Counsel Culture

Cannon is a successful moderator because he’s so open about his own struggles with things like anxiety and the loss of his young son, and doesn’t attempt to lighten the mood with many jokes. .... The show is most effective when it tries to make it clear that these vulnerable feelings people have are pretty universal, and when the experts on the show articulate how and why people feel the way they do.

[Nick Cannon] acts as a facilitator, leaving the bulk of the analysis and advice to his (TV-branded) experts. And his approach is relatively responsible. .... The “Fox NFL Sunday” panel thrives on its openness concerning the co-hosts' mental health struggles. An episode of the late great HBO series “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” explored that side of the show as a public service asset. “Counsel Culture” has a long distance to travel before we can begin to consider it as a peer in that space.