Even at its most far-fetched, this animated film approaches the teenage experience much more realistically than shows like Dawson's Creek.' On the same occasion, Emily Nussbaum wrote at that 'the show is biting the dust without ever getting the credit it deserved: for social satire, witty writing, and most of all, for a truly original main character'.
Donnelly of TV Guide, writing about the series' finale, lamented, 'I already miss that monotone. I think I'm in love.'Daria received a ratings share between 1 and 2 percent, about 1 to 2 million viewers. O'Connor of The New York Times wrote of the series' premiere, 'With this new series, Daria triumphantly gets the last laugh' and 'As far as MTV and Beavis and Butt-head are concerned, Daria is an indispensable blast of fresh air. At the end of the series run, she had an 'interview' on the CBS Early Show with Jane Clayson.ĭaria received positive reviews during its run. Daria and Jane also hosted MTV's Top Ten Animated Videos Countdown, poking fun at MTV's cheap animation. By 1998, Daria was one of MTV's highest rated shows, with the network's manager Van Toffler viewing her as 'a good spokesperson for MTV, intelligent but subversive'.ĭuring her popular run on MTV, Daria was part of the Cool Crap Auction in 1999, giving an overview of the goods for auction and talking 'live' to the winner of one prize.