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. USA Today: Kelly Lawler: The 15 Best TV Shows of 2020
  2. Vulture: Matt Zoller Seitz: The Best TV of 2021
  3. Daily Beast: Kevin Fallon: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020
  4. Boston Globe: Matthew Gilbert: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021
  5. Paste: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2021
  6. A.V. Club: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2020
  7. Vulture: Kathryn VanArendonk: Top 10 Shows of 2020
  8. Vanity Fair: Sonia Saraiya: The 14 Best TV Shows of 2021
  9. Rolling Stone: Alan Sepinwall: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2021
  10. Little White Lies: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2021
  11. Rolling Stone: Alan Sepinwall: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020
  12. Guardian: The 50 Best TV Show of 2022

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.