Well it’s that time again, the time to reflect on the best of the year that’s passed. A tv season doesn’t quite follow the annual flow but I’ll go with it and note what critics are touting as the best of the year.
Abbreviations follow the alphabetical listing and links to posted lists are at the end.
Stay tuned to see what made my personal top ten list.
- 30 Rock (NBC) – EN, AFI, TG, KT, GG, Sat
- 30 for 30 (ESPN) – AS, DF
- Archer (Fx) – TGBetter Off Ted (ABC) – MR
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS) – E, GG
- The Big C (Show) – AFI, GG, Sat
- Boardwalk Empire (HBO) – SK, MR, EN, JP, AFI, JL, TG, AS, TVG, GG, Sat, DF
- Breaking Bad (AMC) – SK, MR, JP, AFI, TG, AS, TVG, KT, Sat, DF
- The Choir (BBCA) – TVG
- Chuck (NBC) – E
- Community (NBC) – EN, E, JL, AS, KT, DF
- Cougar Town (ABC) – MR
- Damages (Fx) – SK
- Dexter (Show) – SK, E, GG, Sat
- The Event (NBC) – SK
- Friday Night Lights (DirTV) – SK, E, JL, KT, Sat, DF
- Fringe (Fox) – MR, E, JL, KT
- Glee (Fox) – E, AFI, TVG, GG, Sat
- The Good Wife (CBS) – MR, EN, JP, JL, TVG, KT, GG, Sat
- Great Migrations (NatGeo) – TG
- Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) – E
- How I Met Your Mother (CBS) – E
- The InBetweeners (BBCA) – TG
- In Treatment (HBO) – EN
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Fx) – TG
- Justified (Fx) – JL, TVG, KT
- Life (Disc) – TG
- The Life and Times of Tim (HBO) – TG
- Lost (ABC) – MR, E, TG, TVG
- Louie (Fx) – EN, JP, E, TG, AS
- Mad Men (AMC) – MR, EN, JP, E, AFI, JL, TG, AS, TVG, KT, GG, Sat, DF
- Men of a Certain Age (TNT) – TG, KT
- Modern Family (ABC) – MR, E, AFI, JL, TG, TVG, KT, GG, Sat
- Morning Joe (MSNBC) – SK
- Nurse Jackie (Show) – GG, Sat
- The Pacific (HBO) – JP, AFI, TG , AS, TVG, DF
- Parks & Recreation (NBC) – MR, JP, E, JL, TG, AS, KT, DF
- Party Down (Starz) – MR, JP, E
- Raising Hope (Fox) – E, Sat
- Rubicon (AMC) – MR, JP
- Sherlock (PBS) – TVG
- Sons of Anarchy (Fx) – SK, E, TG
- Spartacus (Starz) – MR
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Nick) – SK
- Terriers (Fx) – MR, EN, JP, JL, TG, AS, TVG, DF
- Treme (HBO) – EN, TG, AS
- True Blood (HBO) – E
- The Tudors (Show) – Sat
- United States of Tara (Show) – EN, Sat
- Vampire Diaries (CW) – E, DF
- The Walking Dead (AMC) – SK, E, AFI, TG, TVG, GG
- Work of Art: The Next Great Artist (Brav) – KT
AFI – American Film Institute, DF – Daniel Feinberg for Hitfix, SK – Entertainment Weekly, MR – Maureen Ryan for TV Squad, EN – Emily Nussbaum for NYMag, JP – James Poniewozik for Time, E – Dramas and Comedies, GG – Golden Globe Nominations, JL – Jace Lacob for the Daily Beast, KT – Ken Tucker for EW, TG – Tim Goodman for Hollywood Reporter, Sat – Satellite Awards, AS – Alan Sepinwall for Hitfix, TVG – Matt Roush for TVGuide
