How is 1600 penn doing in the ratings

Skip to Content. Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis.

You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update. There's not a lot of emphasis on "message," but the show does reinforce the importance of family -- even if individual family members are flawed. Even though it's set in the world of politics, Penn is rarely "political. The Gilchrists are dysfunctional by definition, but they somehow make it work. Skip's antics are always well-intentioned -- even though they usually end in disaster. And oldest daughter Becca functions as a surrogate mom to her younger siblings, even though she's far from perfect.

That said, people from other countries are often painted with broad, comedic strokes. Nothing overt onscreen, but the president's teenage daughter is dealing with the consequences of premarital sex.

Mostly gateway terms like "damn," "ass," and "crap," with a few instances of stronger words "f--k" that are bleeped for comedic effect. Parents need to know that Penn is generally appropriate for families with older teens, who will likely gravitate toward storylines involving the president's two older children. Language is pretty light mostly gateway words like "damn" and "ass," with the exception of some bleeped swearing for comedic effect , and social drinking and sex are kept to a minimum.

That said, there's a storyline early on involving the president's teenage daughter and the repercussions of premarital sex. Add your rating See all 2 parent reviews. Add your rating See all 2 kid reviews. But Skip has a knack for making mistakes wherever he goes. Some critics have billed Penn as NBC's "answer" to Modern Family -- but if that's true, it's hardly a definitive one. For in spite of the presence of typically bankable leads Pullman and Elfman and Broadway funnyman Gad, who nabbed rave reviews -- and a Tony nomination -- for his work in "The Book of Mormon" , the pilot, at least, is surprisingly short on laughs.

That's not to say the show isn't funny. But the writers have a long way to go until Penn can be a viable candidate in the race for prime time ratings.

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The rest of the network's offerings showed minor declines, after facing repeats last week. ABC came in second in ratings and total viewers with a 2. NBC took fourth place in ratings and total viewers with a 1.

Following a repeat special of " Penn," which aired a series preview three weeks ago, "The Office" at 9 returned after five weeks with a 2.

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I really tried to like this show, but it keeps getting worse. Skip is a side character at best, he is not original and is trying too hard to be funny and as a result is failing. Please put this show out of its misery quietly before the Execs at NBC start getting fired publicly. The characters are hilarious! And then I realized how marvelous Becca is. I love the performances!

The critics and viewers really seem to rip on Skip a lot, and yes, his character is annoying as heck, but I know he has talent. This show is not a good vehicle for the actors who have talent.