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Three Wishes
SERIES: NBC, Friday 8:00p (60 minutes)


8.7

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Starring Amy Grant, Carter Oosterhouse, Eric Stromer, and Diane Mizota

Singer Amy Grant hosts this feel-good show in which corporate sponsors dole out gifts to needy Americans.

GENRE(S):	Family, Reality (Non-Competitive)
CREATED BY:	Andrew Glassman
FIRST AIR DATE:	September 23, 2005

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

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New York Post Adam Buckman

A wall-to-wall weepfest.

Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn

So, yeah, Three Wishes will leave your heartstrings over-fondled. But if you can get past that... it's also one of the most interactive TV shows around. [4 Nov 2005, p.63]

San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman

The jaded will have a field day, but so what? In the end, if lives are changed like they are on "Three Wishes" and "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," then who cares what corporate names are flashed or how many manufactured "reveals" there are?

San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum

It's all shamelessly manipulative, but the show has real heart.

People Weekly Tom Gliatto

Three Wishes is about sowing seeds of kindness that blossom into a garden of good feeling, but it can feel like a flower show dusted with endless sprayings of industrial fertilizer. [31 Oct 2005, p.39]

Newsday Verne Gay

There is at least one troubling aspect to "Wishes" - an abundance of product placements within the show itself, which begs the question: Does salvation come with a price tag?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen

To be fair, "Three Wishes" is touching. It is heartwarming to see nice things done for people in need. But it also feels like the show manipulates viewers.

Chicago Tribune Sid Smith

There's something about "Three Wishes" and all these shows that seems exploitative and programmatic.

New York Daily News David Hinckley

Yes, these are good deeds. Yes, Amy Grant seems genuinely nice. But no, "Three Wishes," unlike "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," does not come off as a good TV show.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland

This show may cause diabetes.

The New York Times Ned Martel

The show admirably shakes up these lives and implores people to envision improvements, but much of these benefits could be accomplished without such a benefactor swooping into town.

Variety Brian Lowry

The producers of this NBC wish-fulfillment show have endeavored to out-schmaltz ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," and for those who can stomach this level of manipulative fluff, damned if they haven't done it.

Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm

Without being paid to watch, this mean old critic wouldn't have left it on five minutes, but, in the confessional spirit that permeates this show, has to admit to an occasional welling of the tear ducts.

Salon Heather Havrilesky

Americans suffer, Americans chip in and throw Big Money at the problem, Big Money Fixes Everything, and then millions of Americans at home sob and wastefully plow through a forest of tissue paper while feeling way, way better about themselves than they have since, like, before that hurricane hit New Orleans.

Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron

[It] might more accurately be titled "Touched by a Sponsor."

PopMatters Terry Sawyer

Three Wishes is a veritable showcase for corporate largesse, and oh yes, self-promotion.

Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert

It's hard to quibble with such a philanthropic series, even while its motives are, of course, Nielsen-based. But it's easy to quibble with the condescension, fraudulence, and manipulation of ''Three Wishes," as every single scene is ruthlessly choreographed to put a lump in our throats.

Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman

This is annoying beyond my comprehension.

Miami Herald Glenn Garvin

I'll give the show credit; it did make me think what I would ask if granted three wishes. Interestingly, all three involved the flesh of Amy Grant being devoured by rabid weasels.

The average user rating for this tv show is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Pat W gave it a10:
I still watch the reruns on CMT and I think that it was a great show.

william s gave it a10:
would like to know when the show is coming back on , as i really enjoyed the show

Carla H gave it a10:
I have been telling everyone what a great show this is! I really like the fact that the whole community usually benefits from one of the wishes. Someone told me this show was cancelled - I hope not!!!!!

Becky K gave it a10:
I loved this show.....I am very disappointed about NBC decision...it is a wrong decision

BETH R gave it a10:
This show is very touching. The show lets people know that there are warm hearted people out there that really cares. Hats off to the cast and all the crew that makes life aliitle easier for people that really need that special love and confidence put back in there life. Thank you and God Bless to all.

Don gave it a10:
This show is a genuine 10. It is the only show I have ever seen that shows real life examples of how I want my life to be. The problem with ratings is that we as viewers still need to work in order for us to deserve a score of 10.

Carol G gave it a10:
This show has restored my faith not only in television in human nature in general. This is the America I remember growning up in, where people cared about other people. Shame on those people who give it a low rating. They must be part of the jaded America we've become. Keep up the good work!

Three Wishes SERIES: NBC, Friday 8:00p (60 minutes)

Three Wishes
SERIES: NBC, Friday 8:00p (60 minutes)