
SummaryFour Amish people and a Mennonite travel to New York City to experience new adventures before they decide to return to their communities or continue their journey away from the life they know.
Created By:Shannon Evangelista
Breaking Amish
Season 1 Premiere:
Sep 9, 2012
Metascore
Generally Favorable
61
User score
Generally Favorable
6.5
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
38% Positive
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Sep 10, 2012
91
You'll worry the Big Apple will swallow them up. Mostly, you'll wonder how Breaking Amish will turn next.
Sep 7, 2012
70
Some are going to embrace this new freedom; others are going to be overwhelmed. The very personal reactions make for grand voyeurism.
Sep 7, 2012
60
Like many TLC series, a simple fascination with observing a perceived strangeness will pull in most viewers, but the pathos evoked by the struggling five refugees will likely keep people watching.
Sep 7, 2012
50
Future episodes may exploit the whole hick-in-the-big-city thing, but one hopes that doesn't happen to the point where we forget the courage these young men and women demonstrate to spread their wings.
Sep 7, 2012
40
The TLC formula is pretty familiar, and Breaking Amish takes its rightful place alongside oddities like "Sister Wives" and "My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding."
Sep 7, 2012
40
Maybe [it's] no worse than what MTV's done with "Teen Mom" and "Jersey Shore." But it's no better, either.
User score
Generally Favorable
50% Positive
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