) ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁R anch ▁has ▁earned ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁The ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁gives ▁the ▁series ▁an ▁average ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 6 3 % ▁( 6 0 % ▁for ▁season ▁ 1 , ▁ 6 7 % ▁for ▁season ▁ 2 ) ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 4 1 ▁reviews , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 4 . 5 / 5 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" A ▁formula ic ▁set - up ▁and ▁predict able ▁plot ting ▁are ▁elev ated ▁by ▁The ▁R anch ''' s ▁surprising ▁sens itivity ▁and ▁strong ▁performances ." ▁Met ac rit ic ▁gave ▁the ▁series ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 6 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" m ixed ▁or ▁average ▁reviews ". ▁ ▁Writing ▁for ▁S late ▁in ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁television ▁critic ▁W illa ▁P ask in ▁wrote ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁" The ▁R anch ▁is ▁a ▁red - state ▁sit com , ▁though ▁it ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁swing ▁state ▁of ▁Colorado , ▁and ▁is ▁good ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁watched ▁by ▁people ▁of ▁any ▁political ▁affili ation " ▁and ▁" The ▁good ness ▁s ne aks ▁up ▁on ▁you ." ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times '' ▁wrote : ▁"[ El li ott ▁and ▁W inger ' s ] ▁scenes ▁together , ▁as