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Out Of Practice
SERIES: CBS, Monday 9:30p (30 minutes)


9.5

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Starring Stockard Channing, Henry Winkler, Christopher Gorham, Paula Marshall, Ty Burrell, and Jennifer Tilly

The newest sitcom from the creators of "Frasier" follows a dysfunctional family (is there any other kind on TV?) whose members, with the exception of one, are all doctors.

GENRE(S):	Comedy
CREATED BY:	Christopher Lloyd Joe Keenan
FIRST AIR DATE:	September 19, 2005

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Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker

Proves that a conventionally made sitcom can still produce laughter.

LA Weekly Robert Abele

In Keenan and Lloyd’s world of dizzy, barb-tossing sophisticates, this group is confident and well-armed: Channing’s patented ladies-who-lunch tartness, Winkler’s nervous defensiveness, Burrell’s blasé arrogance, Marshall’s droll delivery and Gorham’s frustrated sensitivity all mix like a well-shaken cocktail, even if it’s the kind that gets tossed in somebody’s face.

USA Today Robert Bianco

Practice is the kind of show that will probably appeal to those who like their comedy theatrical.

New York Daily News David Hinckley

Its supporting players steal the spotlight from the central character.

Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy

"Out of Practice" is that increasingly rare old-fashioned sitcom that delivers decent laughs.

Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron

With its superb cast, impeccable direction and mostly sharp writing, "Out of Practice" demonstrates simultaneously how polished and professional a sitcom can be and why TV comedy, with a few notable exceptions, is in such a funk.

Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm

Tonight's episode employs the same he's-talking-about-one-thing, she's-talking-about-another, and neither-one-knows-it farcical convention that was frequently featured in Frasier, and goes back at least to Moliere. These pros bring it off with panache.

Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan

"Practice" has the kind of easy flow that comes from veteran sitcom experts.

The New York Times Alessandra Stanley

Pleasant to watch.

Variety Phil Gallo

[It] already feels like it's been on air for three seasons... in a good way.

Entertainment Weekly Whitney Pastorek

At least Henry Winkler didn't ditch Arrested Development for a show that totally blows. [7 Oct 2005, p.64]

Washington Post Tom Shales

Boasts the strongest cast of any new sitcom.

Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert

If someone turns down the volume, ''Out of Practice" has the potential to become a likable, if conventional, sitcom.

Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd

Although there is nothing compelling... ["Out Of Practice" is a] professional job and not hard to watch.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland

It isn't as funny as it should be.

New York Post Linda Stasi

These pros deserve better than bad jokes and swinging doors.

PopMatters Michael Abernethy

Had Keenan and Lloyd devoted more time to providing their characters with depth and less to flinging insults, viewers might have developed empathy for them and better understood why they feel such aggression toward one another.

Village Voice Joy Press

Has a few funny lines.

People Weekly Tom Gliatto

In the first few episodes, nothing's happening. No pulse. Doctor, what's wrong? [24 Oct 2005, p.41]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen

"Out of Practice" relies on trite misunderstandings and crude dialogue, both go-to gags for uninspired sitcom scribes.

Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman

"Out of Practice" lives in a comedy vacuum: All its laughs are trapped inside and can't get out.

Miami Herald Glenn Garvin

A purported sitcom, it draws no laughs... but does manage the impressive achievement of making Stockard Channing and Henry Winkler, playing Gorham's parents, thoroughly unlikable.

Kansas City Star Aaron Barnhart

Shockingly unfunny.

Newsday Verne Gay

If you expect the worst, your expectations will probably be met.

The average user rating for this tv show is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 50 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Vivek A gave it a9:
This was a great show. I am waiting to see the new episodes

s erferd gave it a10:
Best TV comedy in years.

Dana b gave it a10:
I loved the show, It was so funny. I was looking forward to seeing it come back. Now that its not on anymore I'm disappointed. Please bring it back.

Becky gave it a10:
This was a funny, witty and thoroughly enjoyable sitcom. I still miss the show and wish it would come back. CBS made a huge mistake when they canceled this one.

[Anonymous] gave it a10:
Loved this show, very upset it was cancelled. Hoping it will come back.

Coleen B gave it a10:
I think this show is the funniest sitcom on tv and has a great cast! I really hope it comes back this fall and know alot of people who feel the same way.

Bryan G gave it a0:
worst show ever! didn't laugh once!

Out Of Practice SERIES: CBS, Monday 9:30p (30 minutes)

Out Of Practice
SERIES: CBS, Monday 9:30p (30 minutes)