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. Variety: Maureen Ryan: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  2. New Yorker: Emily Nussbaum: Definitely Not a Top Ten List
  3. Observer: Brandon Katz: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  4. Hollywood Reporter: Tim Goodman: Best TV of 2017
  5. Uproxx: Alan Sepinwall: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  6. Paste: 25 Best TV Shows of 2017
  7. Slate: Willa Paskin: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  8. New York Times: Margaret Lyons: The 10 Best Shows That Ended in 2017
  9. Rolling Stone: Alan Sepinwall: 50 Best TV Shows of the 2010s
  10. IndieWire: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  11. IndieWire: The Best TV Shows of the Decade, Ranked
  12. Slant: 25 Best TV Shows of 2017
  13. Entertainment Weekly: Kristen Baldwin: The Best TV Shows of the Decade
  14. Variety: Sonia Saraiya: 25 Best TV Shows of 2017
  15. Village Voice: Lara Zarum: 16 Best TV Shows of 2017
  16. ScreenCrush: Maggie Fremont: The Best TV Shows of the 2010s
  17. Highlark: 31 Best TV Shows of 2017
  18. Vulture: Matt Zoller Seitz: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  19. Vulture: Jen Chaney: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  20. Vanity Fair: Sonia Saraiya: 10 Best TV Shows of the 2010s
  21. A.V. Club: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  22. The Ringer: Alison Herman: 10 Best TV Shows of 2017
  23. Rolling Stone: Rob Sheffield: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  24. Andy Greenwald: Top Ten TV Shows of 2017
  25. Daily Beast: 20 Best TV Shows of 2017
  26. Vox: Emily VanDerWerff: The 21 TV Shows that Explained the 2010s
  27. Mercury News: Best TV Shows of 2017
  28. The Playlist: The Best TV Shows & Mini-Series of the Decade
  29. RogerEbert.com: The Best Television of the 2010s
  30. Esquire: Best TV Shows of 2017
  31. Salon: Sonia Saraiya: Best TV of 2015
  32. A.V. Club: The 100 Best TV Shows of the 2010s
  33. Consequence: Top 100 TV Shows of the 2010s
  34. entertainment.ie: 20 Best TV Shows of the Decade
  35. Paste: The 100 Best TV Shows of the 2010s

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