The website's critical consensus reads, "The title is one of the best jokes of Schitt's Creek, but performances from Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara give the writing a comedic boost.

"[13] On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 64 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

[14] Vinay Menon of the Toronto Star wrote that the show "is one of the best CBC comedies in years".

[15] After being picked up by Pop, the Los Angeles Times described the show as "very funny, beautifully played, [and] sometimes touching,"[16] although Mike Hale of The New York Times called Schitt's Creek "drab and underwritten".

[19] The show initially premiered on the CBC in Canada on January 13, 2015, with back-to-back episodes.