From Kevin McDonough of South Coast Today:

• CW’s ’18’ closer to ‘Gilmore Girls’ than ‘Gossip Girl’
  “With so many Canadian imports arriving on American network television, I’ve devised a simple test to determine whether a show hails from north of the border. Do the characters look more like real people than supermodels? If so, look for the “Made in Canada” tag. Is the comedy writing a little less gag-driven than Hollywood fare? It just might be written by Canadians.” Read more.

From Glenn Garvin of the Miami Herald:

• Review | ’18 to Life’: This teenage TV marriage no laughing matter
  “Of course, I could be wrong, and 18 to Life might not be the bottom of the television barrel, in which case you need to drive a stake through your TV’s heart, stuff its remote with garlic and bury them in an unmarked grave. If there’s something worse than a sitcom about what a laff riot teenage marriage is, you don’t want to know.” Read more.

From Mark A. Perigard of the Boston Herald:

• Newlywed Lame
  “What if a couple of silly twits from “Degrassi” decided to marry? The sitcom “18 to Life,” the latest Canadian import to sneak onto our airwaves, plays like a spinoff of the long-running Teen Nick series.” Read more.

From Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times:

• Television review: ’18 to Life’
  “Neighbors who are worlds apart. Youths who fall in love, ‘Romeo and Juliet’-style. The setup for this CW show isn’t anything new. Except, possibly, in its old-fashioned commitment to marriage.” Read more.

From Megan Angelo of the Wall Street Journal:

• CW’s ‘18 to Life’ Puts Spotlight on Teen Marriage — For Better or Worse
  “A lot goes down in the premiere of the new CW series “18 to Life,” the drama adapted from a Canadian hit. In the first scene, eighteen-year-old Tom proposes to Jessie, the girl next door. By the end of the episode, they’re hitched.” Read more.