NYT posted their list - here's mine because I have watched an embarrassingly large amount of television in the 21st Century. I blame growing up in the 20th century without cable tv and a desire to make up for lost time. Allow me to share a bit of my logic and/or rules to disqualify shows from my list...
I will have had to have seen every episode - therefore, shows that are currently in production are not eligible such as (bullets are in alphabetical order):
- Beef (Netflix)
- Below Deck (Bravo)
- Black Mirror (Netflix)
- Conan O'Brien Must Go (HBO)
- Corporate Retreat (Amazon)
- Cunk On- (Netflix)
- The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
- The Diplomat (Netflix)
- For All Mankind (Apple)
- Hard Knocks: Training Camp (HBO)
- I Think You Should Leave (Netflix)
- Industry (HBO)
- Interview with the Vampire / The Vampire Lestat (AMC)
- It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (FX)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
- The Pitt (HBO)
- PLUR1BUS (Apple)
- Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- Reacher (Amazon)
- Severance (Apple)
- Shogun (FX)
- Shrinking (Apple)
- Silo (Apple)
- The Simpsons (Fox)
- Slow Horses (Apple)
- South Park (Comedy Central)
- Squid Game (Netflix)
- The Studio (Apple)
- Ted Lasso (Apple)
- Welcome to Wrexham (FX)
- The White Lotus (HBO)
- Widow's Bay (HBO)
Similarly - if I've missed an episode here and there or full seasons - I'm removing them from consideration:
- 30 Rock (NBC)
- Conan (TBS)
- Documentary Now! (IFC)
- Modern Family (ABC)
- Narcos (Netflix)
- Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)
- Search Party (TBS)
[note that The Simpsons is my #1 Favorite Show of the 20th Century, IASIP would 100% make my top ten list if it stopped yesterday, and 30 Rock is a gigantic blind spot in my viewing history that has zero explanation]
Meanwhile... if I had liked the show at the time but for reasons have a bad taste in my mouth and don't want to include on my top ten:
- House of Cards (Netflix)
- Louie (FX)
- Master of None (Netflix)
- @Midnight (Comedy Central)
Finally, I decided to make a separate list of 20 shows that I had too tough a time ranking because they lost their way in one way or another (e.g.; had a horrid final season):
- 24 (Fox)
- American Vandal (Netflix)
- Arrested Development (Fox)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- Cobra Kai (Netflix)
- Dexter (Showtime)
- Game of Thrones (HBO)
- Girls (HBO)
- Homeland (Showtime)
- The Killing (AMC)
- Killing Eve (Hulu)
- Lost (ABC)
- The Mandalorian (Disney)
- Mr. Robot (USA)
- The Office (NBC)
- Project Greenlight (HBO)
- Sons of Anarchy (FX)
- Stranger Things (Netflix)
- The Walking Dead (AMC)
- Westworld (HBO)
The list is actually my top 139 favorites:
139 Ballers (HBO)
138 The Crown (Netflix)
137 The Newsroom (HBO)
136 The Curse (Showtime)
135 The Girlfriend Experience (Starz)
134 Animals (HBO)
133 You're The Worst (FX)
132 The Old Man (Hulu)
131 SMILF (Showtime)
130 Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
129 Workaholics (Comedy Central)
128 GLOW (Netflix)
127 Playing House (USA)
126 The Rundown with Robin Thede (BET)
125 The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)
124 The Shield (FX)
123 The Grinder (Fox)
122 Masters of Sex (Showtime)
121 The Boys (Amazon)
120 Lovecraft Country (HBO)
119 Mare of Easttown (HBO)
118 The Dropout (Hulu)
117 The Comeback (HBO)
116 The League (FX)
115 The Last Dance (Netflix)
114 The Characters (Netflix)
113 The Affair (Showtime)
112 The Bridge (FX)
111 Legion (FX)
110 Shrill (Hulu)
109 I'm Sorry (TruTV)
108 Big Little Lies (HBO)
107 Togetherness (HBO)
106 The Soup (E!)
105 Reservation Dogs (Hulu)
104 Sherman's Showcase (IFC)
103 Battlestar Galactica (SciFi)
102 Paul T. Goldman (Peacock)
101 Desus & Mero (Showtime)
100 Love (Netflix)
099 O.J.: Made in America (ESPN)
098 Maron (IFC)
097 Easy (Netflix)
096 Normal People (Hulu)
095 The Good Place (NBC)
094 The Eric Andre Show (Adult Swim)
093 Telemarketers (HBO)
092 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
091 Mythic Quest (Apple)
090 Class of '09 (Hulu)
089 Better Things (FX)
088 NTSF:SD:SUV:: (Adult Swim)
087 Murderville (Netflix)
086 Mindhunter (Netflix)
085 The Last Man on Earth (Fox)
084 Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
083 Lady Dynamite (Netflix)
082 Sense8 (Netflix)
081 Devs (Hulu)
080 Baskets (FX)
079 Brockmire (IFC)
078 Orphan Black (BBC America)
077 Children's Hospital (Adult Swim)
076 Shrink (SeeSo)
075 The Jinx (HBO)
074 The Chris Gethard Show (TruTV)
073 Pen15 (Hulu)
072 Happy Endings (ABC)
071 The Night Of (HBO)
070 Garbage Time with Katie Nolan (FS1)
069 Comedy Bang! Bang! (IFC)
068 Schitt's Creek (Netflx)
067 Enlightened (HBO)
066 Six Feet Under (HBO)
065 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
064 Station Eleven (HBO)
063 Adolescence (Netflix)
062 Halt and Catch Fire (AMC)
061 Superstore (NBC)
060 The Bear (Hulu)
059 The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)
058 Girls5eva (Peacock)
057 Corporate (Comedy Central)
056 Ozark (Netflix)
055 The Office (BBC)
054 The Patient (Hulu)
053 Key and Peele (Comedy Central)
052 Terriers (FX)
051 Parenthood (NBC)
050 Watchmen (HBO)
049 Kroll Show (Comedy Central)
048 Jury Duty (Amazon)
047 The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail (Comedy Central)
046 Jon Glaser Loves Gear (TruTV)
045 Hannibal (NBC)
044 Vice Principals (HBO)
043 Crashing (HBO)
042 Hacks (HBO)
041 Silicon Valley (HBO)
040 Barry (HBO)
039 BoJack Horseman (Netflix)
038 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ (SeeSo)
037 Eastbound and Down (HBO)
036 Check It Out with Steve Brule (Adult Swim)
035 Damages (FX)
034 The Other Two (HBO)
033 Newsreaders (Adult Swim)
032 Mad Men (AMC)
031 Enjoy It (Comedy Central)
030 Atlanta (FX)
029 What We Do In The Shadows (FX)
028 Fleabag (Amazon)
027 The Sopranos (HBO)
026 The Wire (HBO)
025 Broad City (Comedy Central)
024 The Leftovers (HBO)
023 How To With John Wilson (HBO)
022 Hello Ladies (HBO)
021 Justified (FX)
020 Banshee (Cinemax)
019 Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
018 True Detective (HBO)
017 Billions (Showtime)
016 The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
015 The Rehearsal (HBO)
014 Succession (HBO)
013 Review (Comedy Central)
012 Friday Night Lights (NBC)
011 Parks and Recreation (NBC)
010 Fargo (FX)
009 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)
008 Detroiters (Comedy Central)
007 Veep (HBO)
006 The Americans (FX)
005 Nathan For You (Comedy Central)
004 Andor (Disney)
003 Breaking Bad (AMC)
002 Better Call Saul (AMC)
001 Too Many Cooks (Adult Swim) It takes a lot to make a stew / A pinch of salt and laughter too / A scoop of kids to add the spice / A dash of love to make it nice / And you've got Too Many Cooks / Too Many Cooks / Too Many Cooks / Too Many Cooks / Too Many Cooks / Too Many Cooks / Too Many Cooks / Too Many... / It takes a lot to make a stew / When it comes to me and you / And him and her and the baby too / Too Many Cooks is True / The saying goes it'll spoil the broth / Honey, I think that's not true / Well, maybe Too Many Cooks will spoil the broth but they'll fill our hearts with so much SO MUCH LOVE!
