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Do Not Disturb
SERIES: Fox, Wednesday 9:30p (30 minutes)


3.7

based on 16 reviews
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Starring Jerry O'Connell, Niecy Nash, Molly Stanton, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Jolene Purdy

Jerry O' Connell stars in a new comedy set in a small boutique hotel in LA.

GENRE(S):	Comedy
CREATED BY:	Abraham Higginbotham
FIRST AIR DATE:	September 10, 2008

Show was cancelled after three episodes.

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Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd

While there's nothing particularly wrong with Do Not Disturb, neither is there anything so inspired as to make you leap to your feet, crying, "Yes! This is what television needs! More workplace comedies! More hotels!"

New York Daily News David Hinckley

It should be funny, which the new Fox workplace comedy Do Not Disturb is not.

USA Today Robert Bianco

The result is a show that tries to be adult and titillating but just comes across as juvenile and badly paced, as if the cast were waiting for laughs they must realize won't be arriving.

Washington Post Tom Shales

Instead of opting for the trite title, Higginbotham should have looked harder for something more novel. He could have found one suitable title right there in his own dialogue: We're thinking, of course, of "Don't Let This Happen to You."

Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray

Nash is a force of nature, O'Connell a genial actor in search of something more interesting to do than leering. Together, they might want to think of checking out of Do Not Disturb.

Miami Herald Glenn Garvin

Do Not Disturb is apparently trying for an upstairs/downstairs feel, but it comes across more as above-the-waist/below-the-waist.

Chicago Sun-Times Misha Davenport

Its characters annoy more than entertain, its boutique hotel setting is uninspired and its comedy just isn't funny. An early checkout from the fall season is all but guaranteed.

New York Post Linda Stasi

This series is a disturbingly unfunny bit of fluff that nonetheless manages to hit you over the head with its heavy, leaden jokes.

Variety Brian Lowry

Broad isn't automatically bad, of course, but broad and woefully unfunny are a pretty deadly combination.

Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert

Do Not Disturb is a sitcom that bombards you with a whole mess of loud, stupid, obvious, politically incorrect material, hoping it will make you forget about the pervasive pointlessness.

Newsday Verne Gay

Why, then, this debacle, with bad jokes, listless lines and a parade of cliches? Beats me.

Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan

A program so bad that it's not only unpleasant to watch, but it makes you fear for the future of network television.

Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron

This is a show that could bury the [sitcom] genre altogether.

Baltimore Sun David Zurawik

It is both bad and offensive in its depiction of some of the workers at a small hotel.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen

A disapointing and largely laughless comedy set in an upscale New York City hotel.... Do Not Disturb? Try, Do Not Watch.

San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman

A series so bad that it's daring you to watch. Don't.

The average user rating for this tv show is 3.7 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Karen L. gave it a1:
I watched the show last week because I thought that a friend of my son was in the cast. I later found out from my son that he was dropped from the cast. How lucky for Brando Eaton that he wasn't a part of this flop. It has to be one of the worst sitcoms I have ever experienced. The great man in the sky must have been watching out for Brando!

Connie R. gave it a10:
Great show! The actors & the casting are great and I know it'll be a hit!

Travis S. gave it a9:
Niecy was hilarious and really makes the show. I can see it really growing into it's own.

Raysa J. gave it a0:
A very pale rip off of the British soap/comedy "Hotel Babylon". So weak and stilted. Jason Bateman directed the pilot. Hard to believe this very talented comic actor and FOX could launch such a dud.

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Do Not Disturb SERIES: Fox, Wednesday 9:30p (30 minutes)

Do Not Disturb
SERIES: Fox, Wednesday 9:30p (30 minutes)