On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Joan'' has an approval rating of 6785% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.<ref>{{cite rt |id=joan |type=tv |season=1 |access-date=2 October 2024 |publisher_hide=y}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[weighted average]], assigned a score of 60 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.<ref>{{cite mc |id=joan |type=tv |season=1 |access-date=1 October 2024 |publisher_hide=y}}</ref>
