Rotten Tomatoes Scraper

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TV Show Reviews

Get the latest critic or audience reviews of a season or episode with the score block, total count and has_more.

QUERY PARAMS

Rotten Tomatoes TV slug or any rottentomatoes.com/tv/ URL. Reviews live on season and episode pages, so a bare slug reads season 1; a /sNN/eNN suffix (or season/episode) targets another.

Examples:

  • Slug: stranger_things
  • URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/stranger_things/s02

Season number.

Default: 1

Allowed values: 1-999

Episode number, to read one episode's reviews instead of the season's (needs season).

Allowed values: 1-9999

Which reviews to return: the 6 latest critic reviews or the 6 latest audience reviews.

Default: critics

Allowed values: critics, audience

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    "ems_id": "38ed4eaf-0a44-35b3-abe7-df3c9f0efb93",
    "rt_id": 16028,
    "type": "tv_season",
    "title": "Season 1",
    "slug": "stranger_things",
    "link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/stranger_things/s01"
  },
  "type": "critics",
  "score": {
    "score": 97,
    "sentiment": "positive",
    "is_certified_fresh": true,
    "average_rating": 8.2,
    "review_count": 92,
    "rating_count": 92,
    "liked_count": 89,
    "not_liked_count": 3,
    "reviews_link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/stranger_things/s01/reviews/all-critics"
  },
  "count": 6,
  "total_reviews": 92,
  "has_more": true,
  "reviews_link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/stranger_things/s01/reviews/all-critics",
  "reviews": [
    {
      "critic": {
        "name": "Jonathan Pile",
        "slug": "jonathan-pile",
        "link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/jonathan-pile",
        "image_link": null,
        "is_top_critic": false,
        "is_approved": false
      },
      "publication": {
        "name": "Empire Magazine",
        "encrypted_id": "1XrAqGrw",
        "link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/profiles/publication/1XrAqGrw",
        "is_approved": true
      },
      "date": "2017-11-06",
      "sentiment": "positive",
      "original_score": "3/5",
      "quote": "There are enough human dramas, soapy teenage love triangles and nostalgia-coated kids' adventures to make it an engaging eight episodes.",
      "review_link": "https://www.empireonline.com/tv/stranger-things/"
    },
    {
      "critic": {
        "name": "Brad Newsome",
        "slug": "brad-newsome",
        "link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/brad-newsome",
        "image_link": null,
        "is_top_critic": false,
        "is_approved": false
      },
      "publication": {
        "name": "Sydney Morning Herald",
        "encrypted_id": "R7ldAOyO",
        "link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/profiles/publication/R7ldAOyO",
        "is_approved": true
      },
      "date": "2016-10-04",
      "sentiment": "positive",
      "original_score": null,
      "quote": "From time to time in the early episodes it does feel as though Stranger Things is only a gratuitous reference or two away from tipping over into uninspired pastiche, but it has enough ballast to keep righting itself.",
      "review_link": "http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/review-stranger-things-with-winona-ryder-on-netflix-20160722-gqbcfx.html"
    },
    {
      "critic": {
        "name": "Ben Travers",
        "slug": "ben-travers",
        "link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/ben-travers",
        "image_link": "https://resizing.flixster.com/QRGOJ2YKyhLkVQCUFfdjAkYeq74=/38x42/v1.YzsyNDc0O2c7MjA3NDU7MjA0ODszODs0Mg",
        "is_top_critic": true,
        "is_approved": true
      },
      "publication": {
        "name": "IndieWire",
        "encrypted_id": "Q5yMXplg",
        "link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/profiles/publication/Q5yMXplg",
        "is_approved": true
      },
      "date": "2016-08-24",
      "sentiment": "positive",
      "original_score": "B",
      "quote": "The films \"Stranger Things\" honors transcended their genres. This seems happy to propitiate them.",
      "review_link": "http://www.indiewire.com/2016/07/stranger-things-review-netflix-winona-ryder-original-80s-horror-1201706344/"
    },
    {
      "critic": {
        "name": "Keith Garlington",
        "slug": "keith-garlington",
        "link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/keith-garlington",
        "image_link": "https://resizing.flixster.com/PzJPwuzPrBM_l-KroFKBcg8D8vk=/128x128/v1.Yzs0MDA4O2o7MjA3NDU7MjA0ODszMDA7MzAw",
        "is_top_critic": false,
        "is_approved": true
      },
      "publication": {
        "name": "Keith & the Movies",
        "encrypted_id": "ZpAYkRDr",
        "link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/profiles/publication/ZpAYkRDr",
        "is_approved": false
      },
      "date": "2022-08-19",
      "sentiment": "positive",
      "original_score": "4.5/5",
      "quote": "“Stranger Things” is a fascinating stew that juggles numerous genres and influences. Yet it all comes together to form an enthralling eight-episode television season that plays like one well-paced and impressively conceived movie.",
      "review_link": "https://keithandthemovies.com/2019/07/25/review-stranger-things-season-1/"
    },
    {
      "critic": {
        "name": "Nathan Mattise",
        "slug": "nathan-mattise",
        "link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/nathan-mattise",
        "image_link": "https://resizing.flixster.com/8Ly2xAFcjb_OAIQ_pe6PD9Pu5uk=/128x128/v1.YzszNjc5O2o7MjA3NDU7MjA0ODszMDA7MzAw",
        "is_top_critic": false,
        "is_approved": true
      },
      "publication": {
        "name": "Ars Technica",
        "encrypted_id": "9ZkKvQZG",
        "link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/profiles/publication/9ZkKvQZG",
        "is_approved": false
      },
      "date": "2021-07-27",
      "sentiment": "positive",
      "original_score": null,
      "quote": "Stranger Things succeeds on-screen in its first season. You'll get all of the timeless feels whether the show depicts the life you lived, the life you wanted after watching that decade's films...",
      "review_link": "https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/07/reboots-be-damned-stranger-things-shows-a-better-way-to-do-nostalgia/"
    },
    {
      "critic": {
        "name": "Kelechi Ehenulo",
        "slug": "kelechi-ehenulo",
        "link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/kelechi-ehenulo",
        "image_link": "https://resizing.flixster.com/MFOMvAVPAHO5ddIbSC7L_2dAMyU=/128x128/v1.YzsxMDAwMDAzNTQzO3A7MjA3NTQ7MjA0ODs2ODA7Njgw",
        "is_top_critic": false,
        "is_approved": true
      },
      "publication": {
        "name": "Confessions From A Geek Mind",
        "encrypted_id": "OrVK8mlk",
        "link": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/profiles/publication/OrVK8mlk",
        "is_approved": false
      },
      "date": "2020-07-15",
      "sentiment": "positive",
      "original_score": "4.5/5",
      "quote": "To conclude, Stranger Things is a blast, thanks to its strong storytelling and high production values.",
      "review_link": "https://confessionsfromageekmind.com/2016/07/24/maybe-will-saw-something-he-shouldnt-have-stranger-things-review/"
    }
  ]
}