Mid-Day Musings – The 25 Best TV Shows of the 2010s

Mid-Day Musings – The 25 Best TV Shows of the 2010s

“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.

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.

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.”)s