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.

2021

New York Times: Margaret Lyons: Best Shows That Ended in 2021

03 December 2021

Betty - Crystal Moselle

Margaret Lyons: Best Shows That Ended in 2021, as published by The New York Times

[see also 202320222020201920182017]

Honorable mentions

New York Times: James Poniewozik: Best TV Shows of 2021

03 December 2021

Bo Burnham: Inside - Bo Burnham

James Poniewozik: Best TV Shows of 2021, as published by The New York Times

[see also 2023202220202019201820172016]

On the list last year, so let’s give someone else a chance

Honorable mentions

Flawed but fascinating

Time: Judy Berman: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021

03 December 2021

The Underground Railroad - Barry Jenkins

Judy Berman: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021, as published by Time Magazine

[see also 2023202220202010s2018]

Honorable mentions

Complex: The Best TV Shows of 2021

02 December 2021

Succession

Complex: The Best TV Shows of 2021

[see also 2022202020192018]

Paste: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2021

01 December 2021

Hacks

Paste Magazine: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2021

[see also 202320222010s2019201820172016]

Vanity Fair: Sonia Saraiya: The 14 Best TV Shows of 2021

01 December 2021

Succession

Sonia Saraiya: The 14 Best TV Shows of 2021, as published by Vanity Fair

[see also 20202010s20192018201720162015]

Esquire: Justin Kirkland: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021

30 November 2021

WandaVision

Justin Kirkland: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021, as published by Esquire

Honorable Mentions

Decider: Best TV of 2021

29 November 2021

Hacks

Decider: Best TV of 2021

[see also 202020192018]

IndieWire: Ben Travers: The Best TV Shows of 2021

28 November 2021

The Underground Railroad - Barry Jenkins

Ben Travers: The Best TV Shows of 2021, as published by IndieWire

[see also 2023202220202019]

The Alternative 10

Honorable Mentions

The Root: The 10 Best Shows of 2021

26 November 2021

The Root: The 10 Best Shows of 2021