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Best TV Shows of All Time

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97. American Crime

Mar 5, 2015  •  Rated TV-14
The John Ridley anthology crime drama series features a cast that includes Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton, Regina King, and Lili Taylor.
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98. The Trip to Bountiful

Mar 8, 2014  •  Rated TV-PG
Carrie Watts (Cicely Tyson) is a widow frustrated with living in Houston with her son Ludie (Blair Underwood) and his wife, Jessie Mae (Vanessa Williams). She seeks to make the final journey to her hometown of Bountiful in this adaption of 2013 Broadway revival of Horton Foote's play.
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99. Wolf Hall

Apr 5, 2015  •  Rated TV-14
The adaption of Hilary Mantel's novels about the rise of Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) during the reign King Henry VIII (Damian Lewis).
86
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100. Elizabeth Is Missing

Jan 3, 2021  •  Rated TV-14
80-something Maud (Glenda Jackson) has Alzheimer's and is convinced her best friend Elizabeth (Maggie Steed) has vanished in this adaptation of Emma Healey's novel of the same name by Andrea Gibb. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 8 Dec 2019, airs in the US as a part of PBS' Masterpiece in 2021]
86
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101. Prohibition

Oct 2, 2011
Ken Burns' latest documentary series focuses on the origins of the 18th Amendment and the eventual end of Prohibition.
86
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102. I May Destroy You

Jun 7, 2020  •  Rated TV-MA
Arabella (Michaela Coel), an up-and-coming writer was living her best life in London, but after she is assaulted at a nightclub, she begins to reconsider parts of her life.
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103. Mad Men

Jul 19, 2007  •  Rated TV-14
It's New York in the 1960s, and the men and women who work at the Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency are some of the top names in the industry. Master manipulator and leading ad man Don Draper is at the top of his game, but there are those who want to see him topple down. Can he maintain his formidable status? Writer and executive producer Matthew Weiner of The Sopranos fame is the man behind this 13-episode original series on AMC.
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104. Better Call Saul

Feb 8, 2015  •  Rated TV-MA
The spin-off of Breaking Bad focuses on Albuquerque lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk).
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105. The Rehearsal

Jul 15, 2022  •  Rated TV-MA
Nathan Fielder helps people "rehearse" major decisions and/or discussions with the aide of actors and realistic sets in this comedy series written and directed by Fielder.
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106. Line of Duty

Aug 21, 2012  •  Rated Not Rated
DS Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) is transferred to the Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12) run by Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar) and partners with D.I. Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) to investigate possible corruption in the police force in this BBC police drama created by Jed Mercurio.
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107. Chloe

Jun 24, 2022
Becky Green (Erin Doherty) takes on a new identity to learn more about the mysterious death of the woman (Poppy Gilbert) she is obsessed with in this thriller from Alice Seabright. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 6 Feb 2022 and in the US on Prime Video on 24 Jun 2022]
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108. Undone

Sep 13, 2019  •  Rated 16+
The rotoscope animation from Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg follows 28-year-old Alma (Rosa Salazar) as she seeks answers to her father's death after an accident nearly kills her and discovers an ability to travel through time.
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109. Succession

Jun 3, 2018  •  Rated TV-MA
When Logan Roy (Brian Cox) announces his plans to step back from running the family's multi-national entertainment company, a feud over who will be have control causes tension among his four children.
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110. Transparent

Feb 6, 2014  •  Rated TV-MA
In Jill Soloway's dark comedy Maura (Jeffrey Tambor), who previously was known as Mort Pfefferman, announces his transition to his ex-wife Shelly (Judith Light), and his three kids--Ali (Gaby Hoffmann), Josh (Jay Duplass, and Sarah (Amy Landecker).
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111. The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

Feb 16, 2021
The four-hour, two-part miniseries hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the history of black churches that began when slaves were brought from Africa to the Americas.
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112. Last Call: When A Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York

Jul 9, 2023  •  Rated TV-MA
The four-part documentary series from Anthony Caronna and Howard Gertler about the 1990s serial killer that targeted gay and bisexual men in Manhattan features interviews with family members of the victims, activists, and investigators.
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113. I Hate Suzie

Nov 19, 2020  •  Rated TV-MA
The life of former teen pop-star-turned-actor Suzie Pickles (Billie Piper) is turned upside down when her phone is hacked and compromising photos are leaked in this dramedy created by Lucy Prebble and Piper. [Premiered originally in the UK on Sky Atlantic on 27 Aug 2020; in the US on HBO Max on 19 Nov 2020]
85
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114. Prehistoric Planet

May 23, 2022  •  Rated TV-PG
Spanning five-nights, the nature documentary narrated by David Attenborough and scored by Hans Zimmer, explores how dinosaurs lived in different environments 66 million years ago.
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115. Dreaming Whilst Black

Sep 8, 2023  •  Rated TV-MA
Aspiring filmmaker Kwabena (Adjani Salmon) takes steps to pursue his dreams while juggling relationships, working in a dead-end job and his parents' expectations in this British comedy co-written by Ali Hughes and Salmon. [Premiere originally in the UK on BBC3 on 24 Jul 2023 and will air in the US on Showtime on 10 Sep 2023]
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116. Hemingway

Apr 5, 2021  •  Rated TV-14
The three-part Ken Burns and Lynn Novick documentary narrated by Peter Coyote explores the life and work of the author with interviews with other writers, academics, biographers, and his son, Patrick.
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117. Undeclared

Sep 25, 2001  •  Rated TV-14
Judd Apatow's TV follow-up to Freaks and Geeks was just as short-lived (only one season aired) and, in retrospect, nearly as much of a lasting cult favorite.
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118. Top Boy

Oct 31, 2011  •  Rated Not Rated
Dushane (Ashley Walters) and his friend Sully (Kane Robinson aka Kano) deal drugs from their East London housing estate in this crime drama series written and created by Ronan Bennett. [The first two season are called Top Boy: Summerhouse on Netflix]
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119. The Beatles: Get Back

Nov 25, 2021  •  Rated PG-13
Peter Jackson's three-part Beatles documentary features hours of edited and restored film from 1969 by Michael Lindsay-Hogg as the Fab Four created the songs that would appear on Abbey Road and Let It Be.
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120. Deadwood

Mar 21, 2004  •  Rated TV-MA
In an age of plunder and greed, the richest gold strike in American History draws a throng of restless misfits to an outlaw settlement where everything - and everyone - has a price. Welcome to Deadwood...a hell of a place to make your fortune. From Executive Producer David Milch ("NYPD Blue") comes DEADWOOD, a new drama series that focuses on the birth of an American frontier town and the ruthless power struggle that exists in its lawless boundaries. The story begins two weeks after Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn, combining fictional and real-life characters and events in an epic morality tale. Located in the Black Hills Indian Cession, the "town" of Deadwood is an illegal settlement, a violent and uncivilized outpost that attracts a colorful array of characters looking to get rich - from outlaws and entrepreneurs to ex-soldiers and racketeers, Chinese laborers, prostitutes, city dudes and gunfighters.
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