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This is a list of television shows considered by critics and audiences as Peak TV (it has also been called "the Second Golden Age of Television" and "Prestige TV").
NPR noted in May 2022 that although television executives had predicted a peak in television series since the mid-2010s, the number of series continued to grow into the early 2020s, from 400 original productions across broadcast, cable and major streaming outlets in 2015 to 559 in 2021.
Dec 23, 2015 · Good shows from The Mindy Project to The Leftovers to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and less good shows from Dr. Ken to Bloodline to Man in the High Castle have Peak TV to thank for their existence....
- Fargo" (FX) "Your husband, he said he was gonna protect his family no matter what. And I acted like I didn't understand, but I do. It's the rock we all push—men.
- "Mad Men" (AMC) "You spend your whole life thinking you're not getting it, people aren't giving it to you. Then you realize they're trying. And you don't even know what it is.
- "Better Call Saul" (AMC) "I know you. I know what you were, what you are. People don't change. You're Slippin' Jimmy. And Slippin' Jimmy I can handle just fine.
- "You're the Worst" (FXX) "You need to stop. It's like you have amnesia. Every day you think things are going to be different and I'll just be happy. Well, maybe you can understand this: I feel nothing.
Dec 16, 2015 · On Wednesday, FX Networks released new research that underscores Landgraf’s point. This year, the combined total of scripted series on broadcast networks, basic and pay cable networks and streaming...
- meg.james@latimes.com
- Senior Entertainment Writer
Feb 1, 2021 · The phenomena of “peak TV,” as it was famously termed by FX’s president John Landgraf five years ago at a Television Critics Association event, finally peaked. But the theory was flawed—the number of original shows didn’t expand beyond the consumer demand needed to support it.
Aug 12, 2015 · “My sense is that 2015 or 2016 will represent peak TV in America and that we’ll begin to see decline coming the year after that and beyond,” John Landgraf, the president of FX Networks, said...
