2025’s “Worst” TV Show With Just 5% on Rotten Tomatoes Becomes Instant Streaming Success

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It’s unusual for a movie or TV show to get a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes. When it happens, it’s big news! Recently, the graphic novel adaptation, 100 Nights of Hero, achieved a 100% rating. And Apple TV+’s new sci-fi series, Pluribus, created by Vince Gilligan (of Breaking Bad fame), has also launched to rave reviews, currently holding a 100% approval rating with 66 reviews. This success brings us to consider what happens on the other end of the quality spectrum.

It’s unusual for any TV show to receive perfect reviews, but it’s even rarer for a show to be almost universally disliked. Ryan Murphy’s new series, All’s Fair, recently premiered to overwhelmingly negative reviews, currently holding a dismal 5% approval rating based on 22 reviews – earning it a ‘rotten’ designation. Surprisingly, despite the harsh criticism, All’s Fair has become a popular streaming success.

All’s Fair on Disney+/Hulu Becomes a Hit Despite Dreadful Reviews

The TV series All’s Fair has a promising concept and could attract a large audience—and it still might. The show centers around a group of talented female divorce lawyers who team up to launch their own firm. It’s described as a drama following these complex women as they handle high-profile divorces, uncover hidden truths, and deal with changing loyalties, both in court and within their own team. The series is especially appealing thanks to its impressive cast, including Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor, Kim Kardashian, Sarah Paulson, and Glenn Close.

The new TV series All’s Fair has received overwhelmingly negative reviews and currently ranks among the lowest-rated shows of the year. Critics have been harsh: TheWrap described Ryan Murphy’s writing as turning from witty to openly contemptuous, while Consequence compared the show to a bizarre, alien world. Vulture called it shallow and ultimately unsatisfying, like “cotton-candy TV,” and critic EJ Moreno bluntly labeled it “one of the worst shows of the year.”

Despite the generally negative reception, Decider offered a positive review, describing the series as delightfully over-the-top and self-aware. They believe this will make both the show and its legal cases enjoyable to watch.

Even though critics haven’t been kind, the new series All’s Fair has quickly become popular with viewers. It debuted at number one on Hulu in the US, holding that spot for several days (it’s currently at number five). Worldwide, the show is doing even better. It’s available on Disney+ internationally and ranks second overall, just behind the short Fortnite x The Simpsons series. However, those shorts are very brief – only 11 minutes long – so All’s Fair’s longer, three-episode format might actually mean it’s attracting even more viewers who are committing to watching the whole series.

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2025-11-10 19:40