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Oct 4, 2023 · THR’s critics rank the best TV shows of the 21st century so far, including ‘Sex and the City,' 'The Wire,' 'Insecure,' 'Reservation Dogs' and more.
BBC Culture polled 206 TV experts from 43 countries in order to find the greatest TV of the 21st Century – here’s the top 100.
- Breaking Bad (2008 - 2013) Seasons 1 to 5 (and spin-off movie El Camino) on Netflix. Uncommon Knowledge. Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground.
- Game of Thrones (2011 - 2019) Seasons 1 to 8 on HBO Max now.
- The Wire (2002 - 2008) All five seasons on HBO Max.
- Mad Men (2007 - 2015) Seasons 1 to 7 available for free on IMDbTV and with a subscription on AMC.
- The Wire (2002-2008) It’s a crime that The Wire was never awarded the respect, the viewership, or the boatloads of Emmys it deserved when the Baltimore-based saga was on the air.
- Pose (2018-Present) From fashion to music to phrases like “spilling the tea” to vogueing, the New York ballroom scene dictated trends and culture in the ’80s, ’90s and even today — and the FX drama Pose gives credit where credit is due while telling a story of family and identity.
- Grey’s Anatomy (2005-Present) ABC’s 2005-06 season introduced one of the strongest slates of new series ever. While the splashy fall premieres of Lost and Desperate Housewives quickly captured the cultural zeitgeist, it was the lower-profile midseason entry, Grey’s Anatomy, that would go the distance.
- Fleabag (2016-2019) Another gorgeously limited British black comedy, Fleabag introduced the world to the insanely talented Phoebe Waller-Bridge, creator of Killing Eve and co-writer of the new James Bond movie.
- Rectify: Season 4. - Metascore: 99. - Premiere date: Oct. 26, 2016. The final season of "Rectify" relocates wrongfully convicted death row ex-convict Daniel (Aden Young) to Nashville, away from his small Georgia hometown that was the site of all the trauma.
- Breaking Bad: Season 5. - Metascore: 99. - Premiere date: July 15, 2012. The final season of "Breaking Bad" premiered in two installments, with the first ending on a cliffhanger as Hank (Dean Norris) realizes his brother-in-law Walt (Bryan Cranston) is the notorious drug king Heisenberg.
- The Office (UK): Season 3. - Metascore: 98. - Premiere date: Dec. 26, 2003. The two-episode "Christmas Special" marks the finale of the hugely popular mockumentary that catapulted Ricky Gervais to stardom as the obnoxious office manager, David Brent.
- The Office (UK): Season 1. - Metascore: 98. - Premiere date: July 9, 2001. The British mockumentary "The Office" depicts workers in a nondescript town at a nondescript company, where manager David Brent, played by comedian Ricky Gervais, mistakenly considers himself clever, popular, and going places.
In terms of genre, the top 25 has something for everyone: fantasy epics like Game of Thrones, dark comedies like Fleabag and Six Feet Under, period dramas like The Crown and Deadwood, and more.
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Oct 19, 2021 · David Simon and Ed Burns' Baltimore epic came top in BBC Culture's critics' poll to find the greatest shows of the century. Eric Deggans explains why.
