Inkoo Kang: Best of TV 2021, as published by The Washington Post
[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2020 • 2015 • 2014]
Honorable mentions
Kristen Baldwin: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021, as published by Entertainment Weekly
[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2018]
Honorable Mentions
New Yorker: Doreen St. Félix: The Best TV Shows of 2021
08 December 2021
Doreen St. Félix: The Best TV Shows of 2021, as published by The New Yorker, in no particular order
[see also 2020]
Bonus Awards for Consistent Excellence
Alan Sepinwall: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2021, as published by Rolling Stone
[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]
Boston Globe: Matthew Gilbert: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021
03 December 2021
Matthew Gilbert: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021, as published by The Boston Globe
[see also 2023]
The Second Ten
Daniel D’Addario: Best TV Shows of 2021, as published by Variety