Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

2016

San Francisco Chronicle: David Wiegand: 12 Best TV Shows of 2016

11 January 2017

Atlanta

David Wiegand: 12 Best TV Shows of 2016, as published by The San Francisco Chronicle

[see also 2017]

Variety: Sonia Saraiya: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016

02 January 2017

Atlanta

Sonia Saraiya: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016, as published by Variety

[see also 202120202010s2019201820172015]

Variety: Maureen Ryan: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016

02 January 2017

Maureen Ryan: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016, as published by Variety

[see also 202120182017]

Slant: 25 Best TV Shows of 2016

31 December 2016

Atlanta

Slant Magazine: 25 Best TV Shows of 2016

[see also 20232022201920182017]

IndieWire: 10 Best TV Shows of 2016

26 December 2016

BoJack Horseman

IndieWire: 10 Best TV Shows of 2016

[see also 20222010s20182017]

BBC: Keith Uhlich: 10 Best TV Shows of 2016

24 December 2016

The Girlfriend Experience

Keith Uhlich: 10 Best TV Shows of 2016, as posted by The BBC

Uproxx: Alan Sepinwall: 21 Best TV Shows of 2016

23 December 2016

Horace and Pete

Alan Sepinwall: 21 Best TV Shows of 2016, as published by Uproxx

[see also 20232022202120202010s201920182017]

Time: Daniel D’Addario: Top 10 TV Shows of 2016

23 December 2016

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Daniel D’Addario: Top 10 TV Shows of 2016, as published by Time Magazine

[see also 202220212018]

The Playlist: 30 Best TV Shows of 2016

22 December 2016

Atlanta

The Playlist: 30 Best TV Shows of 2016

[see also 20232010s2018]

Washington Post: Hank Stuever: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016

21 December 2016

O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman

Hank Stuever: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016, as published by The Washington Post

[see also 2020201920182017]

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