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  • 2013
  • TV-14
  • The CW
  • 2013
  • TV-14
  • The CW
The Carrie Diaries

Summary The prequel to the Sex and the City series follows the life of Connecticut high school junior, Carrie Bradshaw as she begins her journey with an internship at a Manhattan law firm in the 1980s.

  • 2013
  • TV-14
  • The CW
  • 2013
  • TV-14
  • The CW
The Carrie Diaries
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 14, 2013
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 23 Critic Reviews
58
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 93 User Ratings
7.8
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Summary The prequel to the Sex and the City series follows the life of Connecticut high school junior, Carrie Bradshaw as she begins her journey with an internship at a Manhattan law firm in the 1980s.

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 23 Critic Reviews
58
48% Positive
11 Reviews
35% Mixed
8 Reviews
17% Negative
4 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 23 Critic Reviews
58
48% Positive
11 Reviews
35% Mixed
8 Reviews
17% Negative
4 Reviews

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75
Jan 14, 2013
The CW's attempt to capture the magic of "Sex and the City" in a prequel, set in 1984, could have gone very wrong. But The Carrie Diaries is surprisingly right.
By Gail Pennington FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 14, 2013
It's a step above the typical CW soap, and worth penciling in an appointment in your own TV diary.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 14, 2013
The situations are stock--John Hughes wrote this playbook pretty thoroughly--and the dialogue does not exactly crackle. But it is all well-staged and believably played and at times it becomes quite lyrical and, even, moving.
By Robert Lloyd FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 14, 2013
The rest of the show goes on to prize sweetness over superficiality.
By Marisa LaScala FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 14, 2013
The CW series that takes "Sex and the City" fashionista and sexual anthropologist Carrie Bradshaw all the way back to 1984 Connecticut, and high school, the fit's a little off.
By Ellen Gray FULL REVIEW
40
Jan 14, 2013
The memory of how that touchstone HBO show, at its best, wrapped heartbreak and satire in high comic style makes the ordinariness of The Carrie Diaries a little more disappointing than it would be otherwise.
By Mike Hale FULL REVIEW
25
Jan 11, 2013
While it's not surprising that The Carrie Diaries is unlikely to appeal to fans of the HBO franchise, it's still disappointing that much of what made that series work has given way to cliché and oversimplification.
By Zeba Blay FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 93 User Ratings
7.8
77% Positive
72 Ratings
10% Mixed
9 Ratings
13% Negative
12 Ratings

User Reviews

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 93 User Ratings
7.8
77% Positive
72 Ratings
10% Mixed
9 Ratings
13% Negative
12 Ratings

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Production Company:
  • Fake Empire
  • A.B. Baby Productions
  • Warner Bros. Television
Initial Release Date: Jan 14, 2013
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Teen Choice Awards
• 2 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Nomination
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
• 1 Nomination

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