The Crown (TV series)

===Critical response===
{{Television critical response
| link1             = The Crown (season 1)#Reception
| rotten_tomatoes1  = 88% (77 reviews)<ref name="rts1"/>
| metacritic1       = 81 (29 reviews)<ref name="mcs1"/>

| link2             = The Crown (season 2)#Reception
| rotten_tomatoes2  = 89% (85 reviews)<ref name="rts2">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_crown/s02|title=The Crown: Season 2|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=5 November 2019|archive-date=11 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411195609/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_crown/s02|url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic2       = 87 (27 reviews)<ref name="mcs2">{{cite web|title=The Crown: Season 2|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-crown/season-2|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=16 February 2019|archive-date=25 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625034742/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-crown/season-2|url-status=live}}</ref>

| link3             = The Crown (season 3)#Reception
| rotten_tomatoes3  = 90% (100 reviews)<ref name="RottenTomatoes">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_crown/s03|title=The Crown: Season 3|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=15 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105190952/https://rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_crown/s03|archive-date=5 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic3       = 84 (30 reviews)<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-crown/season-3|title=The Crown – Season 3 reviews|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=15 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108210235/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-crown/season-3|archive-date=8 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

| link4             = The Crown (season 4)#Reception
| rotten_tomatoes4  = 95% (111 reviews)<ref name="rts4">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_crown/s04 |title=The Crown: Season 4 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=11 November 2020 |archive-date=13 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113211852/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_crown/s04 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| metacritic4       = 86 (28 reviews)<ref name="mcs4">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-crown/season-4 |title=The Crown: Season 4 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=11 November 2020 |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110233146/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-crown/season-4 |url-status=live }}</ref>

| link5             = The Crown (season 5)#Critical response
| rotten_tomatoes5  = 71% (101 reviews)<ref name="rts5"/>
| metacritic5       = 65 (37 reviews)<ref name="mcs5"/>

| link6             = The Crown (season 6)#Critical response
| rotten_tomatoes6  = 56% (82 reviews)<ref name="rts6"/>
| metacritic6       = 61 (29 reviews)<ref name="mcs6"/>
}}
[[File:John Lithgow 8 by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|125px|right|[[John Lithgow]] won multiple awards for his performance as [[Winston Churchill]].]]

''The Crown'' has been praised as a drama, being described by ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' as "TV's best soap opera" and given a 5/5 rating, although some reviewers, such as in ''[[The Times]]'', raised concerns that some of the episodes are based on false premises.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/on-demand/0/crown-season-3-netflix-review-tvs-best-soap-opera/|title=The Crown, season 3 Netflix review|website=The Telegraph|first=Anita|last= Singh|date=5 November 2019|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=28 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528151402/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/on-demand/0/crown-season-3-netflix-review-tvs-best-soap-opera/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="fact-from-fiction">{{Cite news |last=Vickers |first=Hugo |date=17 November 2019 |title=How accurate is The Crown? We sort fact from fiction in the royal drama |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-accurate-is-the-crown-we-sort-fact-from-fiction-in-the-royal-drama-8g708rz2c |url-status=live |access-date=5 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204151714/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-accurate-is-the-crown-we-sort-fact-from-fiction-in-the-royal-drama-8g708rz2c |archive-date=4 December 2019}}</ref> The series has an overall score of 81% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] and 78 on [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_crown|title=The Crown|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-crown|title= The Crown|publisher=Metacritc}}</ref>

The first season has an 88% critical approval rating on the [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 74 reviews with an average rating of 8.6/10. Its critical consensus reads "Powerful performances and lavish cinematography make ''The Crown'' a top-notch production worthy of its grand subject."<ref name="rts1">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_crown/s01 |title=The Crown: Season 1 (2016) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=12 January 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410030239/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_crown/s01 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gives the season a score of 81 out of 100, based on 29 critics.<ref name="mcs1">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-crown/season-1|title=The Crown: Season 1|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=16 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116085221/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-crown/season-1|url-status=live}}</ref> The second, third, and fourth seasons received similarly positive reviews. The response to the fifth season, while still positive, was less favourable; it holds a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 101 reviews, with an average rating of 6.75/10, and the critical consensus reads "In its fifth season, it's hard to shake the feeling that this series has lost some of its luster – but addictive drama and a sterling cast remain ''The Crown''{{'}}s jewels."<ref name="rts5">{{cite web |title=The Crown: Season 5 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_crown/s05 |access-date=22 November 2022 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> The season holds a score of 65 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 37 critics.<ref name="mcs5">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-crown/season-5 |title=The Crown: Season 5 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref> The sixth season has a rating of 56% on Rotten Tomatoes from 82 reviews and an average rating of 6.2/10; the critical consensus reads "Elizabeth Debicki's haunting portrayal does right by the Princess of Wales, but ''The Crown''<nowiki/>'s final season often feels like a reign extended past its prime."<ref name="rts6">{{Cite web |title=The Crown: Season 6 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_crown/s06 |access-date=19 November 2023 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |language=en}}</ref> On Metacritic, the season holds a score of 61 out of 100 based on 29 critics.<ref name="mcs6">{{Cite web |title=The Crown: Season 6 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-crown/season-6/ |access-date=17 November 2023 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |language=en}}</ref>