| 100 |
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
This juicy comedy-drama recaptures the fun of Desperate Housewives in its first season. |
| 100 |
People Weekly Tom Gliatto
[A] delicious over-the-top comedy. [2 Oct 2006, p.45] |
| 100 |
Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy
As Betty Suarez, a beautiful dreamer with a heart full of soul, America Ferrera gives the breakout new star performance of the season. And "Ugly Betty," fizzy, smart and colorfully styled, is looking fine. |
| 90 |
TV Guide Matt Roush
A show and a heroine larger than life, twice as colorful and infinitely more adorable. |
| 88 |
USA Today Robert Bianco
There is no new show more likable, but that affection may waver if Betty can't give Ferrera the scripts and support she deserves. |
| 88 |
San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum
The driving force behind the show's appeal is Ferrera, who gives a pitch-perfect, killer performance in the opening episodes. |
| 80 |
Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd
One of the season's best new shows. |
| 80 |
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
I have no interest in fashion, little inherent fondness for soap operas, and I'm absolutely not the gender this show is targeting. And based on the two episodes I've seen, I'm going to be watching "Ugly Betty" every week. It's that much fun. |
| 80 |
Newsday Diane Werts
This fall's most satisfying series delight. |
| 80 |
Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm
You've never seen anything quite like Ugly Betty. |
| 80 |
Washington Post Tom Shales
It's sweet, touching and deliriously cheerful -- the best new show of the year and a great big blast of happiness. |
| 80 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland
"Ugly Betty" may be the fall's best new series. |
| 75 |
Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman
The execution is cute, silly, heartfelt and sweet (not saccharine), plus it's shot at the cinematic level of a moderately funded romantic comedy movie. |
| 75 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
Even though "Ugly Betty" tends to go for very broad humor when subtlety would serve better, it is easily watchable. |
| 75 |
New York Post Linda Stasi
Lots of fun, lots of laughs, lots of good, heartwarming plots. |
| 75 |
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
"Ugly Betty" is worth checking out. It retains a charm that far outstrips expectations. And Ferrera's performances are small wonders to behold. |
| 70 |
New York Magazine John Leonard
Everybody... will love Betty as much as her widowed father does. |
| 70 |
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
"Betty" walks a fine line between satire and drama and, astonishingly, it doesn’t fall off that razor’s edge very often. |
| 70 |
Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray
In a season crowded with quality dramas that all seem to come from very dark places, ABC's plucky "Ugly Betty" shines as bright as the honking big braces young Betty Suarez wears. |
| 70 |
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
This is a warmhearted dramedy, which gushes charm and family appeal. |
| 70 |
The New York Times Virginia Heffernan
“Ugly Betty” is a sweet, funny show. It’s worth watching. And we’ll see. |
| 70 |
Time James Poniewozik
Like its endearingly flawed protagonist, Ugly Betty is promising but not perfect. |
| 70 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
America Ferrera is instantly and consistently likable as Betty. |
| 70 |
Wall Street Journal Nancy DeWolf Smith
"Ugly Betty" shines because Ms. Ferrera is luminous and credible as a character surrounded by caricatures. It's a strange mixture, but it works. |
| 70 |
Baltimore Sun David Zurawik
Ugly Betty has high spirits, camp, couture, charm and heart. |
| 60 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
As enjoyable as this first episode is, its premise may be too slight to sustain a long-running series. |
| 60 |
Variety Brian Lowry
Ferrara... is consistently endearing, bringing heart and soul to a character that could easily be a cartoon. Too bad that doesn't extend to the rest of the series, which oscillates from screwball comedy... to florid soap elements. |
| 50 |
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
Calling it ''good'' might be a bit of a stretch, but Ugly Betty's comic-melodrama formula is so cannily executed that audiences may find it irresistible. |
| 38 |
Slant Magazine Ed Gonzalez
Week in, week out, Ugly Betty subjects its audience to the same recycled crisis. |
