Editing Freaks and Geeks (section)

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
At [[Metacritic]], ''Freaks and Geeks'' has a score of 88 out of 100, based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/freaks-and-geeks |title=Freaks and Geeks: Season 1 |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref> On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the show has a score of 100% with an average rating of 9.7 out of 10, based on 34 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Freaks and Geeks'' lampoons real-life adolescence while affectionately embracing every growing pain along the way with refreshing honesty."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/freaks_and_geeks/s01 |title=Freaks and Geeks |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 29, 2023}}</ref>

===Ratings===
The show averaged 6.77 million viewers and was #93 in the rankings during the only season it ran.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=chart_pass&charttype=chart_topshows99&dept=TV|title=Charts and Data|work=Variety|date=August 6, 2000|access-date=June 16, 2010}}</ref>

===Awards and nominations===
The series received three [[Emmy Award]] nominations: creator [[Paul Feig]] was nominated twice for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series]], for the episodes "Pilot" and "Discos and Dragons", and it won for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series|Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series]] ([[Allison Jones (casting director)|Allison Jones]], Coreen Mayrs and Jill Greenberg). It was also nominated for two [[Television Critics Association]] Awards, for New Program of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Drama. For acting, the series won for Best Family TV Series – Comedy and was nominated for Best Performance in a TV Series – Young Ensemble at the [[Young Artist Award]]s. For the YoungStar Awards, [[John Francis Daley]] and [[Sarah Hagan]] were nominated for Best Young Actor/Performance in a Comedy TV Series, and the ensemble was nominated for Best Young Ensemble Cast – Television. The series also received several other nominations in other categories.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0193676/awards|title="Freaks and Geeks" (1999) – Awards|work=Internet Movie Database|access-date=December 9, 2010}}</ref>

The series appeared on ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's 2007 "100 Greatest Shows of All Time" list,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/3101650/freaks-and-geeks|title=Freaks and Geeks – The 100 Best TV Shows of All|date=September 6, 2007|magazine=TIME|access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> and placed third on the magazine's list of greatest television shows of the 2000s.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2009/12/29/10-best-tv-shows-of-the-decade/slide/freaks-and-geeks/|title=Freaks and Geeks – Best Movies, TV, Books and Theater of the Decade|date=December 29, 2009|magazine=TIME|access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> In 2004 and 2007, respectively, ''Freaks and Geeks'' ranked No. 25 and No. 21 on ''TV Guide''{{'}}s Top Cult Shows Ever.<ref>{{cite news |title=25 Top Cult Shows Ever!|work=TV Guide |date=May 30, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 29, 2007 |title=TV Guide Names the Top Cult Shows Ever |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/top-cult-shows-40239.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124040707/http://www.tvguide.com/news/top-cult-shows-40239.aspx |archive-date=2009-11-24 |access-date=July 11, 2011 |work=TV Guide}}</ref> In 2008, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked it the 13th-best series of the past 25 years.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1992/03/20/article-99/|title=The New Classics|date=June 17, 2008|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=June 16, 2010|archive-date=April 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424115846/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207339,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, [[AOL TV]] named it the Best School Show of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aoltv.com/2008/08/26/best-school-shows/|title=Best School Shows of All Time|date=August 26, 2008|work=[[AOL TV]]|publisher=Aol, Inc|access-date=September 14, 2012|archive-date=May 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517075223/http://www.aoltv.com/2008/08/26/best-school-shows|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, ''[[TV Guide]]'' included it in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time,<ref>Roush, Matt (February 25, 2013). "Showstoppers: The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time". ''[[TV Guide]]''. pp. 16–17.</ref> and ranked it No. 1 on their list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".<ref>Roush, Matt (June 3, 2013). "Cancelled Too Soon". ''TV Guide''. pp. 20 and 21</ref> In 2016, it was named the 11th-greatest television series of all time by ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob| date=September 21, 2016 |title=100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-105998/ |access-date=August 7, 2020 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>