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. USA Today: Kelly Lawler: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  3. Paste: 25 Best TV Shows of 2017
  4. Washington Post: Hank Stuever: Best TV Shows of 2018
  5. Complex: The Best TV Shows of 2020
  6. Daily Beast: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  7. Entertainment Weekly: Best TV Shows of 2017
  8. Washington Post: Hank Stuever: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  9. Complex: The Best TV Shows of 2021
  10. Slate: Willa Paskin: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  11. Andy Greenwald: Top Ten TV Shows of 2017
  12. Rolling Stone: Rob Sheffield: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  13. San Francisco Chronicle: David Wiegand: 12 Best TV Shows of 2016
  14. Variety: Maureen Ryan: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016
  15. Variety: Sonia Saraiya: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016
  16. Variety: Maureen Ryan: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  17. Entertainment Weekly: Darren Franich: The Best TV Shows of the Decade
  18. Daily Beast: Kevin Fallon: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020
  19. A.V. Club: 30 Best TV Shows of 2016
  20. USA Today: Kelly Lawler: 25 Best TV Shows of 2018
  21. A.V. Club: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2021
  22. Variety: Sonia Saraiya: 25 Best TV Shows of 2017
  23. Slant: 25 Best TV Shows of 2016
  24. Slant: 25 Best TV Shows of 2017
  25. Paste: 25 Best TV Shows of 2016
  26. The Playlist: The Best TV Shows & Mini-Series of the Decade
  27. Complex: 30 Best TV Shows of 2018
  28. Hollywood Reporter: Tim Goodman: Best TV of 2017
  29. Guardian: The 50 Best TV Shows of 2021
  30. Guardian: The 50 Best TV Show of 2020
  31. A.V. Club: The 100 Best TV Shows of the 2010s
  32. Consequence: Top 100 TV Shows of the 2010s

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