I am – Hercules!!

NBC Monday - already red-hot thanks to “Fear Factor” and “Dog Eat Dog” - goes all-reality starting tonight with another apparent crowd-pleaser at 10 p.m.

TV Guide says:

Debut: What makes this show different from others in the reality genre, says executive producer Bruce Nash, “is a sense of humor. It's based on every guy's worst nightmare - having to meet the girl's parents.” He not only meets them, but also spends a weekend in their home and undergoes various “challenges” (including a lie-detector test). In each program, parents choose which of three bachelors will escort their daughter on a trip to Hawaii. The bachelors on the opener are Christopher, a professional prizefighter; Kory, a college student; and Jason, who works at his grandfather's construction company. They all want to date Senta - but first they must face her folks.

The Hollywood Reporter says:

The nightmare of meeting your date's parents is multiplied a thousandfold in NBC's hilarious new "alternative" reality-based series. … "Meet My Folks" is the most engaging, funny and thoroughly compelling reality-based series debut in memory.

Variety says:

Summer is the perfect time for guilty pleasures, and nothing in the reality-dating game hits a comic nerve in the manner of "Meet My Folks." It's "Blind Date" grafted onto the Robert De Niro starrer "Meet the Parents" with three suave versions of the Ben Stiller role. While it's allegedly all about winning a date with the daughter, the bonus here is watching Dad react to the horny contestants … dad is a no-nonsense football coach who is clearly uncomfortable with his daughter, Senta, being around guys. Why he opts for the guy who wins is a stunner …

The Los Angeles Times says:

People generally don't have to process that much informationabout a prospective mate while being bombarded with video-taped revelations and ghosts of relationships past at every turn. And we learn little if anything about the young woman. That being said, the show, in all of its calculated glory, has a quality that's more riveting than a freeway chase.

USA Today gives it two and a half stars and says:

I'm no big fan of reality-show sadism, but even I have a hard time revving up much sympathy for three good-looking guys who put themselves in this position.

I am – Hercules!!