Below is our updated running tally of the TV shows most frequently mentioned by individual critics in their year-end Top Ten lists. Note that if a critic ranks more than the standard 10 shows, we will not include titles ranked 11th or worse. (We do include unranked lists of 11-20 titles, though each title gets just one-half of a point.) In case of a tie for first or second, each show will receive the full points for that position.
https://www.metacritic.com/feature/tv-critics-pick-10-best-tv-shows-of-2021
Updated: 2022-01-14
first watches: 63, rewatches: 8, total: 71
New shows and seasons in 2021. Only includes seasons with announced air dates. Ranked by show's IMDb rating.
Last Updated: June 22, 2024
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December:
HBO
→ The White Lotus, S01 // 14
→ Succession, S03 // 12
→ Hacks // 9
→ Only Murders in the Building // 8
→ Mare of Easttown — ended // 8
→ It's a Sin — ended // 7
→ Station Eleven — ended // 5
→ Starstruck // 5
→ Time // 3
→ Insecure, S05. — ended // 3
→ The Other Two, S02.
→ Tuca & Bertie, S02. — canceled // 2
→ The Pursuit of Love — ended // 2
→ Inside No. 9, S06 // 2
→ Shrill, S03. — ended // 2
→ In Treatment, S04. — ended
→ Search Party, S04 — ended
→ The Sex Lives of College Girls
→ Scenes from a Marriage — ended
→ In My Skin, S02. — ended
→ Betty, S02. — canceled
→ Love Life S02.
→ Everything's Gonna Be Okay, S02 — canceled
netflix
→ Squid Game // 9
→ Maid — ended // 6
→ I Think You Should Leave, S02. // 6
→ Midnight Mass — ended
→ Shadow and Bone // 2
→ You, S03. // 2
→ The Chair — ended // 2
→ Lupin // 2
→ Feel Good, S02. — ended // 2
→ Sex Education, S03.
→ Arcane
→ Shadow and Bone
→ Never Have I Ever, S02.
→ The Serpent — ended
→ Master of None, S03
→ Pretend It's a City — ended
Star+
→ Reservation Dogs // 12
→ What We Do in the Shadows, S03. // 7
→ Dave, S02. // 2
→ Mr Inbetween, S03. — ended
Apple TV
→ Ted Lasso, S02. // 5
→ For All Mankind, S02. // 5
→ Mythic Quest, S02 // 4
→ Dickinson, S03. — ended // 3
→ Schmigadoon!
→ Foundation
amazon
→ The Underground Railroad — ended // 12
→ Kevin Can F**k Himself — ended // 2
→ The Good Fight, S05 // 2
→ Nine Perfect Strangers — ended
paramount+
→ PEN15, S02. — ended // 3
→ Work in Progress, S02. — canceled // 2
→ Your Honor
disney+*
→ WandaVision — ended // 8
→ Loki // 4
→ Hawkeye — ended
~
→ We Are Lady Parts // 8
→ Yellowjackets / /4
→ This Way Up, S02. // 4
→ The Great, S02. // 3
→ Evil, S02 // 3
→ Stath Lets Flats, S03. // 3
→ The North Water — ended // 2
→ Ghosts // 2
→ Anna — ended
→ Laetitia — ended
→ Too Close — ended
→ The Hunt for a Killer — ended
→ Motherland, S03.
→ Vigil
→ Back to Life, S02.
→ Alma's Not Normal
→ Frank of Ireland
→ Girls5eva
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-tv-shows-of-2021/
December
→ Wednesday { season 1 }
→ RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars { season 7 }
→ Porno y Helado { season 1 }
→ Gilmore Girls { season 2 }
→ Chainsaw Man { season 1 }
→ Gilmore Girls { season 3 }
November
→ Inside Man
→ The Devil's Hour
→ Hunter x Hunter { season 2 }
→ Only Murders in the Building { season 2 }
→ Hunter x Hunter { season 3 }
→ Dead to Me { season 3 }
→ Gilmore Girls { season 2 }
October
→ Derry Girls { season 3 }
→ Only Murders in the Building { season 1 }
→ Gilmore Girls { season 1 }
September
→ Worst Roommate Ever { season 1 }
→ Black Bird
→ House of Hammer
→ Devil in Ohio
→ Conversations with Friends
→ The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
August
→ The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
→ Servant { season 3 }
→ HunterxHunter { season 1 }
July
→ Wild Wild Country
→ Kaguya-sama: Love is War { season 3 }
→ Russian Doll { season 2 }
→ Tuca & Bertie { season 2 }
→ Stranger Things { season 4 }
June
→ 42 Días en la Oscuridad
→ Aggretsuko { season 1 }
→ Aggretsuko { season 2 }
→ Aggretsuko { season 3 }
→ First Kill { season 1 }
→ The Chestnut Man
→ The Staircase
→ SpyxFamily { season 1 }
→ Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
May
→ The Sinner { season 4 }
→ Heartstopper { season 1 }
→ The Wilds { season 2 }
April
→ Killing Eve { season 4 }
March
→ March Comes in Like a Lion { season 2 }
→ My Dress-Up Darling { season 1 }
February
→ March Comes in Like a Lion { season 1 }
→ A Place Further Than the Universe
→ Dickinson { season 3 }
→ Curb Your Enthusiasm { season 1 }
January
→ Asobi Asobase { season 1 }
→ Tamba Baes { season 1 }
→ Kaguya-sama: Love is War { season 2 }
→ RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars { season 6 }
→ Queer Eye { season 6 }
TV Shows watched in 12/2021
I liked everything but I organized them loosely by what I loved most.
Parameters: Season Finale had to have aired in 2021
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All current TV Shows I'll be watching from August 2021 to July 2022.
Ranked by Premiere Date.
Number of different shows: 43
New shows: 11
Foundation | Dexter: New Blood | The Shrink Next Door | Around the World in 80 Days | The Book of Boba Fett | Peacemaker | Severance | Moon Knight | Prehistoric Planet | Obi-Wan Kenobi
Finished shows: 5
Space Force | Peaky Blinders | Mr. Mayor | Better Call Saul | The Walking Dead
Mini-Series: 1
Dopesick
July, 2022:
Trying (Season 3) | Harley Quinn (Season 3)
June, 2022:
The Boys (Season 3) | Ms. Marvel (Season 1) | For All Mankind (Season 3) | Westworld (Season 4) | Only Murders in the Building (Season 2)
May, 2022:
Girls5eva (Season 2) | Prehistoric Planet (Season 1) | La Flamme (Season 2) | Obi-Wan Kenobi (Season 1) | Stranger Things (Season 4)
April, 2022:
Better Call Saul (Season 6) | Barry (Season 3)
March, 2022:
Mr. Mayor (Season 2) | Atlanta (Season 3) | Bridgerton (Season 2) | Moon Knight (Season 1)
February, 2022:
South Park (Season 25) | Severance (Season 1) | Space Force (Season 2) | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 9) | Peaky Blinders (Season 6)
January, 2022:
Euphoria (Season 2) | Peacemaker (Season 1) | Billions (Season 6)
December, 2021:
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia (Season 15) | The Witcher (Season 2) | Around the World in 80 Days (Season 1) | Emily in Paris (Season 2) | The Book of Boba Fett (Season 1)
November, 2021:
Dickinson (Season 3) | Dexter: New Blood (Season 1) | The Shrink Next Door (Season 1)
October, 2021:
Dopesick (Season 1) | Succession (Season 3)
September, 2021:
Billions (Season 5) | American Crime Story (Season 3: Impeachment) | Sex Education (Season 3) | The Morning Show (Season 2) | Foundation (Season 1)
August, 2021:
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Season 8) | The Walking Dead (Season 11)
All broadcast, cable and streaming TV shows I'll be watching from September 2021 - August 2022.
An attempt at a ranking. Includes only seasons with at least half of its episodes released in 2021.
My favorite TV Shows of 2021.
seasons i finished watching in 2021!
list of finished seasons I should watch soon
Metacritic - Best of 2021: Television Critic Top 10 Lists
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