'Rick and Morty' Season 1 is Best Since 'Arrested Development'

Adult Swim's new animated series Rick and Morty might not be the most universal shows around, but its first season is reportedly doing incredibly well according to Metacritic. Despite airing at 10:30pm on Cartoon Network and having pretty low viewership, it has garnered the most impressive critical acclaim from professionals and fans since Arrested Development.

If you haven't watched this bizarrely genius series from creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, you are missing out!

Check out the Metacritic scores for critics and users for Rick and Morty compared to some of the bigger, more popular sitcoms of the last ten years.

Rick and Morty

Critics: 8.5
Users: 9.1

30 Rock

Critics: 6.7

Users: 8.2

Arrested Development

Critics: 8.9
Users: 9.3

Archer

Critics: 7.8
User: 9.1

Community

Critics: 6.9
Users: 8.7

Eastbound & Down

Critics: 6.2
Users: 9.0

How I Met Your Mother

Critics: 6.9
Users: 8.5

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Critics: 6.5
Users: 8.9

Louie

Critics: 7.0
Users: 8.6

Modern Family

Critics: 8.7
Users: 8.7

The Office

Critics: 6.2
Users: 8.4

Parks and Recreation

Critics: 5.9
Users: 7.7

Veep

Critics: 7.0
Users: 7.4

These are some of the most beloved series on television over the last few years, so it looks like this cartoon is in good company. We know that Arrested Development was canceled too early, but it came back! Will Rick and Morty have a similar fate to Arrested Development or some of these other shows? Let us know what you think of this report and the show in the comments section below!

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