From Tom Conroy at Media Life magazine:

• ’18 to Life,’ and a punishing stretch, too
  “The rule holds true for the Canadian sitcom “18 to Life,” an amateurish series that is unappealing whether approached as a romantic comedy or as a naughty sex farce. One hopes that the CW, which is burning off the 12 episodes of this ill-advised acquisition in late summer, didn’t pay much, because the show’s producers seemed to have scrimped on directing, acting and writing.” Read more.

From Unreality Shout:

• Review: 18 to Life: Pilot
  “There’s always room in any network’s schedule for a good new comedy, but 18 to Life can be described neither as good, nor indeed, comedy. That said, there were some comedic moments in this Canadian born sitcom, but they died soon after birth, which really, this entire show should.” Read more.

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.