{"id":217703,"date":"2023-12-17T09:20:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T09:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=217703"},"modified":"2023-12-17T09:20:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T09:20:47","slug":"the-worst-tv-shows-of-2023-revealed-according-to-rotten-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/celebrities\/the-worst-tv-shows-of-2023-revealed-according-to-rotten-tomatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"The worst TV shows of 2023 revealed, according to Rotten Tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> The worst TV shows of 2023 revealed, according to Rotten Tomatoes &#8211; so what do YOU think of these series?<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Series that made the list of worst 10 TV shows all have received &#8216;splat&#8217; scores<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Some entries are adaptations of popular movies and books that have gone awry<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Lowest-rated has an 18 per cent critics score and three per cent audience score<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While 2023 has had some great TV shows, like every year, it has also had some duds.<\/p>\n<p>Rotten Tomatoes has ranked which TV shows are the worst based on its percentage ratings system known as the Tomatometer.<\/p>\n<p>If the majority of a series&#8217; critic or audience reviews are negative, then it&#8217;ll drive down this number.<\/p>\n<p>When a TV show has a rating lower than 60 per cent, it is considered a &#8216;splat&#8217; rating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/17\/78562435-0-image-a-12_1701969269503.jpg\" height=\"351\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>While 2023 has had some great TV shows, like every year, it has also had some duds.\u00a0All of the TV series that have made this list have splat ratings for both its critic and audience scores<\/p>\n<p>All of the series that have made this list have splat ratings for both its critic and audience scores.<\/p>\n<p>These 10\u00a0shows are ordered from the highest critic score, 43 per cent, to the lowest of 18 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Despite many reality TV series having equally low or worse ratings, this list focuses on the ones that are exclusively scripted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As you&#8217;ll soon see, viewers have taken issue with the entries being poorly executed movie or book adaptions.<\/p>\n<p>Others are new ideas that they believe have misfired for poor storytelling or prioritizing shock value over plot.<\/p>\n<p>Be it crime drama, adult animated series or superhero series, these shows all have one thing in common: both critics and audiences weren&#8217;t fans.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these titles even made headlines for their controversial storylines, such as The Weeknd&#8217;s The Idol, starring Lily-Rose Depp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So, here are the top 10 most worst TV shows of 2023, according to Rotten Tomatoes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>10. Great Expectations &#8211; Critics: 43%, Audience: 38%\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78750619-12838531-Hulu_s_rendition_of_Charles_Dickens_novel_Great_Expectations_was-a-104_1702558714453.jpg\" height=\"1004\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Critics and audiences alike considered Hulu&#8217;s rendition of Charles Dickens&#8217; novel Great Expectations, starring Olivia Coleman, a flop<\/p>\n<p>Hulu&#8217;s rendition of Charles Dickens&#8217; novel Great Expectations was considered a flop by critics and audiences alike.<\/p>\n<p>The limited series received a critic score of 43 per cent and an even lower audience score of 38 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>The story follows orphan Pip who is whisked into a life of luxury after help from a mysterious benefactor.<\/p>\n<p>The adaption had an impressive cast with Olivia Coleman as Miss Havisham.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78698943-12838531-The_limited_series_received_a_score_of_43_per_cent_and_an_even_l-a-116_1702558718037.jpg\" height=\"452\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The limited series received a critic score of 43 per cent and an even lower audience score of 38 per cent<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78698959-12838531-The_story_follows_orphan_Pip_who_is_whisked_into_a_life_of_luxur-a-112_1702558718032.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The story follows orphan Pip who is whisked into a life of luxury after help from a mysterious benefactor<\/p>\n<p>However, many felt that creator Steven Knight&#8217;s writing was dull and jam packed with shock value to make up for its lack of depth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Certainly, I&#8217;d suggest, one thing Dickens wouldn&#8217;t have done is produce anything as joyless, dreary and patronising to the audience as this,&#8217; The Spectator&#8217;s James Walton penned.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There&#8217;s more sex, more violence, more drugs,&#8217;\u00a0Angie Han wrote for The Hollywood Reporter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But with too little in the way of humanity, insight or entertainment to offer alongside them, what could have been a daring spin on a classic is transformed instead into a dreary slog.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2>9. True Lies &#8211; Critics: 42%, Audience: 48%\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78750621-12838531-True_Lies_proved_that_action_packed_crime_procedurals_don_t_alwa-a-105_1702558714453.jpg\" height=\"920\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>True Lies proved that action-packed crime procedurals don&#8217;t always make for successful shows<\/p>\n<p>True Lies proved that action-packed crime procedurals don&#8217;t always make for successful shows.<\/p>\n<p>The CBS show received a 42 per cent from critics and 48 per cent from audiences.<\/p>\n<p>True Lies is based on the 1994 movie of the same name, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But this time, the series follows professor Helen who is married to an international spy for US intelligence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78699975-12838531-True_Lies_follows_professor_Helen_who_is_married_to_an_internati-a-111_1702558718030.jpg\" height=\"457\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>True Lies follows professor Helen who is married to an international spy for US intelligence<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78699979-12838531-Once_she_finds_out_his_secret_identity_she_is_recruited_to_join_-a-115_1702558718036.jpg\" height=\"455\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Once she finds out his secret identity, she is recruited to join the agency and the two work hand-in-hand on confidential missions<\/p>\n<p>Once she finds out his secret identity, she is recruited to join the agency and the two work hand-in-hand on confidential missions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In spite of the success of the film, many felt that the TV series fell flat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It struggles to reach the heights of its source material and, instead, turns into another spy procedural that feels encumbered by the confines of network TV,&#8217; Max Gao, of The A.V. Club, said.<\/p>\n<p>TV Guide&#8217;s Tim Surette wrote: &#8216;CBS&#8217;s commitment to making True Lies such an easy-breezy, network-friendly series means that it will have to face some hard truths: The idea that we want everything adapted into a TV show is a lie.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2>8. Django &#8211; Critics: 40%, Audience: 29%\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/13\/78750615-12838531-Like_the_two_TV_shows_before_Django_is_a_TV_adaptation_that_wasn-m-134_1702561812589.jpg\" height=\"932\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Like the two TV shows before, Django is a TV adaptation that wasn&#8217;t nearly as successful as the source material<\/p>\n<p>Like the two TV shows before, Django is a TV adaption that wasn&#8217;t nearly as successful as its source material.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the 1966 Western film, Django follows an outlaw gunslinger who is on the search of his daughter who is believed to be dead after a family murder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The TV series initially aired on Canal+ in France and Sky Atlantic in Italy in February 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The series then came to Sky Atlantic in the UK and eventually became available for American viewers on Netflix in March 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78700167-12838531-Based_on_the_1966_Western_film_Django_follows_an_outlaw_gunsling-a-114_1702558718035.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Based on the 1966 Western film, Django follows an outlaw gunslinger who is on the search of his daughter who is believed to be dead after a family murder<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78745241-12838531-Despite_airing_in_four_different_countries_the_series_did_not_ea-a-118_1702558718039.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite airing in four different countries, the series did not earn praise from critics<\/p>\n<p>Despite airing in four different countries, the series did not earn praise from critics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This series is underwhelming and over-complicated,&#8217; Anita Singh wrote for the UK&#8217;s Daily Telegraph.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Times&#8217; Carol Midgley noted: &#8216;Based loosely on Sergio Corbucci&#8217;s 1966 spaghetti western, it looks very good but too often doesn&#8217;t sound it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This isn&#8217;t just because the script is frequently stilted, though it is, but because the American accents are a weird potpourri.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2>7. Velma &#8211; Critics: 39%, Audience: 7%\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78750575-12838531-Velma_is_spinoff_of_the_traditional_Scooby_Doo_series_helmed_by_-a-117_1702558718038.jpg\" height=\"953\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Velma is a spinoff of the traditional Scooby Doo series helmed by Mindy Kaling<\/p>\n<p>Velma is a spinoff of the traditional Scooby Doo series helmed by Mindy Kaling.<\/p>\n<p>While her other series The Mindy Project, Never Have I Ever and The Sex Lives of College Girls have been deemed successes, Velma has been slammed by critics and audiences alike.<\/p>\n<p>Velma received a 39 per cent from critics and an abysmal seven per cent from fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The adult animated series follows the Scooby gang in high school who run in different social circles, but come together in an unexpected way when a murder happens in their town.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78700291-12838531-The_adult_animated_series_follows_the_Scooby_gang_in_high_school-a-129_1702558718361.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The adult animated series follows the Scooby gang in high school who run in different social circles but come together in an unexpected way when a murder happens in their town<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78700285-12838531-The_series_received_an_extreme_amount_of_backlash_for_its_focus_-a-119_1702558718040.jpg\" height=\"362\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The series received an extreme amount of backlash for its focus on pop culture references and satire over staying true to the authentic spirit of Scooby Doo<\/p>\n<p>The series received an extreme amount of backlash for its focus on pop culture references and satire over staying true to the authentic spirit of Scooby Doo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Its edginess comes at the expense of its own characters and punishes the audience for being invested,&#8217; Shirley Li wrote for The Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Like a certain Mystery Inc. member rummaging around in the dark for her glasses, the series is unfocused, confused, and desperately lost.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;All the pieces of a great Scooby spin-off are here, so why does this not come together?&#8217; Belen Edwards asks in a review for Mashable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The answer: a combination of uneven humor, too little mystery, and a core misunderstanding of Velma herself.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2>6. Muted &#8211; Critics: 33%, Audience: 33%\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78750611-12838531-Muted_premiered_on_Netflix_with_unfortunately_low_ratings_The_Sp-a-120_1702558718041.jpg\" height=\"890\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Muted premiered on Netflix with unfortunately low ratings. The Spanish psychological thriller received a 33 per cent score from both critics and viewers<\/p>\n<p>Muted premiered on Netflix with unfortunately low ratings.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish psychological thriller received a 33 per cent score from both critics and viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Muted follows Sergio who hasn&#8217;t spoken for a full six years, while he served jail time for murdering his parents.<\/p>\n<p>Now that his sentence is over and he has been released, psychiatrist Ana Dussel is determined to get to the bottom of his affliction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78750597-12838531-Muted_follows_Sergio_who_hasn_t_spoken_for_a_full_six_years_whil-a-121_1702558718043.jpg\" height=\"336\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Muted follows Sergio who hasn&#8217;t spoken for a full six years while he served jail time for murdering his parents<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78750603-12838531-Now_that_his_sentence_is_over_and_he_has_been_released_psychiatr-a-122_1702558718044.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Now that his sentence is over and he has been released, psychiatrist Ana Dussel is determined to get to the bottom of his affliction<\/p>\n<p>The series fell flat for critics who felt that in spite of the good acting, the series had too many plotholes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Muted is a great disappointment; it had the looks of a good series with sufficiently talented people behind it to deliver a notable series but in reality, nothing here works,&#8217; Mikel Zorrilla wrote for Espinof.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian&#8217;s Jack Seale penned: &#8216;Normally a bad drama has a plot with holes in it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Spanish psychological thriller Muted is more like a black hole sucking in the occasional drifting nugget of narrative, destroying each one without trace.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2>5. Alert: Missing Persons Unit &#8211; Critics: 29%, Audience: 31%\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78750593-12838531-Alert_Missing_Persons_Unit_was_another_procedural_that_flopped_i-a-106_1702558715565.jpg\" height=\"941\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alert: Missing Persons Unit was another procedural that flopped in 2023<\/p>\n<p>Alert: Missing Persons Unit was another procedural that flopped in 2023.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Fox series received a dismal 29 per cent score from critics and an only slightly better 31 per cent from audiences.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Philadelphia, the series followed the city&#8217;s Missing Persons Unit as they help look for missing civilians, including one of the officer&#8217;s own sons.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Foxx created the series but even his star power couldn&#8217;t save it from critics&#8217; scorn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78750587-12838531-The_Fox_series_received_a_dismal_29_per_cent_score_from_critics_-a-124_1702558718046.jpg\" height=\"382\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Fox series received a dismal 29 per cent score from critics and an only slightly better 31 per cent from audiences<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78750769-12838531-Based_in_Philadelphia_the_series_followed_the_city_s_Missing_Per-a-108_1702558716766.jpg\" height=\"392\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Based in Philadelphia, the series followed the city&#8217;s Missing Persons Unit as they help look for missing civilians, including one of the officer&#8217;s own sons<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Fox&#8217;s missing persons drama Alert is straight-up bad TV, perverting what most often happens in missing persons cases to up the show&#8217;s dramatic stakes,&#8217; Rob Owen wrote for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.<\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood Reporter&#8217;s Dan Fienberg said: &#8216;I&#8217;m not angry at it. It&#8217;s just inept, and were it not for the presence of Jamie Foxx as co-creator, I have a hard time imagining the show ever would have made it to air.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite the bad reviews, Alert: Missing Persons Unit was renewed for season two, which is set to air in March 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Obsession &#8211; Critics: 25%, Audience: 29%<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78750761-12838531-Obsession_is_based_on_the_1991_novel_and_subsequent_1992_film_Da-a-107_1702558715861.jpg\" height=\"830\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Starring Richard Armitage, Obsession is based on the 1991 novel and subsequent 1992 film Damage<\/p>\n<p>Obsession is based on the 1991 novel and subsequent 1992 film Damage.<\/p>\n<p>While Damage received rave reviews with an 81 per cent Rotten Tomatoes, the 2023 TV remake only received a 25 per cent from critics and 29 per cent from fans.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of a member of Parliament, the main character is a surgeon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the story goes the same &#8211; he falls in deeply in love with his son&#8217;s fianc\u00e9e and what starts out as an affair turns into an obsession.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78701289-12838531-Instead_of_a_member_of_Parliament_the_main_character_is_a_surgeo-a-123_1702558718045.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Instead of a member of Parliament, the main character is a surgeon. But the story goes the same &#8211; he falls in deeply in love with his son&#8217;s fianc\u00e9e<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78701279-12838531-The_TV_series_was_slammed_by_critics_for_its_poor_writing_and_fo-a-125_1702558718047.jpg\" height=\"928\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The TV series was slammed by critics for its poor writing and focus on eroticism over plot<\/p>\n<p>The TV series was slammed by critics for its poor writing and focus on eroticism over plot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>National World&#8217;s Alex Moreland wrote: &#8216;Richard Armitage and Charlie Murphy struggle through one of worst scripts ever commissioned by Netflix in Obsession.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It gives us an overload of shlock, foreboding string music and some depressing, grunty shagging,&#8217; The Independent&#8217;s Jessie Thompson said.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Gotham Knights &#8211; Critics: 21%, Audience: 43%\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78701337-12838531-Gotham_Knights_is_a_superhero_spinoff_from_the_DC_Universe_While-a-128_1702558718169.jpg\" height=\"361\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gotham Knights is a superhero spinoff from the DC Universe. While superhero TV shows and movies tend to draw in viewership and rave reviews, this wasn&#8217;t the case for Gotham Knights<\/p>\n<p>Gotham Knights is a superhero spinoff from the DC Universe.<\/p>\n<p>While superhero TV shows and movies tend to draw in viewership and rave reviews, this wasn&#8217;t the case for Gotham Knights.<\/p>\n<p>The show features a Gotham City without Batman. After Bruce Wayne&#8217;s murder, the town is in pursuit of his accused adopted son, Turner Hayes.<\/p>\n<p>Turner recruits an unlikely crew to prove his innocence who find themselves facing off against a larger dark force at hand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78701347-12838531-The_show_features_a_Gotham_City_without_Batman_After_Bruce_Wayne-a-130_1702558718657.jpg\" height=\"353\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The show features a Gotham City without Batman. After Bruce Wayne&#8217;s murder, the town is in pursuit of his accused adopted son, Turner Hayes<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78701345-12838531-Turner_recruits_an_unlikely_crew_to_prove_his_innocence_who_find-a-109_1702558717101.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Turner recruits an unlikely crew to prove his innocence who find themselves facing off against a larger dark force at hand<\/p>\n<p>Many critics felt that with so much better superhero content in the market, this series fell flat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There&#8217;s too much other quality content based on comic book universes populating the broadcast and streaming landscape to make this feel like anything other than an embarrassing afterthought,&#8217; Zaki Hasan wrote for The Wrap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Screen Rant&#8217;s Molly Freeman said: &#8216;Gotham Knights is a half-decent DC universe story that&#8217;s unfortunately couched in teen melodrama and color grading more irritating than atmospheric.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2>2. The Idol &#8211; Critics: 19%, Audience: 41%\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78701845-12838531-The_Idol_was_created_by_Euphoria_s_Sam_Levinson_Unfortunately_it-a-132_1702558718864.jpg\" height=\"361\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Idol was created by Euphoria&#8217;s Sam Levinson. Unfortunately, it wasn&#8217;t nearly as big of a hit<\/p>\n<p>The Idol was created by Euphoria&#8217;s Sam Levinson. Unfortunately, it wasn&#8217;t nearly as big of a hit.<\/p>\n<p>The steamy HBO series follows pop star Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) after a nervous breakdown threatened her career.<\/p>\n<p>Jocelyn attempts to make a comeback and finds love with nightclub sensation Tedros (The Weeknd) along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Levinson&#8217;s prior success and the star power involved with The Idol, it was not a smash hit for critics.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78701715-12838531-The_steamy_HBO_series_follows_pop_star_Jocelyn_Lily_Rose_Depp_af-a-133_1702558719337.jpg\" height=\"317\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The steamy HBO series follows pop star Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) after a nervous breakdown threatened her career<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78701791-12838531-Despite_Levinson_s_prior_success_and_the_star_power_involved_wit-a-110_1702558717492.jpg\" height=\"948\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite Levinson&#8217;s prior success and the star power involved with The Idol, it was not a smash hit for critics<\/p>\n<p>Many felt it was there was too much focus on shock value over plot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Levinson and Tesfaye&#8217;s storytelling gets in its own way, squandering any kind of emotional impact,&#8217; Alex Abad-Santos said in Vox.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Then only thing shocking about this vanity series from The Weeknd, whose acting runs the gamut from A to B, is how shockingly bad it is,&#8217; Peter Travers wrote for ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;From its leering male gaze to its juvenile eroticism and cringey dialogue, the premiere hits a new low in ineptitude.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>1. Queen Cleopatra &#8211; Critics: 18%, Audience: 3%<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78750547-12838531-Queen_Cleopatra_was_a_Netflix_documentary_that_not_only_drummed_-a-131_1702558718861.jpg\" height=\"794\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Queen Cleopatra was a Netflix documentary that not only drummed up controversy, but was deemed a flop by both critics and audiences<\/p>\n<p>Queen Cleopatra was a Netflix documentary that not only drummed up controversy, but was deemed a flop by both critics and audiences.<\/p>\n<p>Many argued that Adele James was miscast as Cleopatra was Macedonian Greek.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on Channel 4&#8217;s Steph&#8217;s Packed Lunch, Adele addressed the criticism around being a black actress playing Cleopatra at the time, saying: &#8216;It would be na\u00efve of me to say that I didn&#8217;t expect anything at all, but I didn&#8217;t expect the scale of it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And I think it&#8217;s distressing for anybody to receive any level of abuse, let alone the scale and the nature of what I&#8217;ve received, which is fundamentally racist, all of it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;People are talking about the wrong things. Yes, we don&#8217;t know where her mother was from or her paternal grandmother, but also the show is about so much more than the question mark over her race.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If you watch it is a very small part of the conversation really, this is about the fullness of who this woman was and she was a human being and she shouldn&#8217;t be reduced to her race any more than I should or anybody should.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78702213-12838531-Unfortunately_Queen_Cleopatra_wasn_t_strong_enough_of_a_film_to_-a-126_1702558718092.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Queen Cleopatra wasn&#8217;t strong enough of a film to rise above the controversy<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/12\/78702211-12838531-Critics_gave_the_series_an_18_per_cent_while_audiences_gave_it_a-a-127_1702558718093.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Critics gave the series an 18 per cent while audiences gave it a shockingly low three per cent<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Queen Cleopatra wasn&#8217;t strong enough of a film to rise above the controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Critics gave the series an 18 per cent while audiences gave it a shockingly low three per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Many felt the scandals and bits of drama added into the docudrama did not serve it well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is patchy sub-Game of Thrones cosplay interwoven with academics you&#8217;ve never heard of,&#8217; Camilla Long penned for The Times.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s too soapy for serious history fans, and not enough of a soap for viewers who like juicy historical dramas,&#8217; Anita Singh said for the UK&#8217;s Daily Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-12838531\/worst-tv-shows-2023-revealed-rotten-tomatoes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The worst TV shows of 2023 revealed, according to Rotten Tomatoes &#8211; so what do YOU think of these series? 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