The worst current TV show on each network - from CBS to Fox to Netflix

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The worst current TV show on each network - from CBS to Fox to Netflix

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"The Orville."

In today's crowded TV landscape, networks and streaming services have all increased the quantity of their offerings - at times to the detriment of quality.

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While series like Fox's "The Orville" and NBC's "Taken" have been consistently critically panned, many of the shows on this list draw a substantial enough viewership to justify their existence.

But to figure out which current shows are worth avoiding, we turned to the reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes to select the most critically loathed scripted show that each network and service is currently producing.

We excluded children's shows, talk shows, and docuseries, and we only selected from networks with multiple scripted shows that had enough reviews to receive a "Fresh" or "Rotten" designation. We also excluded any network whose lowest-rated show was over 75 on the critic scale, and used audience scores to break any ties within networks.

Here is the worst current TV show on each network, according to critics:

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ABC: "Marvel's Inhumans"

ABC: "Marvel's Inhumans"

Critic score: 10%

Audience score: 50%

Summary: "An isolated community of superhumans fight to protect themselves."

Amazon: "Lore"

Amazon: "Lore"

Critic score: 65%

Audience score: 65%

Summary: "Our collective nightmare mythologies are rooted in real-life horror stories."

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AMC: "The Son"

AMC: "The Son"

Critic score: 50%

Audience score: 85%

Summary: "A multi-generational epic telling of the story of America's birth as a superpower through the bloody rise and fall of one Texas oil empire."

BET: "Rebel"

BET: "Rebel"

Critic score: 29%

Audience score: 84%

Summary: "An extraordinary take on the seminal police drama that examines the unique and conflicted relationship officers of color have with their jobs."

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CBS: "9JKL"

CBS: "9JKL"

Critic score: 13%

Audience score: 50%

Summary: "After his divorce and the cancellation of his TV show, actor Josh Roberts moves to New York City, in an apartment that sits between that of his parents and his brother's."

CBS All Access: "No Activity"

CBS All Access: "No Activity"

Critic score: 70%

Audience score: 78%

Summary: "This comedy centers around the mundane human interactions during a high stakes drug cartel bust."

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The CW: "Valor"

The CW: "Valor"

Critic score: 24%

Audience score: 75%

Summary: "The boundaries between military discipline and human desire are tested on a U.S. Army base that houses an elite unit of helicopter pilots trained to perform clandestine international and domestic missions."

Fox: "The Orville"

Fox: "The Orville"

Critic score: 21%

Audience score: 93%

Summary: "Follows the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future."

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HBO: "Here and Now"

HBO: "Here and Now"

Critic score: 25%

Audience score: 83%

Summary: "A multi-racial family made up of husband, wife, three adopted children from Somalia, Vietnam and Colombia and one biological child, find their bonds tested when one of the children begins seeing things which the rest cannot."

Hulu: "Dimension 404"

Hulu: "Dimension 404"

Critic score: 71%

Audience score: 59%

Summary: "An anthology series that explores the wonders and terrors of our digital age, from outrageous horror comedy to mind-bending action adventure."

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IFC: "Stan Against Evil"

IFC: "Stan Against Evil"

Critic score: 67%

Audience score: 90%

Summary: "An aging police sheriff begrudgingly joins an alliance with a new sheriff, Evie Barret, to battle angry demons haunting their small New Hampshire town."

NBC: "Taken"

NBC: "Taken"

Critic score: 35%

Audience score: 63%

Summary: "As former CIA agent Bryan Mills deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world, he fights to overcome the incident and exact revenge."

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Netflix: "Marvel's Iron Fist"

Netflix: "Marvel's Iron Fist"

Critic score: 18%

Audience score: 75%

Summary: "Danny Rand resurfaces 15 years after being presumed dead. Now, with the power of the Iron Fist, he seeks to reclaim his past and fulfill his destiny."

Showtime: "I'm Dying Up Here"

Showtime: "I'm Dying Up Here"

Critic score: 51%

Audience score: 88%

Summary: "Comedians struggle to make it big in the Los Angeles comedy scene of the 1970s."

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Sundance Now: "Riviera"

Sundance Now: "Riviera"

Critic score: 62%

Audience score: 25%

Summary: "Drama following a young married woman whose life is torn apart when her husband is killed in a yacht explosion."

Syfy: "Krypton"

Syfy: "Krypton"

Critic score: 58%

Audience score: 78%

Summary: "The untold story of Superman's grandfather as he fights for justice on his home planet."

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TBS: "The Guest Book"

TBS: "The Guest Book"

Critic score: 64%

Audience score: 78%

Summary: "Follows the lives of the residents of a small mountain town as they deal with tourists and visitors."

TNT: "The Alienist"

TNT: "The Alienist"

Critic score: 63%

Audience score: 78%

Summary: "Crime reporter John Moore meets with psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century."

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USA: "Falling Water"

USA: "Falling Water"

Critic score: 28%

Audience score: 76%

Summary: "An intersection between reality and unconscious thought, follow three strangers who slowly realize that they are dreaming parts of a bigger, more sinister tragedy."

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