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. Fresh Air: David Bianculli: The Best TV of 2019
  2. Vanity Fair: Sonia Saraiya: 10 Best TV Shows of 2018
  3. A.V. Club: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  4. Decider: Best TV Shows of 2018
  5. Autostraddle: The Best TV Shows of 2018 with LGBT Women Characters
  6. A.V. Club: Best TV of 2018
  7. Paste: 25 Best TV Shows of 2017
  8. USA Today: Kelly Lawler: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  9. Variety: Maureen Ryan: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  10. Fresh Air: David Bianculli: Best TV of 2020
  11. Complex: 30 Best TV Shows of 2018
  12. Salon: Melanie McFarland: 10 Best TV Shows of 2018
  13. Rolling Stone: Rob Sheffield: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  14. Vulture: Jen Chaney: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  15. Uproxx: Alan Sepinwall: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  16. Esquire: Best TV Shows of 2017
  17. Entertainment Weekly: Best TV Shows of 2017
  18. A.V. Club: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2020
  19. Time: Judy Berman: 10 Best TV Shows of 2018
  20. Paste: 25 Best TV Shows of 2018
  21. Hollywood Reporter: Tim Goodman: 32 Best TV Shows of 2018
  22. Fresh Air: David Bianculli: Best TV Shows of 2018
  23. A.V. Club: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2019
  24. Autostraddle: The Best TV Shows of 2019 with LGBT Women Characters
  25. Village Voice: Lara Zarum: 16 Best TV Shows of 2017
  26. A.V. Club: The 100 Best TV Shows of the 2010s
  27. Paste: The 50 Best TV Shows of 2019
  28. USA Today: Kelly Lawler: 25 Best TV Shows of 2018
  29. ScreenCrush: LaToya Ferguson: The Best TV Shows of 2018
  30. San Francisco Chronicle: David Wiegand: 12 Best TV Shows of 2016
  31. ScreenCrush: Maggie Fremont: The Best TV Shows of the 2010s
  32. Paste: The 100 Best TV Shows of the 2010s
  33. Vulture: Angelica Jade Bastién: The Best TV Shows of 2019
  34. Mercury News: Best TV Shows of 2017
  35. Entertainment Weekly: 10 Best TV Shows of 2016
  36. RogerEbert.com: The Best Television of the 2010s
  37. Vanity Fair: Sonia Saraiya: 10 Best TV Shows of the 2010s
  38. Uproxx: Best TV Shows of 2018
  39. Andy Greenwald: Top Ten TV Shows of 2017
  40. The Ringer: Alison Herman: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  41. Fresh Air: David Bianculli: Best TV of 2017
  42. San Francisco Chronicle: 14 Best TV Shows of 2018
  43. Observer: Brandon Katz: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  44. A.V. Club: 30 Best TV Shows of 2016
  45. USA Today: Kelly Lawler: 25 Best TV Shows of 2019
  46. Rolling Stone: Alan Sepinwall: 20 Best TV Shows of 2018
  47. Daily Beast: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  48. Highlark: 31 Best TV Shows of 2017
  49. Decider: Top 20 TV Shows of 2019
  50. Slant: 25 Best TV Shows of 2017
  51. Esquire: Best TV Shows of 2018
  52. The Playlist: 30 Best TV Shows of 2016
  53. BuzzFeed: Here Are The 55 Best TV Shows Of The Decade
  54. IndieWire: The Best TV Shows of the Decade, Ranked
  55. Vox: Emily VanDerWerff: The 21 TV Shows that Explained the 2010s
  56. Little White Lies: 25 Best TV Shows of 2018
  57. Slant: 25 Best TV Shows of 2018
  58. Variety: Sonia Saraiya: 25 Best TV Shows of 2017
  59. Guardian: The 50 Best TV Show of 2020
  60. The Playlist: The Best TV Shows & Mini-Series of the Decade
  61. Rolling Stone: Alan Sepinwall: 50 Best TV Shows of the 2010s
  62. Consequence: Top 100 TV Shows of the 2010s
  63. Hollywood Reporter: Tim Goodman: Best TV of 2017

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