Year-End Lists

Paste Magazine: The 100 Best TV Shows of the 2010s

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. Breaking Bad
2. Mad Men
3. The Americans
4. Blue Planet II
4. Planet Earth II
5. Fleabag
6. Adventure Time
7. The Good Place
8. Atlanta
9. Parks and Recreation
10. The Great British Bake Off
11. 30 Rock
12. Barry
13. Rectify
14. The Good Wife
15. The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
16. Game of Thrones
17. The Crown
18. Bob’s Burgers
19. Justified
20. Stranger Things
21. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
22. Chernobyl
23. Better Call Saul
24. Catastrophe
25. When They See Us
26. My Mad Fat Diary
27. Hannibal
28. Key and Peele
29. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
30. Twin Peaks: The Return
31. Succession
32. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
33. BoJack Horseman
34. Veep
35. Legends of Tomorrow
36. Downton Abbey
37. The Night Manager
38. The Good Fight
39. Mozart in the Jungle
40. Review
41. Counterpart
42. Man Seeking Woman
43. The Leftovers
44. Community
45. Penny Dreadful
46. Boardwalk Empire
47. Broad City
48. Gravity Falls
49. Happy Valley
50. Killing Eve
51. Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
52. Halt and Catch Fire
53. Looking
54. Fargo
55. Russian Doll
56. Treme
57. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
58. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
59. Sherlock
60. Orphan Black
61. Rick and Morty
62. American Vandal
63. Downward Dog
64. Jane the Virgin
65. Terriers
66. In the Flesh
67. Doctor Who
68. Glow
69. Documentary Now!
70. Big Mouth
71. Outlander
72. Black-ish
73. Speechless
74. The Handmaid’s Tale
75. Queen Sugar
76. Happy Endings
77. Master of None
78. Detroiters
79. Steven Universe
80. Black Mirror
81. Better Things
82. One Day at a Time
83. The Expanse
84. Fringe
85. The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
86. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
87. Westworld
88. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
89. Orange is the New Black
90. The Knick
91. Portlandia
92. Nathan for You
93. Pose
94. The Bold Type
95. Schitt's Creek
96. Grey's Anatomy
97. Eastbound & Down
98. Fresh Off the Boat
99. Silicon Valley
100. Parenthood

Emily St. James: The 21 TV Shows that Explained the 2010s, as published by Vox

[see also 2021 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017]

1. Nathan for You
2. BoJack Horseman
3. The Leftovers
4. The Americans
5. Halt and Catch Fire
6. Enlightened
7. Orange is the New Black
8. Adventure Time
9. Atlanta
10. Bob’s Burgers
11. Hannibal
12. Fleabag
13. Girls
13. Better Things
14. Mr. Robot
15. The Magicians
16. The Good Place
16. Superstore
17. One Day at a Time
18. Parenthood
19. American Crime Story
20. The Handmaid’s Tale
21. Game of Thrones

Honorable mentions

• 12 Monkeys
• Barry
• Bates Motel
• Better Call Saul
• Black-ish
• The Carmichael Show
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
• Hbomberguy
• Homeland
• Jane the Virgin
• Justified
• Key and Peele
• Manhattan
• Mom
• New Girl
• Person of Interest
• Rectify
• Sense8
• Silicon Valley
• Succession
• You’re the Worst

Kristen Baldwin: The Best TV Shows of the Decade, as published by Entertainment Weekly

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018]

1. The Leftovers
2. The Good Fight
3. Mad Men
4. American Crime Story
5. Better Things
6. Veep
7. Orange is the New Black
8. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
9. The Fall
10. The Comeback
11. Better Call Saul
12. Key and Peele
13. Rectify
14. Parks and Recreation
15. Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath

Darren Franich: The Best TV Shows of the Decade, as published by Entertainment Weekly

[see also 2022 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018]

1. Mad Men
2. Atlanta
3. Twin Peaks: The Return
4. Adventure Time
5. Community
6. The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
7. The Good Fight
8. Hannibal
9. BoJack Horseman
10. The Trip
11. American Horror Story: Asylum
12. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
13. Justified
14. Insecure
15. Black Mirror

The Playlist: The Best TV Shows & Mini-Series of the Decade. See also their large number of honorable mentions.

[see also 2023 • 2018 • 2016]

1. Twin Peaks: The Return
2. Atlanta
3. The Americans
4. The Leftovers
5. Breaking Bad
6. Louie
7. Mad Men
8. The Knick
9. Fleabag
10. 30 Rock
11. Game of Thrones
12. Fargo
13. The Night Of
14. Mindhunter
15. BoJack Horseman
16. Veep
17. Hannibal
18. Justified
19. Better Call Saul
20. The Handmaid’s Tale
21. Girls
22. Killing Eve
23. The Crown
24. Enlightened
25. Insecure
26. Catastrophe
27. The Good Place
28. Rick and Morty
29. Bored to Death
30. Halt and Catch Fire
31. Togetherness
32. Looking
33. Key and Peele
34. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
35. Mildred Pierce
36. Barry
37. Chernobyl
38. Master of None
39. Transparent
40. Broad City
41. True Detective
42. When They See Us
43. I Love Dick
44. The Young Pope
45. The OA
46. Succession
47. Russian Doll
48. Top of the Lake
49. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
50. Documentary Now!

Alan Sepinwall: 50 Best TV Shows of the 2010s, as published by Rolling Stone

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. The Leftovers
2. Parks and Recreation
3. Breaking Bad
4. BoJack Horseman
5. Fleabag
6. The Americans
7. Atlanta
8. Justified
9. Rectify
10. Better Things
11. Better Call Saul
12. Terriers
13. Community
14. Twin Peaks: The Return
15. Game of Thrones
16. Fargo
17. Hannibal
18. Halt and Catch Fire
19. Bob’s Burgers
20. Review
21. Orange is the New Black
22. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
23. Brockmire
24. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
25. Watchmen
26. Boardwalk Empire
27. Veep
28. Broad City
29. Treme
30. Enlightened
31. The Good Place
32. Catastrophe
33. Key and Peele
34. The Deuce
35. The Legend of Korra
36. You’re the Worst
37. Master of None
38. Pose
39. Girls
40. Steven Universe
41. Mr. Robot
42. Transparent
43. Gravity Falls
44. Jane the Virgin
45. Parenthood
46. New Girl
47. Men of a Certain Age
48. Banshee
49. Baskets
50. The Good Wife

Sonia Saraiya: 10 Best TV Shows of the 2010s, as published by Vanity Fair along with a list of 15 standout episodes from none of the shows listed in the other categories

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015]

1. BoJack Horseman
2. Twin Peaks: The Return
3. Enlightened
4. Steven Universe
5. Better Call Saul
6. Atlanta
7. Rectify
8. Fleabag
9. Broad City
10. The Great British Bake Off

Honorable Mention — Drama

1. Halt and Catch Fire
2. The Leftovers
3. Game of Thrones

Honorable Mention — Comedy

1. Girls
2. Kroll Show
3. High Maintenance
4. Veep
5. Better Things
6. Schitt's Creek
7. Rick and Morty
8. The Good Place

Honorable Mention — Limited Series

1. When They See Us
2. Alias Grace
3. American Crime Story
4. Sharp Objects
5. Top of the Lake

Esquire: The Best TV Shows of the 2010s

[see also 2023 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017]

1. Atlanta
2. Breaking Bad
3. Mad Men
4. The Americans
5. Fleabag
6. Black Mirror
7. Bob’s Burgers
8. Parks and Recreation
9. Veep
10. Game of Thrones

RogerEbert.com: The Best Television of the 2010s, as chosen by TV critics Brian Tallerico and Allison Shoemaker

[see also 2023]

1. The Americans
2. Mad Men
3. Breaking Bad
4. The Leftovers
5. Fleabag
6. Hannibal
7. Atlanta
8. The Good Place
9. Parks and Recreation
10. Twin Peaks: The Return
11. Better Call Saul
12. Halt and Catch Fire
13. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
14. Enlightened
15. When They See Us
16. 30 Rock
17. O.J.: Made in America
18. Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
19. Rectify
20. American Crime Story
21. Bob’s Burgers
22. The Tale
23. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
24. Veep
25. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Honorable Mentions

• America to Me
• Barry
• Big Little Lies
• Boardwalk Empire
• Community
• Dear White People
• Documentary Now!
• The Good Fight
• Gravity Falls
• Justified
• Killing Eve
• Mindhunter
• One Day at a Time
• Pose
• Review
• Russian Doll
• Schitt's Creek
• Southland
• Steven Universe
• Succession
• Superstore
• True Detective
• Unbelievable
• Westworld
• You’re the Worst

Consequence: Top 100 TV Shows of the 2010s

[see also 2023]

1. The Americans
2. Breaking Bad
3. Mad Men
4. Nathan for You
5. Stranger Things
6. Fleabag
7. Twin Peaks: The Return
8. Veep
9. Atlanta
10. Halt and Catch Fire
11. The Leftovers
12. Steven Universe
13. Justified
14. Key and Peele
15. Hannibal
16. Succession
17. When They See Us
18. Bob’s Burgers
19. Making a Murderer
20. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
21. Fargo
22. Community
23. Game of Thrones
24. Broad City
25. Black Mirror
26. BoJack Horseman
27. The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
28. Parks and Recreation
29. Better Call Saul
30. Girls
31. Documentary Now!
32. Chernobyl
33. The Good Place
34. True Detective
35. 11.22.63
36. Enlightened
37. The Crown
38. New Girl
39. Boardwalk Empire
40. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
41. Downton Abbey
42. Eastbound & Down
43. Adventure Time
44. Orphan Black
45. Mindhunter
46. RuPaul's Drag Race
47. Rick and Morty
48. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
49. I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
50. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
51. Jessica Jones
52. Show Me a Hero
53. Rectify
54. Orange is the New Black
55. You’re the Worst
56. Russian Doll
57. Happy Endings
58. Better Things
59. Queer Eye
60. Big Little Lies
61. American Horror Story: Asylum
62. Killing Eve
63. Pose
64. Difficult People
65. Terriers
66. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
67. The Knick
68. The Eric Andre Show
69. Barry
70. Luther
71. Master of None
72. The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
73. The Jinx
74. Peaky Blinders
75. The Night Of
76. Sense8
77. Superstore
78. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
79. Vida
80. On Cinema
81. Jane the Virgin
82. Broadchurch
83. Schitt's Creek
84. Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
85. Narcos
86. Westworld
87. The Good Fight
88. Burning Love
89. The Walking Dead
90. Glow
91. Insecure
92. One Day at a Time
93. The Bridge
94. American Vandal
95. Review
96. The Great British Bake Off
97. This Is Us
98. Dark
99. Kroll Show
100. Ash vs Evil Dead