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
(full/half/majority of) seasons of television i've watched during the 2021-2022 tv period (september-august)
New shows and seasons in 2021. Only includes seasons with announced air dates. Ranked by show's IMDb rating.
Last Updated: June 9, 2024
January:
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
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
Movies, Series Episodes and Series Seasons completed in 2022
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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Shows and mini-series completed in 2021
January:
Cobra Kai Season 3 (2021) - 3.5/5
Euphoria Special - Jules (2021) - 4/5
February:
The Expanse Season 5 (2021) - 3/5
Search Party Season 4 (2021) - 3.5/5
Your Honor (2021) - 2/5
March:
Wandavision (2021) - 3/5
Servant Season 2 (2021) - 4/5
April:
Resident Alient Season 1 (2021) - 2.5/5
The Serpent (2021) - 2/5
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Season 1 (2021) - 2/5
Invincible Season 1 (2021) - 4.5/5
May:
City On A Hill Season 2 (2021) - 3/5
The Underground Railroad (2021) - 5/5
Mare of Easttown (2021) - 4.5/5
June:
Hacks Season 1 (2021) - 4.5/5
The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 (2021) - 2.5/5
July:
Loki Season 1 (2021) - 4/5
Time (2021) - 4/5
Dr. Death (2021) - 3/5
August:
The North Water (2021) - 4.5/5
The White Lotus Season 1 (2021) - 4/5
September:
Rick & Morty Season 5 (2021) - 3.5/5
Reservation Dogs Season 1 (2021) - 4.5/5
Sex Education Season 3 (2021) - 3.5/5
Squid Game Season 1 (2021) - 4/5
Never Have I Ever Season 2 (2021) - 3/5
Midnight Mass (2021) - 5/5
October:
Scenes From A Marriage (2021) - 4.5/5
Archer Season 12 (2021) - 3/5
Maid (2021) - 4.5/5
Only Murders In The Building (2021) - 3.5/5
Evil Season 2 (2021) - 4/5
Heels Season 1 (2021) - 3.5/5
Ted Lasso Season 2 (2021) - 2.5/5
November:
Kin (2021) - 3/5
American Crime Story Season 3 (2021) - 3.5/5
What We Do In The Shadows Season 3 (2021) - 4/5
Dopesick (2021) - 3/5
Foundation Season 1 (2021) - 2.5/5
Solar Opposites Season 2 (2021) - 3.5/5
December:
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (2021) - 1.5/5
Chucky Season 1 (2021) - 3.5/5
Succession Season 3 (2021) - 5/5
The Shrink Next Door (2021) - 3.5/5
All broadcast, cable and streaming TV shows I'll be watching from September 2021 - August 2022.
All TV shows watched. Updated throughout the year.
All broadcast, cable and streaming TV shows I'll be watching from September 2020 - August 2021.
Series and seasons that I have completed.
Metacritic - Best of 2021: Television Critic Top 10 Lists
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