Noel Murray: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020, as published by Polygon
Inkoo Kang: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2020, as published by The Hollywood Reporter
[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2015 • 2014]
Honorable mentions
The Atlantic: The 15 Best TV Shows of 2020. See The Atlantic for how each entry "impressed us by excelling in a specific arena."
Also noteworthy
Jen Chaney: Top 10 Shows of 2020, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture
[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017]
Matt Zoller Seitz: Top 10 Shows of 2020, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture
[see also 2021 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]
Doreen St. Félix: The Best TV Shows of 2020, as published by The New Yorker in no particular order
[see also 2021]