all-time. in tv (the book): 2 experts pick greatest american shows of time, critics alan sepinwall , matt zoller seitz ranked community 54th in combined top 100 list, placing them in section titled groundbreakers , workhorses. in 2017, ign placed 51st in top 100 ranking of tv shows, writer jonathon dornbush describing meta love letter films , shows inspired , creator, dan harmon.

awards , nominations

in 2009, series received nomination favorite new tv comedy @ 36th people s choice awards.

in 2010, @ 41st naacp image awards, justin lin received nomination outstanding directing in comedy series introduction statistics . @ 2010 teen choice awards, series received nomination breakout show , ken jeong nominated breakout star male. entertainment weekly s 3rd ewwy awards, nominated best comedy series, joel mchale nominated best lead actor in comedy , danny pudi nominated best supporting actor in comedy.

in 2011, betty white received nomination favorite tv guest star @ 37th people s choice awards. yvette nicole brown won 2011 gracie allen award outstanding supporting actress in comedy series. series received nomination best directing comedy series @ comedy awards. episode modern warfare won 2010 gold derby tv award comedy episode of year. 1st critics choice television awards, nominated best comedy series, while joel mchale , danny pudi nominated best actor , best supporting actor in comedy series, respectively. episode abed s uncontrollable christmas won 2011 creative arts emmy award individual achievement in animation. @ 42nd naacp image awards, justin lin nominated outstanding directing in comedy series episode modern warfare . @ 27th tca awards, community nominated outstanding achievement in comedy , danny pudi nominated individual achievement in comedy. series received 4 nominations 2011 satellite awards, best comedy or musical series, joel mchale best actor in musical or comedy series, , donald glover best supporting actor in series, miniseries, or tv movie; while won best television release season 2 dvd set.

in 2012, community nominated primetime emmy award outstanding writing comedy series episode remedial chaos theory , written chris mckenna. year, show won awards favorite comedy , favorite ensemble in 2012 tv guide magazine fan favorites awards. remedial chaos theory nominated hugo award in 2012 best dramatic presentation, short form. community won hulu best in show award 2012, beating 30 rock, parks , recreation, new girl , modern family in first 4 rounds, , walking dead in final round 11,000 votes. won hulu s best in show award again in 2013, beating out game of thrones in final round 60% of votes.

at 2nd critics choice television awards, community received nominations , won best comedy series. joel mchale nominated best actor in comedy series, jim rash , danny pudi nominated best supporting actor in comedy series, , alison brie , gillian jacobs nominated best supporting actress in comedy series. community nominated tca award outstanding achievement in comedy @ 2012 tca awards.

ratings

premiering in 9:30 pm et spot on september 17, 2009, pilot episode had viewership of 7.680 million. in 18–49 audience, had rating of 3.7. such, held 93% of audience office, had been in previous time slot. show called bright spot night nbc, seeing how office down 18% previous year s premiere, while parks , recreation, in preceding time slot, down 30%.

seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of community:

     note: each u.s. network television season starts in late september , ends in late may, coincides completion of may sweeps.