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.
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  1. Highlark: 31 Best TV Shows of 2017
  2. IndieWire: Ben Travers: The Best TV Series of 2020
  3. Daily Beast: Kevin Fallon: The 22 Best TV Shows of 2022
  4. IndieWire: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  5. Uproxx: Alan Sepinwall: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  6. Vulture: Matt Zoller Seitz: The Best TV Shows of 2019
  7. Mercury News: Best TV Shows of 2017
  8. Vulture: Matt Zoller Seitz: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  9. IndieWire: Ben Travers: The Best TV Shows of 2019
  10. Village Voice: Lara Zarum: 16 Best TV Shows of 2017
  11. Slant: 25 Best TV Shows of 2017
  12. Daily Beast: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  13. Rolling Stone: Alan Sepinwall: 20 Best TV Shows of 2019
  14. Slate: Willa Paskin: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  15. Entertainment Weekly: Kristen Baldwin: The Best TV Shows of the Decade
  16. Hollywood Reporter: Daniel Fienberg: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2022
  17. Vanity Fair: Sonia Saraiya: 10 Best TV Shows of the 2010s
  18. Complex: The Best TV Shows of 2020
  19. Entertainment Weekly: Kristen Baldwin: Best TV Shows of 2020
  20. Slant: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2019
  21. Complex: The Best TV Shows of 2019
  22. Time: Judy Berman: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2022
  23. Entertainment Weekly: 10 Best TV Shows of 2016
  24. Washington Post: Hank Stuever: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  25. Entertainment Weekly: Kristen Baldwin: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2022
  26. Variety: Maureen Ryan: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  27. Entertainment Weekly: Kristen Baldwin: Best TV Shows of 2019
  28. Hollywood Reporter: Tim Goodman: Best TV of 2017
  29. Vulture: Jen Chaney: The Best TV of 2022
  30. Slant: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2022
  31. Vox: Emily VanDerWerff: The 18 Best TV Shows of 2019
  32. IndieWire: Ben Travers: The Best TV Shows of 2022
  33. Variety: Sonia Saraiya: 25 Best TV Shows of 2017
  34. Rolling Stone: Alan Sepinwall: 50 Best TV Shows of the 2010s
  35. Variety: Maureen Ryan: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016
  36. Paste: 25 Best TV Shows of 2017
  37. Vulture: Jen Chaney: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  38. IndieWire: The Best TV Shows of the Decade, Ranked
  39. Rolling Stone: Alan Sepinwall: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020
  40. Daily Beast: Kevin Fallon: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020
  41. A.V. Club: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2020
  42. Vox: Emily VanDerWerff: The 21 TV Shows that Explained the 2010s
  43. Rolling Stone: Rob Sheffield: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  44. Rolling Stone: Alan Sepinwall: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2022
  45. Uproxx: Alan Sepinwall: 21 Best TV Shows of 2016
  46. A.V. Club: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  47. A.V. Club: 30 Best TV Shows of 2016
  48. Guardian: The 50 Best TV Show of 2022
  49. Paste: The 50 Best TV Shows of 2019
  50. Consequence: Top 100 TV Shows of the 2010s
  51. A.V. Club: The 100 Best TV Shows of the 2010s
  52. Paste: The 100 Best TV Shows of the 2010s

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