Well it’s that time again, time to look at the year gone by. And it might have been the last of Breaking Bad (though I was one of the few who couldn’t stick it out), but there is still a good amount of good to be had. And of course plenty to catch up binge on. Our first list is some of our critics (and award noms) for the best television series in the past year. Take a look at the key to the critics with links below for more info. And of course stay tuned for my top ten list.
- 30 Rock (NBC) – TG
- Almost Human (Fox) – TG
- The Americans (FX) – JP, AFI, TG, MH, MRo
- American Horror Story (FX) – JJ
- Archer (Fx) – TG
- Arrested Development (Net) – JJ, TG, E
- Big Bang Theory (CBS) – GG
- The Blacklist (NBC) – TG
- Boardwalk Empire (HBO) – AS, TG
- Bobs Burgers (Fox) – JP, GG
- Borgen (Link) – MR, MMc
- Breaking Bad (AMC) – JP, MM, JJ, AFI, AS, MR, GG, TG, E, MH, MRo, MMc
- The Bridge (Fx) – TG
- Broadchurch (BBCA) – MR, TG, MRo
- Brooklyn 99 (Fox) – GG, TG
- Bunheads (ABCF) – MH
- Downton Abbey (PBS) – GG
- Drunk History (Com) – RL
- Elementary (CBS) – TG
- Enlightened (HBO) – JP, MM, AS, MR, TG, MMc
- The Fall (Net) – JJ, TG
- Family Tree (HBO) – TG
- Foyle’s War (PBS) – MMc
- Frontline (PBS) – MH
- Game of Thrones (HBO) – JP, MM, AFI, MR, TG, E, MRo, MMc
- Girls (HBO) – GG, TG
- The Goldbergs (ABC) – TG
- The Good Wife (CBS) – JP, MM, AFI, AS, GG, E, TG, MH, MRo, MMc
- Grimm (NBC) – TG, MH
- Hannibal (NBC) – AS, TG
- The Hollow Crown (PBS) – TG, MH, RL
- Homeland (Show) – MMc
- House of Cards (Net) – MM, JJ, AFI, GG, TG
- Incredible Crew (Cart) – RL
- Inside Amy Schumer (Com) – RL
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Fx) – TG
- Justified (Fx) – TG
- Key & Peele (Com) – TG
- Last Tango in Halifax (PBS) – MMc
- Legit (Fx) – TG
- Low Winter Sun (AMC) – AS
- Luther (BBCA) – TG
- Mad Men (AMC) – JP, MM, JJ, AFI, AS, MR, TG
- Maron (IFC) – TG
- Master Chef Junior (Fox) – RL
- Masters of Sex (Show) – AFI, AS, MR, GG, TG, MRo
- The Middle (ABC) – MRo
- The Mindy Project (Fox) – E
- Modern Family (ABC) – GG, MRo
- Moone Boy (Hulu) – TG, MH, RL
- The Newsroom (HBO) – MH
- Nikita (CW) – TG
- Only the Young (PBS) – RL
- Orange is the New Black (Net) – JP, MM, JJ, AFI, AS, MR, TG, E, MRo, MMc
- Orphan Black (BBCA) – JP, JJ, MR, TG, E
- Parenthood (NBC) – TG
- Parks and Recreation (NBC) – JJ, GG, TG, E, MRo, MMc
- Person of Interest (CBS) – TG
- Please Like Me (Piv) – MM, RL
- Portlandia (IFC) – TG
- Prisoners of War (Hulu) – MH
- Ray Donovan (Show) – MRo
- Rectify (Sund) – JP, MR, TG, MRo, MMc
- The Returned (Sund) – MM, MR, TG, MRo, RL
- Scandal (ABC) – AFI, E
- Sleepy Hollow (Fox) – TG
- Southland (TNT) – AS, TG, MH
- Time of Death (Show) – JJ
- Top of the Lake (Sund) – MM, AS, MR, TG, MRo, RL
- Veep (HBO) – AFI, TG, E
- The Walking Dead (AMC) – TG, MH
- The Wrong Mans (Hulu) – TG
AFI, AS – Alan Sepinwall, E!, DF – Daniel Fienberg for Hitfix, GG – Golden Globe Nomination, JJ – Jeff Jensen, JP – James Poniewozik for Time, MH – Mick Hale for NYT, MM – Melissa Maerz for EW, MMc – Mary McNamara for LATimes, MR – Maureen Ryan for Huffington Post, MRo – Matt Roush for TV Guide, RL – Robert Lloyd for LATimes, TG – Tim Goodman for THR best Comedies, Cable Dramas, and Network Dramas
