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NY TIMESOfficial listTHE READERSReaders’ list1Breaking Bad1Breaking Bad2The Wire2The Wire3Mad Men3Mad Men4Succession4Succession6Game of Thrones5Game of Thrones27Better Call Saul6Better Call Saul11The Office (U.S.)7The Office (U.S.)5Fleabag8Fleabag12Arrested Development9Arrested Development75Ted Lasso10Ted Lasso50Parks and Recreation11Parks and Recreation7Veep12Veep830 Rock1330 Rock17The Americans14The Americans30Severance15Severance22Lost16Lost34Schitt's Creek17Schitt's Creek36The Pitt18The Pitt9Curb Your Enthusiasm19Curb Your Enthusiasm19Chernobyl20Chernobyl35True Detective (Season 1)21True Detective (Season 1)32Andor22Andor62Slow Horses23Slow Horses51The Good Place24The Good Place52Downton Abbey25Downton Abbey99Gilmore Girls26Gilmore Girls25The Leftovers27The Leftovers15Six Feet Under28Six Feet Under28Band of Brothers29Band of Brothers97Community30Community14Friday Night Lights31Friday Night Lights42Hacks32Hacks21The White Lotus33The White Lotus77Modern Family34Modern Family13Girls35Girls20The Crown36The Crown37Avatar: The Last Airbender78It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia38It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia44BoJack Horseman39BoJack Horseman53Stranger Things40Stranger Things74The Bear41The Bear85The Great British Baking Show42The Great British Baking Show24Deadwood43Deadwood38Homeland44Homeland45Derry Girls47Twin Peaks: The Return46Twin Peaks: The Return10Atlanta47Atlanta68Ozark48Ozark37Battlestar Galactica49Battlestar Galactica81The Queen's Gambit50The Queen's Gambit43Peaky Blinders51Peaky Blinders67The Handmaid's Tale52The Handmaid's Tale31Survivor53Survivor26Black Mirror54Black Mirror95House55House56Shrinking94The Diplomat57The Diplomat66The Rehearsal58The Rehearsal83Justified59Justified60Sherlock61Dark39Watchmen62Watchmen86Shogun63Shogun64The Big Bang Theory65New Girl48House of Cards66House of Cards88Dexter67Dexter73Barry68Barry69Brooklyn Nine-Nine70Widow's Bay71Grey's Anatomy72How I Met Your Mother56Nathan for You73Nathan for You46Broad City74Broad City75The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel76Pluribus79The Good Wife77The Good Wife78Mindhunter87Reservation Dogs79Reservation Dogs40Adolescence80Adolescence93Station Eleven81Station Eleven76Somebody Somewhere82Somebody Somewhere83Heated Rivalry49Normal People84Normal People85Abbott Elementary86Fargo (Season 1)87Mr. Robot65Mare of Easttown88Mare of Easttown89Scrubs90Broadchurch57I Think You Should Leave91I Think You Should Leave55Insecure92Insecure93The Walking Dead94Big Little Lies16The Office (U.K.)95The Office (U.K.)96The Expanse97This Is Us98Bob's Burgers99Silo61RuPaul's Drag Race100RuPaul's Drag Race18I May Destroy You23The Comeback29Key & Peele33Enlightened41Louie45Happy Valley54The Bureau58Chappelle's Show59PEN1560Peep Show63The Thick of It64Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown69Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations70The Shield71Beef (Season 1)72Squid Game80How To with John Wilson82Better Things84Planet Earth89Baby Reindeer90Eastbound & Down91Catastrophe92The Night Of96Halt and Catch Fire98The OA100Scandal
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Rankings and list names are from The New York Times (2026): the official list, the readers’ list, and their Instagram. The Times also offers a printable checklist. This is an independent companion, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Times. Genres and streaming services are our own additions, US subscription availability as of October 2026, and deals change, so every show also links to JustWatch.