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SURVIVING SUBURBIA

TV Guide

“Surviving Suburbia debuted to a solid 12.16 mil, the best bow for a comedy series since October 2007.”

L.A. Times

“….Cynthia Stevenson, excellent as always….Saget has the wonderfully musical Stevenson (of ‘Men in Trees’ and much else) to rely on.” - Robert Lloyd

Seattle Times

“Surviving Suburbia on ABC is a Monday TV pick … I’ve loved Cynthia Stevenson for years (she was recently seen on ‘Men in Trees’). ” - Doug Knoop

Democrat-Gazette

“The new half-hour sitcom… co-stars the lovely Cynthia Stevenson… I’d watch Stevenson read lasagna recipes. ” - Michael Storey

DEAD LIKE ME

Entertainment Weekly

“Cynthia Stevenson (playing Georgia’s ironically named mother, Joy) is brilliantly brittle.” – Alisa Cohen

OH BABY

Variety

“The chief reason that “Oh Baby” works is simple: …a superb cast headed by Cynthia Stevenson….Stevenson is cute, sassy, smart, and just plain perfect in portraying Tracy…” – Ray Richmond

NY Daily News

“…Tracy [is] played by the irresistible Cynthia Stevenson… – Eric Mink

HAPPINESS

Wall Street Journal

“Cynthia Stevenson is Trish, the pedophile’s spouse, so deep in daft denial that she really sees herself as a happy housewife. (By contrast it’s a wonderfully dry, economical performance.)”

HOPE & GLORIA

SF Chronicle

“…. it works because Stevenson is a budding TV star…she has a naïf quality … along with a rubber face and deft comic timing. She makes Hope ditsy, but never dumb.” – John Carman

TV Guide

“The creators of Hope & Gloria had [Stevenson] specifically in mind to play Hope Richardson, and there would be no series (much less a hit series) without her.”

– Glenn Esterly

Entertainment Weekly

“Hope & Gloria is good stuff, with a consistently superlative performance by Stevenson…Stevenson is endlessly subtle as the dithery Hope.” – Ken Tucker

The Times

“Television has come up with a fine vehicle for the comedy touch of Cynthia Stevenson, who runs away with the new NBC sitcom “Hope & Gloria,” …Finally she’s cast as a lead and she’s glorious in ‘Hope & Gloria,’ an NBC female buddy sitcom about opposites who bond.” – John Engstrom

TV Guide

“Cynthia Stevenson just got her own show, which proves that sometimes there is justice in TV…She is just so much fun to watch…She’s downright darling – and seems equally ditzy. But she never plays the flighty fool – because she is too smart and sly for that…The lines aren’t what make Hope funny, it’s the timing…It grows on you – or at least I hope it does, because I want Stevenson’s show to succeed, just so I can have fun watching her. “ –Jeff Jarvis

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Venice Magazine

SF Chronicle

“Why is she so angry at her brother and sister? You never quite know, but Cynthia Stevenson makes her rage and distress real.” –Mick LaSalle

Venice

“In Home for the Holidays, Stevenson displays a range that more seasoned actresses would envy. In fact, in one pivotal scene she practically blows [Holly] Hunter, no slouch herself, off the screen.” – Marjorie Lewis

Variety

FORGET PARIS

Variety

“Stevenson takes a supporting role that is basically reactive and just about steals the movie.” – Steven Gaydos

BOB

TV Guide

“…Newhart is working so well with his first-ever TV offspring, Cynthia Stevenson, and because she’s such a comic find…BOB could establish her as a new MTM…BOB is best when they’re together. – Jeff Jarvis

Entertainment Weekly: Rookies of the Year

“…Stevenson’s strength is her directness; her gift is for getting to our hearts without tugging on our heartstrings. Then again, she can be very, very funny.”

TV Guide: Freshest Face in the Crow

“ Bob’s Cynthia Stevenson. As Bob Newhart’s needy and neurotic daughter, Stevenson is a daffy delight.”

Times Union

“Stevenson has been a critical darling as Trisha, the daughter of “Bob.” Playing Newhart’s first-ever sitcom offspring, she has used her subtle comic talents to create a lovable eccentric with a smart streak, giving the veteran comic a run for the laughs.”

TV Guide

“…Bob delivers lots of laughs via the other wacky cartoonists, the disembodied voice of his boss, and best of all, Cynthia Stevenson as Bob’s neurotic daughter (the season’s best comic discovery).”

Entertainment Weekly

“In all her work sparkles the characteristic Stevenson mix of vulnerability, practicality, and a touch of fizz.” – Lisa Schwarzbaum

WATCH IT

Daily Breeze

“…Ellen, played by Cynthia Stevenson, has the ring of truth and power…Not enough can be said of the performance of Stevenson….Stevenson resounds in a scene in which she lets Rick have it for missing a dinner with her friends.” – Jerry Roberts

LA Daily News

“…Cynthia Stevenson, as Rick’s teacher girlfriend, exudes the same sort of knowing innocence that she brought to her role in “The Player.” – David Kronke

THE PLAYER

Cosmopolitan

“All of The Player’s players…are on target, but special mention must be made of Peter Gallagher, Fred Ward, Cynthia Stevenson, Brion James, and Dina Merrill, as assorted studio toilers. “ –Guy Flatley

LA Times, Fresh Faces of Fall

“There’s also a real vulnerability about Stevenson, a big reason Robert Altman picked her to play Bonnie, Tim Robbins’ broken-shoed girlfriend in ‘The Player.’” – Joe Rhodes

Rolling Stone

“There’s the curdled smile of Levison’s secretary, Celia (a never-better Dina Merrill), and the furrowed brow of sharp-eyed story editor Bonnie Sherow (the excellent Cynthia Stevenson), with whom Griffin shares bed and hot tub.” – Peter Travers

MY TALK SHOW

Detroit Free Press

“Stevenson’s wholesome, non-cloying Jennifer Bass may be the first talk show host I ever fell in love with…a natural TV woman.” – Mike Duffy

Entertainment Weekly

“Stevenson is remarkable — a resourceful actress who does a subtle, funny job of portraying someone who’s charming but awkward, a little bit flustered on-camera…Stevenson’s Jennifer deserves to become the first cult TV star of the ’90s.” – Ken Tucker

TV Guide: Cheers and Jeers

“Cheers to Cynthia Stevenson and the rest of the crew of My Talk Show for departing from the usual tired format of late-night chat fests.”