The Best TV Show’s Of The 2010’s

“The A.V. Club” has ranked the 25 best TV shows of the 2010s, which is impressive . . . because with ALL the cable networks, streaming services, short-lived shows, and anthologies, there is a TON of TV.

 

 

I mean, 495 scripted shows aired in 2018 alone.

 

 

The rules are simple:  A show had to debut or air the majority of its episodes between January 1, 2010 and last month.  They considered both scripted and un-scripted shows, as well as TV movies and comedy specials.

 

 

Anthology series were bundled . . . so “American Crime Story” counts as one . . . and revivals and reboots like “Twin Peaks: The Return” and “One Day at a Time” were judged only on the episodes that aired this past decade.

 

 

Here’s the Top 25:

 

 

1.  “Breaking Bad”, 2008-2013

 

2.  “Mad Men”, 2007-2015

 

3.  “Atlanta”, 2016-present

 

4.  “Parks and Recreation”, 2009-2015

 

5.  “The Americans”, 2013-2018

 

6.  “The Good Place”, 2016-2019

 

7.  “The Leftovers”, 2014-2017

 

8.  “Bob’s Burgers”, 2011-present

 

9.  “30 Rock”, 2006-2013

 

10.  “Fleabag”, 2016; 2019

 

11.  “BoJack Horseman”, 2014-present

 

12.  “Hannibal”, 2013-2015

 

13.  “Community”, 2009-2015

 

14.  “Twin Peaks: The Return”, 2017

 

15.  “Better Call Saul”, 2015-present

 

16.  “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”, 2015-2019

 

17.  “Rick And Morty”, 2013-present

 

18.  “American Crime Story”, 2016-present

 

19.  “Review”, 2014-2017

 

20.  “Veep”, 2012-2019

 

21.  “Justified”, 2010-2015

 

22.  “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, 2013-present

 

23.  “Barry”, 2018-present

 

24.  “Enlightened”, 2011-2013

 

25.  “The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show”, 2010-present

 

 

(Hit up AVClub.com for the whole list.  If you’re curious, “Game of Thrones” was #30, and yeah, that was partially because the final seasons “struggled to resolve [the books’] unfinished story cleanly.”)

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