The series won many awards, but was roundly criticized by evangelicals throughout the country as a "hit piece" against the church and the meetings.

This series has be heavily criticized for its inaccurate portrayal of fencing techniques and scoring methods.

Even Ken Burns's series on baseball was criticized as too liberal.

The series has been criticized for poor production values.

The series has also been criticized for formulaic and repetitive storytelling.

The series was criticized by some early 20th century ministers as an attempt to replace the Bible.

The series was criticized for being far too preachy and moralistic.

The series, nevertheless, immediately was criticized for the sexual themes with which it dealt.

Their series of T-55 kits were criticized for lack of accuracy and buildability issues.

The series has been criticized for not having any real tension or the reality show bite of actual judges.