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.

2019

A.V. Club: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2019

09 December 2019

The A.V. Club: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2019

[see also 202120202010s201820172016]

GQ: The Best TV Shows of 2019

08 December 2019

GQ Magazine: The Best TV Shows of 2019

Complex: The Best TV Shows of 2019

05 December 2019

Succession

Complex: The Best TV Shows of 2019

[see also 2022202120202018]

New Yorker: Emily Nussbaum: The Best TV Shows of 2019

04 December 2019

Russian Doll

Emily Nussbaum: The Best TV Shows of 2019, as published by The New Yorker with an essay amusingly titled "I Love Top Ten Lists"

[see also 20182017]

Honorable Mentions

Slate: Willa Paskin: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2019

04 December 2019

Willa Paskin: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2019, as published by Slate

[see also 2021202020182017]

USA Today: Kelly Lawler: 25 Best TV Shows of 2019

04 December 2019

Fleabag

Kelly Lawler: 25 Best TV Shows of 2019, as published by USA Today

[see also 20232021202020182017]

Vanity Fair: Sonia Saraiya: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2019

03 December 2019

When They See Us - Ava DuVernay

Sonia Saraiya: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2019, as published by Vanity Fair

[see also 202120202010s2018201720162015]

Vulture: Jen Chaney: The Best TV Shows of 2019

03 December 2019

Fleabag

Jen Chaney: The Best TV Shows of 2019, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

[see also 202320222021202020182017]

Vulture: Matt Zoller Seitz: The Best TV Shows of 2019

03 December 2019

When They See Us - Ava DuVernay

Matt Zoller Seitz: The Best TV Shows of 2019, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

[see also 20212020201820172016]

Vulture: Angelica Jade Bastién: The Best TV Shows of 2019

03 December 2019

Watchmen

Angelica Jade Bastién: The Best TV Shows of 2019, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

[see also 2020]